New Environment Minister Favours Waste-to-energy Incinerators

Talks about implementing incinerators as part of the government's waste management plan have re-emerged recently after newly appointed Environment Minister Dr. Tamara El-Zein stated on MTV that she supports using incinerators to produce electricity from waste. Incinerators were included in the government's 2019 waste management plan, despite the efforts made by the Waste Management Coalition and several NGOs to highlight the harm caused by incinerators and explain why they won't work in Lebanon. The topic…

70 Killed & 199 Injured in Traffic Accidents in 2025

Since the beginning of 2025, at least 70 people have been killed in 144 traffic accidents across Lebanon, according to YASA. In addition to that, 199 people have been injured. The roads in Lebanon are becoming deadlier every year, yet there seems to be no one taking action to stop reckless drivers from putting their lives—and the lives of others—at risk on the highways. What's even more troubling is when people seem more interested in…
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Lebanon’s Football Fields: A Major Hazard

2 months ago
Four years ago, the Lebanese National Football Team had to play its home game in Amman because all of our football fields were in deplorable condition. Most fields lack proper grass or are poorly maintained, ...
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New Information Minister Dr. Paul Morcos Should Drop The Proposed Media Law

3 months ago
I am not sure why we still have a Ministry of Information, and I truly believe that the first reform needed for any future government is abolishing this ministry. But until then, we have a ...
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Why is the Central Bank Buying Armored Cars?

3 months ago
Lebanese journalist Ghada Eid shared a document showing that the BDL purchased armored cars in November 2024, worth roughly $600,000 USD. Armored cars are typically purchased to transport money, but one has to question the ...
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We Must Rename Hafez el Assad Highway

3 months ago
The first order of business for the newly appointed Minister of Public Works should be to rename all highways associated with the Assad regime and erase the names of Hafez, Bassel, and Bashar from our ...
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Motorcycles Banned in Beirut from 7PM Till 5AM

3 months ago
Beirut Governor Marwan Abboud issued a decree banning motorcycles from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. within Beirut’s administrative area, effective February 24th. The decision was made in coordination with the Ministry of Interior to curb ...
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Smuggling & Bribery Still Rampant at Beirut Port

3 months ago
You’d think that after the 2020 Beirut explosion, the situation at the Beirut port would be under control and that competent people would now be in charge, but the reality is far from it. Smuggling ...
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It’s Time for an Overhaul of the Lebanese Finance Ministry

3 months ago
Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam hasn’t been able to form a cabinet yet due to disputes between the various political factions over few key ministries, including the finance ministry which was held in the past decade ...
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Lebanese Southerners Return to Destroyed Houses & Villages

3 months ago
Hundreds of displaced Lebanese families accompanied by the Lebanese Army tried to return to their villages in the South, only to find scenes of massive destruction, villages laid to waste and Israeli troops still positioned ...
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