Posted By
Najib
Nov 02, 2018 08:54
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…
Posted By
Najib
Nov 01, 2018 11:47
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…
Posted By
Najib
Nov 01, 2018 11:33
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 husband was released a year after her murder due to "lack of evidence" before being overturned in 2016. Unfortunately, the verdict came out yesterday and the husband was acquitted of all charges. Two judges acquitted the accused while the court's…
Posted By
Najib
Nov 01, 2018 09:00
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 Cairo. Jounieh also ranked 23rd worldwide and the whole Keserwan & Beirut coast showed considerable pollution levels. I've lived in Jounieh my whole life and could never understand how they were able to ruin such a beautiful bay. Instead of…
Critiques
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
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 ...
Critiques
7 years ago
It’s been five months now since elections were over and we’re still without a government. Numbers-wise, this is the second longest period we’ve been without a government in the past ten years and none of ...
Alcohol
7 years ago
I came across an ad on Facebook for a new craft beer called Elmir. I remember seeing it at The Garden show back in May but didn’t taste it. Apparently it’s out now but I’m ...
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