Posted By
Najib
Sep 07, 2019 05:41
Despite directives from the Public Health & Interior ministries, three out of four hospitals still report overdoses and drug-related emergencies to the police, according to Skoun NGO. The #AddictNotCriminal campaign that Skoun launched three years ago has helped raise much needed awareness but this is not enough, as most hospitals are still not abiding by the law. The latest memo from Interior Minister Raya el Hassan has urged once again Lebanese hospitals from refraining to…
Posted By
Chadi
Sep 07, 2019 05:00
Lebanese chef Ahmad El Turk moved to Paris in 2015 and spent a couple of years tasting and evaluating other similar restaurants in the area until he decided to open up his small shop in May 2018: Madito. A year later, this small Lebanese cuisine restaurant is ranked first on Tripadvisor among over 16,000 competitors in the area. With 100+ reviews, Madito keeps a perfect score of 5 over 5 across all levels: food, service,…
Posted By
Najib
Sep 07, 2019 04:58
NDU astrophysics professor Roger Hajjar is hoping to find donors to build an observatory at one of the highest peaks in Lebanon , after receiving from Japan a 60-centimere telescope as a donation. Hajjar stated that they've been in talks with the Bsharri Municipality, securing access to utility services to the site and finalizing the area selection for the last couple of years, and all that remains is signing a MOU, and getting the necessary…
Posted By
Najib
Sep 05, 2019 04:17
Nine years to prepare new elections. Twenty nine months to elect a President. Nine months to form a government. Nineteen rounds of meetings to agree on a draft budget. Two months to approve the budget in parliament. And when you ask some politicians why is our economy in deep sh*t, they blame Iran, Saudi Arabia or worse Syrian refugees. They took into consideration every possible way to tax the people instead of reducing their own…
Alcohol
6 years ago
We have a first Lebanese single malt whisky and it’s looking pretty awesome. Athyr is made with Lebanese malted barley and aged in new Lebanese oak. The first batch will be bottled at 56.1% cask ...
Fun
6 years ago
“Virgin Radio Stars”, a new radio station by Virgin Radio Lebanon, started broadcasting on September 1 on the frequency 89.7 FM. “Ben & Linda In The Morning”, featuring Linda Tamim (former English news anchor on ...
Health
6 years ago
Yet another (small) university hospital will open its doors in Lebanon. St. John Medical Center (SJMC) – مركز مار يوحنا الطبي, aka the Lebanese American University Medical Center – St. John Hospital (LAUMC-SJH), will become ...
Automotive
6 years ago
The Mar Mikhail railway bridge collapsed after a fully loaded trailer crashed into it. This was not the first accident of its kind despite a sign on the bridge clearing stating the allowed height for ...
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