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Najib
Jan 06, 2019 04:29
Charles Habib Malik was a Lebanese Academic, philosopher and more importantly Lebanon's first ambassador to the UN who helped, "more than any other delegate, helped railroad the Declaration to adoption without a single dissenting vote in the tense cold war atmosphere of 1948, thus universalizing the rights and freedoms enunciated in the document". Malik was born in Btourram in Lebanon and studied at the American Mission School for Boys, now Tripoli Evangelical School for Girls…
Posted By
Najib
Jan 05, 2019 03:47
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…
Posted By
Najib
Jan 04, 2019 05:15
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…
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Najib
Jan 03, 2019 05:31
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…
Baladi
7 years ago
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 ...
Health
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
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
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 ...
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