Off to Kobayat

I've been delaying this trip for few weeks now due to the situation in the North, and it seemed like the perfect time to go this weekend as there are festivities in most Christian villages before the feast of the Assumption on Wednesday, up until all Lebanese read Michel Samaha's confessions yesterday and the bombings he was planning for this weekend in Akkar. I am glad they caught this guy before anything happened, because it…

Invisible Iranian bank robber caught

What a freakin' idiot! Too bad there's no footage of what happened, or maybe there is but we can't access it because Iran decided to switch off the internet and turn to intranet. Sadly for one man in Iran, he made just that mistake – and as a result, police in Tehran are hunting a fake sorcerer who convinced the man he was invisible and so could rob banks safely. The man's ill-fated heist attempt…

Renovation of Nahr El Kalb Tunnel

I passed by Nahr el Kalb two days ago and the left side was closed for some reason. I thought it was an accident at first but once I reached the entrance of the tunnel, I saw them taking out the huge Patriarch poster and doing some works. This is how it looked like the next day. As it appears, it's part of an old restauration restoration project by Clean Lebanon to preserve this historic…
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Another side to the Gretta Taslakian story

13 years ago
A reader going by the name of Bob left the following comment below which gives a different story to what happened to Gretta: You guys are so simple minded. You are discussing based on what ...
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Four Lebanese-Canadians Run in Quebec Elections

13 years ago
Johny Kayrouz, “Coalition Avenir Québec” candidate. One of them, Johny Kairouz, is a good friend of mine and is more than qualified for the job (IMHO). I will write a more detailed post on how ...
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What really happened with Gretta Taslakian?

13 years ago
I had posted earlier today that Lebanese athlete Gretta Taslakian was banned from the Olympic Village and had to return home after she was seen wearing Ireland’s uniform during a training session. Added to that ...
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Malicious Virus hits Lebanese banks

13 years ago
The Lebanese banks infected by the “Gauss” virus are Bank of Beirut, EBLF, Blom Bank, Byblos Bank, FransaBank and Credit Libanais. The malware, which steals system information but also has a mysterious payload that could ...
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