After Beirut, Tripoli Gets its own Wall of Kindness

A group of Tripolitans loved the idea behind the Wall of Kindness that was set up in Sodeco a week ago and decided to do the same in Tripoli, one of Lebanon's largest and poorest cities. They did not specify however where the wall is in Tripoli. All in all, it's great to see the wall popping up in different areas in Lebanon and proving that kindness can be contagious. Lebanon’s first Wall of Kindness…

Human Rights Watch Urges Lebanon NOT To Resume Executions

Lebanon has not carried out any execution since 2004, yet every time an innocent person is killed by thugs or armed assholes, you see a lot of people urging the authorities to hang the guy or cheer for capital punishment. I've said it before and I won't stop repeating it: The death penalty is wrong as taking away someone’s life as a punishment should never be an option. There are better alternatives like being jailed…
Critiques

AUB Professor Denied Entry to the US Due to New “Extreme Vetting” Measures

9 years ago
George Saad, a Lebanese professor at the American University of Beirut, was “wrongfully denied entry to the US because of new “extreme vetting” measures”, according to the New York Post. When he landed Friday, Saad ...
Baladi

Lebanon’s Wall of Kindness: Offering Help to Homeless & Needy People

9 years ago
A group of people have apparently heard about the first wall of kindness in Iran and decided to bring a little Kindness to Beirut. Lebanon’s first Wall of Kindness is located in Sodeco along the ...
Critiques

Lebanon is Not Really Among The 20 Most Dangerous Countries in the World for Tourists

9 years ago
Business Insider released an article today listing the 20 most dangerous countries in the world for tourists. The list was extracted from The World Economic Forum’s 2017 Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index Report, which measures ...
Critiques

What Justice For Roy Hamoush?

9 years ago
Every time an innocent person gets killed by armed thugs, whether at a night club or on the road or even by accident, we start asking for justice and condemn the state of lawlessness that ...
Critiques

Meet The New Garbage Trucks (Replacing Sukleen)

9 years ago
As you’ve probably noticed by now, there are new garbage trucks roaming our streets instead of the old green Sukleen trucks. The new ones are operated by Ramco and it’s written all over them that ...
Automotive

One Killed in Tripoli Mina Drag Race Held in Broad Day Light

9 years ago
Every Sunday, reckless and dangerous drag races are organized all over Lebanon in broad day light and the police is nowhere to be seen. Sometimes road are blocked (illegally) and other times they just race ...
Critiques

No More EDZ in 2019?

9 years ago
What Assaad Nakad did to Zahle is a dream come true for many Lebanese. He provided them with 24/7 electricity, 24/7 water and united them against the generator mafias. EDZ has been providing 24/7 electricity ...
Critiques

Some People Want to Boycott Wassouf’s Concert in Achrafieh Now

9 years ago
So George Wassouf is holding a concert on June 17 at Sassine Square in Achrafieh and a page called “You Like Lebanon? Buy Lebanese (or from the Lebanese)” shared a poll asking people to vote ...
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