Let’s Give Them a Chance? Why Should We?

Now that we're done with Hassan Diab, we have an upgraded version of him in the form of Mustafa Adib, and once again we have people asking to give him a chance, and hoping he will be "the one" to bring real change and make things right. Just to be clear here, the real problem as always is not the person designated as a PM, as we don't know much about Adib, but the process…

Proclamation of the State of Greater Lebanon: Full Text

September 1 marks 100 years since the proclamation of the state of Greater Lebanon. Back in 1920, General Gouraud sat next to Maronite Patriarch Elias Peter Howayek at the porch of the Pine Residence in Beirut to declare the creation and independence of the state of Greater Lebanon under the guardianship of the League of Nations. September 1, 2020: French President Macron chose this symbolic date to visit Beirut once again after he had called…

French President Macron to Meet Fairouz Upon Arriving to Lebanon

L'Orient Le Jour confirmed this morning that French President Emmanuel Macron, who is coming back to Lebanon on September 1st, will visit Lebanon's voice of hope, unity and love Fairouz at her house in Antelias. Macron is also set to meet with Lebanese politicians after he had called for a 'New Political Order' in Lebanon on his first visit earlier in August.

Why Didn’t The Authorities Handle The Port Threat like They Did with The Khaldeh Incident?

Heavy clashes between Hezbollah and local tribes erupted today in Khaldeh and lasted over 4 hours. Two were killed, a Lebanese and a Syrian citizen and three members of the same family were wounded. The tensions spread to Naameh and even to some streets in Beirut before the army contained the situation. However, and just like every time, political factions began "negotiating" between each other, while denying responsibility, to try and calm the situation. First…
Critiques

Health Ministry Wants Hospitals to Report Injured Protesters to Security Forces

5 years ago
Two days after Human Rights Watch documented the use of lethal force by Lebanese security forces against protesters, a memo issued by the Health Ministry is circulating online where the minister is asking hospitals to ...
Lebanon

Jad Ghosn Leaving Al-Jadeed & Moving To Dubai-based Al Sharq Bloomberg Channel

5 years ago
It’s quite common for journalists & reporters to move between TVs, but it’s sad to hear Jad leaving Al Jadeed & Lebanon in such times, especially that he’s been covering extensively the revolution and all ...
Critiques

Why is Diab’s Government Rushing to Get Russia’s COVID-19 Vaccine?

5 years ago
Russia is looking for guinea pigs around the world to test out its unproven vaccine and Lebanese caretake PM & Health Minister seem to be in a rush to get their share of the new ...
Critiques

عرفتو هلأ لي كلّن يعني كلّن ؟؟

5 years ago
…يللّي عم بصير من بعد الإنفجار جريمه أكبر من الانفجار من تمييع، تضليل، ترهيب و كذب  … ما بعرف كيف حدا معقول يكون عندو أدنى شك بعد أنو كلّن يعني كلّن  اهمالهم دمّر بيروت، قتل ...
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