Posted By
Najib
Feb 01, 2019 08:23
I recently took part in an awareness campaign on Osteoporosis. While I may not be personally concerned with this silent disease, I believe it’s important to know more about it especially that it might affect us at one point and it will help us take better care of our parents. How many times have you heard about old people suffering from a hip fracture and eventually dying as a result of immobility? It is believed…
Posted By
Najib
Feb 01, 2019 05:18
In 2009, we spent 137 days before the government was formed. In 2011, we spent 152 days without a government. In 2013, we spent 329, almost a year!, before we had a government. In 2016, we spent 48 days with no government. And last but not least, we spent the majority of 2018, a total of nine months without a government. Political bickering was behind every delay and given past experiences; The longer we waited…
Posted By
Najib
Jan 31, 2019 08:27
The new government was just announced today after NINE months of ongoing negotiations. Instead of reducing the number of ministers, they kept it at 30 to satisfy all the political parties. I shared the full lineup below as shared by and recited by Council of Ministers Secretary General Fouad Fleifel: It is worth noting that: - There are four female ministers, as opposed to one female minister in the last government. - The ministries of…
Posted By
Najib
Jan 31, 2019 05:58
I'm a huge Civilization fan. I've played this game for years on my computer and even bought the last one but didn't get the chance to play it . Nevertheless, there's an exciting new Civilization coming out and The ancient Mediterranean civilization of Phoenicia is officially in it. Led by Dido, the legendary founder and first Queen of Carthage, Phoenicia is a great civ for players looking to subjugate the seas. Combined with Dido’s unique…
Baladi
6 years ago
The Grand Mufti of Tripoli had an unusual visitor this week, London Rabbi Alex Goldberg. Rabbi Goldberg is the first rabbi to travel to the city since 1970s but not the first to visit Lebanon. ...
Critiques
6 years ago
Neshan’s new show on Al Jadeed has been stirring controversy ever since hosting a male stripper, which is expected in our society but to have an episode cancelled because some people don’t want to see ...
Critiques
6 years ago
Lebanon has been in a rubbish crisis since 2015 and as expected, the cabinet failed to come up with a long-term plan to solve this issue. Instead they expanded a couple of seaside landfills and ...
Critiques
6 years ago
Koura locals are planning a major protest against the cement factories on February 4. This is not the first protest of its kind as they’ve been demanding for years the government to ban cement exports ...
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