Posted By
Chadi
Sep 21, 2019 08:31
ESCWA road was finally reopened after almost 8 years by orders of Interior Minister Raya el Hassan, in an attempt to ease traffic. I never understood why this road was closed in the first place, they claimed that it was closed due to security concerns back in 2011 but nothing really has changed ever since. Has the security situation stabilized from last year to now? If not, why was it kept closed? Still, it's a…
Posted By
Najib
Sep 21, 2019 03:38
A group of young men from Zahle and Bcharreh climbed up to the Qornet el Sawda and rehabilitated the monument that was installed by PolyLiban few years back to commemorate the martyrs of the Lebanese Army. A picture circulated online a couple of weeks ago showing the monument vandalized by visitors. Poly Liban is organizing a polyathlon from Byblos to Qornet el Sawda next weekend for those interested.
Posted By
Chadi
Sep 19, 2019 04:55
New Beirut Maronite Archbishop Boulos AbdelSater, who replaced Boulos Matar back in June, is taking several measures to try help needy families and members of his church. First rumors spread that he sold some of the expensive cars owned by the Archdiocese of Beirut, and then an official statement was released where Beirut's Maronite archbishop had requested from schools to exempt poor students from tuition fees. The Church can play a key role in helping…
Posted By
Najib
Sep 19, 2019 03:21
The United Nations General Assembly voted on Monday in favor of a resolution endorsing Lebanese President Michel Aoun's initiative to establish the Academy for Human Encounters and Dialogue in Lebanon. Aoun had submitted the proposal a year ago at the U.N HQ in New York and got 165 votes in favor, while Israel & the US voted against it. The Academy is aimed at adopting preventive diplomacy to avoid conflicts and would serve as an…
Lebanon
4 years ago
Future TV has been temporarily shutdown by Prime Minister Saad Hariri, who owns the TV, due to financial difficulties. FTV employees have been on strike for months after not being paid their wages and chances ...
Lebanon
4 years ago
After Sesobel in June 2019, one of Lebanon’s iconic NGOs in terms of road safety, founded in 2006 by Lina and Fadi Gebrane following the death of their son Hady in a car accident, Kunhadi ...
Baladi
4 years ago
The United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) has announced two days ago that Lebanese endurance athlete Michael Haddad will be appointed as Goodwill Ambassador to advance and accelerate climate action across the Arab region and around ...
Alcohol
4 years ago
For all single malt and specifically Macallan fans, The Macallan Edition No. 5. is out and you can order yours already (Email: tc_b@g-vincenti.com.lb) from THE CASK & BARREL. There’s an exclusive unveiling taking place as ...
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