Can Alfa explain this?
Thanks Johny!
It’s not just hate or poverty: Tripoli needs better media coverage
I've been following up on the situation in Tripoli and the deadly clashes between various factions there and I have to say that the media is playing a very negative role in their coverage. I agree with Mustapha that the events in Tripoli are not the outcome of stark poverty and wretchedness in that miserable part of Lebanon, and with Habib as well that we need to know the actual details in this grand scheme…
Is the smoking ban law good or bad for Lebanon?
The smoking-ban law 174 goes into effect on September 3 and will affect all Lebanese restaurants, cafes, pubs and nightclubs. Now we all agree that smoking is bad, but that doesn't give the government the right to deprive smokers from specialized places to go to. Added to that, while I agree with Mustapha that the government can enforce the ban easily, I don't see how Shisha cafes will be able to implement such a law,…
TeleLiban to shut down?
There are talks circulating around that TeleLiban will be shutdown soon and that the TV's workers are not getting paid, but Lebanese Information Minister Walid al-Daouq is denying such rumors and saying more funds will be allocated to TeleLiban and staff members will be paid on time. Rumors are saying TeleLiban will be closed after it completes its exclusive coverage of the 1972 Munich Olympics on September 10. The Lebanese government has already shutdown TeleLiban…
Food
St. Elmo’s Seaside Brasserie
13 years agoI’ve been to St. Elmo’s four times already, twice with friends, once on a tweet-up and the last time on a personal invite and I’ve enjoyed my meals and drinks every single time. I was ...
Information
Lebanese Government to open Klaiaat Airport?
13 years agoWe’ve been hearing calls from several parties in Lebanon, including myself, to re-open the Klaiaat airport and have an alternative to the Rafic Hariri international airport. Apparently, and as mentioned in Annahar today, the government ...
Lebanon
Meet German footballer Dani Schahin
13 years ago[YouTube] Dani Schahin is a Germany Footballer who currently plays for Fortuna Düsseldorf in the Bundesliga. I am not sure whether he’s of Lebanese descent or not though, as Wikipedia mentions his father is Palestinian ...
Events
Sean Paul cancels trip to Lebanon, Red Hot Chili Peppers to do the same?
13 years agoNRJ Lebanon posted the below message yesterday on their [Facebook page]: Due to unforeseeable circumstances, regrettably Sean Paul will not be performing as planned on Aug 25 at the Edde Sands Beach Resort. Sean Paul ...