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,…

Fuel Crisis Worsening, Longer Power Cuts Expected Soon

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 Ministry and vice versa, but the reality is they're all playing their political cards instead of providing alternatives. EDL announced it was forced to shut off two energy production units because of the crisis, reducing Lebanon’s energy production by about…

Make #WorldMankoushehDay A National Day

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 by Zaatar W Zeit last year and this year they're also celebrating it by distributing over 9000 man2ousheh all over Lebanon. They also shared a couple of awesome videos showcasing a Lebanese old man baking Manakish with love since 1962…

World Bank Urging Lebanese Authorities To Form Government, Implement Reforms

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 growth for Lebanon was downgraded from 2 to 1 percent yet we've been trying to form a government for almost 6 months now!! We've been warned of an imminent economic crisis for years now, and the truth is no one…
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 ...
Critiques

Greenpeace Report: Jounieh Ranked Fifth in Air Pollution in the Arab World

7 years ago
Greenpeace released an analysis of satellite data gathered from 50 cities around the world, and Jounieh turned out to be among the world’s top hotspots for nitrogen dioxide pollution, along with Dubai, Riyadh, Baghdad and ...
Critiques

There’s no Such Thing as a “Sex Club” at AUB

7 years ago
Two days ago, I was watching a Sheikh on Joe Maalouf’s show arguing in favor of underage marriage and providing with the most absurd arguments to justify such heinous yet somehow still legal practices in ...
Food

The Coffee Brewers: Awesome Reusable Coffee Bags

7 years ago
A couple of weeks ago, I received three bags of coffee called “Western Cup” containing organic gourmet coffee from Brazil. The bags are imported from abroad and produced for Cafe Abi Nasr. The brewers are ...
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