Beirut’s Martyrs Square Cleaned & Beautified

I'm glad the Beirut municipality has finally decided to clean Martyrs Square's statue and plant some flowers around it. The statue and the walls surrounding it were repeatedly vandalized unfortunately during the protests and sit-ins in the past few years and the municipality hasn't done much to preserve the square. In fact, even though it looks much nicer now, the statue is barely showing with all the buildings around it and cars parked next to…

Lebanese Soldiers Fight off Terrorists & Suicide Bombers in Arsal

The Lebanese Army stormed two refugee camps in Arsal's outskirts and managed to arrest and kill several terrorists. The operation wasn't that easy as the first man they were looking for blew himself up, then four other militants blew themselves up but luckily no soldiers were killed in the process. Instead several soldiers were slightly injured. More than 30 terrorists and ISIS members were arrested so far in Arsal an another major terrorist and Ain…
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Castania to Replace Al Rifai at Beirut Duty Free

8 years ago
I noticed Al Rifai’s ads all over the billboards in the past few days and wasn’t sure if they were celebrating a milestone or sending out a message. I checked their Facebook page and they ...
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85-year-old Man Killed over Brevet Celebrations

8 years ago
Every year, it’s the same story all over again. Idiots shooting guns in the air to celebrate their kids passing the Brevet exam and the outcome is also the same: More innocent people dying or ...
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Plans for A New Bus Line (LOL) From Beirut to Tabarja

8 years ago
I have no idea how LBCI’s anchors didn’t laugh their asses off while reporting this story, and I love how they’re claiming it’s good news for the Lebanese people driving from Jounieh to Beirut every ...
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Who’s Protecting Lebanese Cameramen and Reporters?

8 years ago
LBCI’s cameraman Samir Baytamouni was attacked and beaten yesterday when he was filming a report on Mansouri’s turtle sanctuary and the construction works around it. LBCI reporter Sobhiya Najjar luckily managed to get the whole ...
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Banning “Burkinis” From The Beach is Wrong

8 years ago
Yesterday, a woman called Noura posted on her Facebook that she headed with her family to a beach resort in the North called Miramar and kept being asked not to swim. She stated the the ...
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Horsh Beirut’s Pine Trees No Longer Under Threat?

8 years ago
Harsh Beirut has been closed for months now ever since its pine trees came under renewed threat from invasive sects. While pine trees in Lebanon’s mountainous regions were also affected, “the big losses were registered ...
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We’re Fighting over Fireworks now!

8 years ago
Every year, people look forward to Jounieh’s spectacular fireworks and this year was no different, except that they were organized by the Jounieh Summer Festival, not the Jounieh International Festival. I personally enjoyed the fireworks ...
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12 Gun-Related Crimes & 13 Victims in the Past Month in #Lebanon

8 years ago
There’s a list being shared online showing the names of 17 victims of violence in the past 21 days. That’s a shocking number to say the least but I did check every single one of ...
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