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Najib
Jun 03, 2018 06:11
Should we legalize cannabis in Lebanon? What's the potential medical value of Lebanon-grown cannabis? The use of weed in the medical field has been legalized in several countries worldwide and there are "currently 10 academic research centers studying medical cannabis in the world: six in the US, and the others in Canada, the UK and Australia", and LAU is planning to establish the first ever medicinal cannabis research center in the region. The initiative was…
Posted By
Najib
Jun 03, 2018 09:36
I love Ghaleb's work and the latest is a series of portraits of taxi drivers in Lebanon. The right term here is "Service" not taxi, which is still quite popular in Lebanon and consists of cabs picking up as many people as they can on their way. Each car has its own character and every driver has his own special way of entertaining his passengers. Check out the full gallery .
Posted By
Najib
Jun 02, 2018 11:33
Retired Brigadier General Maroun Hitti became the fourth Lebanese citizen to be awarded the Honorary Member of the Order of the British Empire award during ceremony held at the British Ambassador's residence in Beirut. General Hitti was granted this award for services to Security in the Levant, after playing a crucial role in "creating the excellent defence relationship between the Lebanese Armed Forces and the UK, in particular in the design and implementation of the…
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Najib
Jun 02, 2018 11:14
Every time a naturalization decree was signed, it caused controversy in the first few days but then people forgot about it and I don't expect a different reaction this time UNLESS those opposing the decree are able to challenge it in front of the Constitutional Council. The decree gives citizenship to over 350 people, mostly Syrian, Palestinian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Yemeni, Tunisian, Egyptian, Saudi, German, French, British, Iranian, Chilean, American and Indian, as well as a…
Automotive
5 years ago
It’s been three months since works started at the Jal el Dib bridge and traffic is getting worse by the day. In the last two weeks, they started closing additional sections on the highway and ...
Fun
5 years ago
Prior to the launch of the Huawei P20 Pro in Lebanon, I had the privilege to visit the Huawei Experience Store in Milano and was among the first to try out the Huawei P20 pro ...
Baladi
5 years ago
The first time I wrote about Ali Wehbe back in 2014, he was running Lebanon for 12 days in 12 different marathons to raise and support the Lebanese Austism Society (LAS). This year, Ali Wehbe ...
Baladi
5 years ago
Lebanese-Palestinian Lina Rafeh, director of the Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World (IWSAW) at the Lebanese American University, was included on the world’s 100 Most Influential People in Gender Policy in 2018, a ...
