Three Public Employees Lost Their Jobs Due to Political Bickering

A week ago, a Druze minister fired a pro-Aoun employee in the education ministry, after which two Aounist Minister fired two Druze employees from their respective ministries. Twitter was on fire yesterday with both sides throwing accusations and insults at each others, but the fact remains the three people supporting three families if not more, were treated as scapegoats irrespective of their competencies and importance. The "Aounist" fired had a high ranking position as the…

Telecom Ministry IEME Announces New Measures To Prevent Illegally Imported Devices

Telecom Ministry Jamal Jarrah tweeted a statement issued by the Ministry announcing new measures to prevent illegally imported mobile devices. Unlike the useless and ineffective decision taken few years back forcing smartphone users to register their devices, this one requires people to check the validity of their phones by entering their IEMEs . My understanding is that only those who bring in clone devices with invalid IMEIs will be affected, and not just anyone who…
Critiques

Is it ok for a Lebanese MP to have a Non-Lebanese Flag in his Office?

7 years ago
A picture was circulating last week of a Lebanese MP’s office where a Saudi flag was showing. the MP in question was Othman Alameddine and the office was indeed his. He ended up releasing a ...
Critiques

The Real Problem with Beirut’s Airport

7 years ago
August is the busiest month for traveling as airports are generally crowded and Beirut’s airport is no exception to that. The only problem is that no additional measures are taken during this month to ease ...
Lebanon

Divorced Lebanese Women To have Children Listed in Family Register

7 years ago
When a woman gets married in Lebanon, her name is removed from her father’s family register and added to her husband’s. However in the event of a divorce, the woman’s register is moved back to ...
Lebanon

Greenpeace’s #Plastacna Campaign Gains Momentum in Lebanon

7 years ago
It seems like the garbage crisis in Lebanon has only gotten worse over the years, with sustainable solutions to the crisis nowhere to be found and carcinogenic and environmentally deadly solutions being proposed by the ...
Critiques

Review: Huawei nova 3i

7 years ago
The nova 2 plus, which was released less than a year ago, just got a major upgrade with the newly release nova 3i, dubbed the “Selfie Superstar”. Huawei are pushing the boundaries of mid-range phones ...
Critiques

Still No Justice for the Missing Lebanese in Syrian Prisons

7 years ago
Yet another “International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance” goes by and still no actions taken whatsoever by the Lebanese authorities to investigate or uncover the fate of thousands of missing Lebanese during the ...
Critiques

We Need More Outdoor Playgrounds in #Lebanon

7 years ago
I’ve been in Montreal for over a month now and the majority of my outings with Brian were to two nearby parks that have a large outdoor playground area. Needless to say, we visited the ...
Critiques

Incinerators are Coming to Beirut and There’s Nothing We Can Do About it

7 years ago
Update August 2019: The government has approved several points of the waste management plan today, including setting three incinerators in various Lebanese locations and several landfills. Share all the documentaries and reports you want about ...
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