The McKinsey Report for #Lebanon is Out!

The Ministry of Economy has uploaded the McKinsey full report entitled "Lebanon Economic Vision" on its website. It's a 1274 pages long report with a long and comprehensive executive summary of around 150 pages. You can download it . I haven't had the chance to read it yet but what I find weird is the timing of its publishing as Caretaker Economy Minister Raed Khoury said he won't be publishing it before the new government…

Tripolitans React After Father Got Fined 300,000LL for Bread Theft

Update: According to MTV, the man got robbed and his bike was burned, so he resorted to stealing another. If that's really the case, then the judge was more than fair. A man in Tripoli was fined LL300,000 by a Judge for stealing bread and a Pepsi bottle for his family. After his wife showed up with only LL200,000, the judge pitched in the missing LL100,000 to help the family out. We're grateful to the…

Beirut MP Under Fire for Visiting Church

I read an article a couple of days ago about MP Rola Tabsh, a Sunnite, visiting a church and stating that there's nothing with what she did. I didn't look into the matter because I assumed some people were taking things out of proportion online. Sadly enough, she was apparently forced into apologizing and did so after visiting Dar el Fatwa. In a country where we brag about co-existence and accepting others, it's quite unfortunate…

2018 in Pictures: Lebanon Through the Eyes of Rami Rizk

Rami Rizk has been sharing some stunning aerial shots from all over Lebanon for a year now and I've been wanting to highlight his work for quite some time. He shared yesterday an album on Facebook highlighting his favorite 60 shots of 2018. Enjoy and let's try to preserve some of our country's beauty in the coming years, so we have something left to share. Thank you Rami!
Health

Call 1214 To Report Hospital ER Units Not Admitting Patients

7 years ago
We’ve been hearing a lot lately about hospitals asking patients for money before admitting them to ER and I’ve shared couple of videos on the blog. In order to report such violations, the Health Ministry ...
Automotive

17 Accidents Reported, Two Kills & 20 Injured on New Year’s Eve 2019

7 years ago
Despite all the security measures taken by the security forces, Lebanese Army, Civil Defense and other units, two people were killed in an accident last night and several others injured. Celebratory gunfire also caused five ...
Baladi

National Geographic Featured Beirut Among Its Top 10 New Year’s Eve Celebrations 2019

7 years ago
This year’s NYE celebrations in Beirut were even more spectacular than last year. Thousands filled Nejmeh Square to welcome the new year and were greeted by a great light show and fireworks. We even made ...
Lebanon

IDM Lebanon’s Pointless NYE Unlimited Internet Offer

7 years ago
I don’t frankly see the benefit of offering free unlimited internet for DSL and fiber subscribers at IDM on the final night of the year. Most people do not stay home on New Year’s Eve, ...
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