Passport Index 2018: Lebanon 85th in the world, UAE surges to 4th best

Arton Capital’s updated Passport Index released on October 30, which ranks passports of the world by their total visa-free score, has listed Lebanon's in the 85th place , while UAE's passport still has the lead in the Gulf region but has rocketed to the 4th most powerful passport worldwide, ahead of countries such as Australia and New Zealand. Singapore and Germany sit on top of the pile in 2018. Emiratis can now visit 113 destinations…

1745: A New Hotline to Report Domestic Violence in #Lebanon

In collaboration with the NGOs KAFA Violence & Exploitation, the United Nations Population Fund and the National Commission For Lebanese Women , the Lebanese internal security forces have issued a new hotline "1745" to receive domestic violence complaints, and the following video to promote the campaign:

A Lebanese and a French movies get banned at local “Maskoon” festival

Lebanese censorship strikes again. This time on Halloween, at the third edition of the "Maskoon Fantastic Film" festival, organized by Abbout Productions in collaboration with the Metropolis Association, the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts and the Cinemoz website. The festival, which specializes in horror and thriller movies, opened with a speech announcing that "The Climax", directed by French-Argentine Gaspard Noé and winner of the Directors' Week Award at the Cannes Film, as well as"Nocturnal Deconstruction -…

Today is “Be Nice to Your Moteur Guy” Day

Media is always trying to portray the generator owner as the people's enemy but he can be a soft and kind hearted person. He's not necessarily fat, he doesn't necessarily smoke and he doesn't have to be scary. He can be your next door neighbor, the guy you play football with or even the guy you invite over for a drink. I say we make November 5 the "Be Nice to Your Moteur Guy" day,…
Critiques

Fuel Crisis Worsening, Longer Power Cuts Expected Soon

7 years ago
Surprise Surprise! we’re headed towards further electricity blackouts soon if the Lebanese government fails to secure fuel oil very soon. Who’s to blame? As usual they’re all to blame. Energy Ministry is blaming the Finance ...
Baladi

Make #WorldMankoushehDay A National Day

7 years ago
I woke up this morning to an online petition asking everyone to declare November 2 as the official World Mankousheh Day. An ode to the symbol of Lebanese Food Culture and Traditions. #WorldMankoushehDay was launched ...
Business

World Bank Urging Lebanese Authorities To Form Government, Implement Reforms

7 years ago
We have the world’s third largest public debt-to-GDP ratio, fiscal and electricity reforms, which are seen as priorities ,are not in place yet; inflation is the highest in five years, projection for 2018 real GDP ...
Critiques

Roula Yaacoub’s Husband (& Suspected Murderer) Found Innocent

7 years ago
Five years ago, Roula Yaacoub was allegedly beaten to death by her husband using a stick. Roula was found unresponsive at her home and succumbed to her wounds shortly after arriving to the hospital. Her ...
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