A National Day of Mourning & An Investigation Into the 2014 Events

The DNA tests on Wednesday verified that the remains found near the Lebanese-Syrian border belong to the missing army men and a national day of mourning was declared on Friday. The relatives of the slain servicemen were informed of the results during a close-door meeting by the Lebanese army chief General Joseph Aoun. In the mean time, President Aoun has called on the authorities to open an investigation into the 2014 abduction of Lebanese soldiers…

Nightmarish Traffic on Dahr al Baydar Road

If there's one thing that keeps me from heading to the Beqaa or visiting friends in Zahle, it's the Dahr el Baydar - Bhamdoun traffic on the way back. Last weekend, people got stuck for over 3 hours on their way back to Beirut and in the absence of police officers, scouts ended up organizing traffic. If there's any road that symbolizes the state of lawlessness and the big car jungle that we live in,…
Critiques

7ello 3an el Yoga!

8 years ago
Yoga is the work of the devil, Yoga can lead to satanic possession, Yoga is evil. If you do yoga, you’re headed for the “Kingdom of Darkness”. Every few months, I see a new article ...
Critiques

Chaos at Beirut’s Airport

8 years ago
I had a flight today at 8:30AM so I got to the airport at 5:10AM to be on the safe side, especially after seeing what happened last week. Unfortunately, it was chaotic to say the ...
Beirut

Beirut Municipality to Plant 7000 Trees By 2019

8 years ago
The Municipal Council of Beirut City is set to plant about 7000 trees, within a year from this date. The types of trees that are expected to be planted are Barakititium, Jacaranda, Olive, Albizia, Magnolia, ...
Critiques

Invoice Tax Increases to 250LL, 250LL & 50LL Stamps not in Circulation

8 years ago
Here’s an extra reason why the new taxes law should be revisited. The invoice tax was increased from 100LL to 250LL, which means that we need to put a 250LL stamp on invoices instead of ...
Critiques

New Taxes Law Suspended by The Constitutional Council

8 years ago
The Constitutional Council has just ordered a suspension of the new tax law following an appeal led by MP Sami Gemayel and ten other MPs. This means that the new taxes won’t be implemented pending ...
Critiques

U.S Airstrikes Blocks Daesh Convoy

8 years ago
Choukran Trump? Not really but it’s good to hear the convoy of Islamic State fighters that were given a safe passage to an ISIS-held territory near Iraq was stopped. Other airstrikes targeted militants racing to ...
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Lebanese General Security now Accepting Credit Cards

8 years ago
The Lebanese General Security is now accepting credit cards in its centers and they’re letting everyone know through billboards on the highways. Basically they teamed up with a local bank and deployed POS machines in ...
Critiques

Lebanese Army Defeats ISIS, Bodies “Likely” Belonging to Kidnapped Soldiers Found

8 years ago
The Lebanese Army declared a cease-fire with the Islamic State earlier this morning at 7AM and stated that the truce had been intended to allow negotiations for the recovery of its captive troops. Later on, ...
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