Posted By
Najib
Aug 15, 2020 04:53
Beirut governor issued a memo yesterday requesting that all volunteering organizations obtain a permission from the army's emergency room, and prohibiting those without a permit from entering the affected areas by the blast. At a time where every aspect of the response to this deadly explosion had been volunteer-led, the Lebanese authorities are cracking down on volunteers and organizations. This decision comes two days after the parliament approved an outrageous and unjustified state of emergency,…
Posted By
Najib
Aug 15, 2020 05:50
At least 640 historic buildings, including museums, houses, art galleries and religious site were damaged due to the Beirut Port's blast, and 60 are at risk of collapse according to UNESCO. The agency is leading a campaign for the recovery and restoration of Beirut's heritage, knowing that it will take years to restore all these houses given the damages they endured. In total, at least 8000 buildings were affected by the blast, mostly in the…
Posted By
Najib
Aug 15, 2020 05:30
The French Navy's Navy's helicopter carrier Tonnerre has arrived to Beirut few days ago in order to deliver aid supplies to the Lebanese people. "Tonnere" is an amphibious assault helicopter carrier of the Marine Nationale that can hold up to 16 helicopters. Fortunately, it's not in Lebanon on a military mission but a humanitarian one. In fact, The Tonnerre has on board: - An engineering group of the Army of about 350 men commanded by…
Posted By
Najib
Aug 14, 2020 05:27
Yesterday I stumbled upon a New York Times article from 1984 written by Thomas Friedman about "Lebanon's Haunted Youth" and how harsh life was for those "who have grown up during the last nine years of civil war. They were just waking up on the world, just starting to read the newspapers, when the war blew away their adolescence before they even knew it was gone". This made me think about what Lebanese born in…
BeirutBlast
5 years ago
Berri headed a parliament session today where they approved a two-week state of emergency imposed by the government. While people are still looking for their loved ones and cleaning the rubble, the authorities are finding ...
BeirutBlast
5 years ago
“On Behalf of Anthony Bourdain, I thought that he would have probably done so if he was still around. I wish you and LeChef the best and hope things can be put back together soon.” ...
BeirutBlast
5 years ago
It’s been one week now since the worst disaster in Lebanon’s history, and we still haven’t heard a word regarding the ongoing investigation. Every day, we’re hearing a new story regarding the 2,750 tons of ...
BeirutBlast
5 years ago
The Lebanese President and the government announced almost a week ago now an investigation to determine within FIVE DAYS MAX the exact cause of the explosion and “who was responsible”, and they’ve refused so far ...
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