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Najib
Oct 23, 2018 09:59
Amid all this talk about naturalizing refugees and keeping them in Lebanon, UNHCR representative to Lebanon Mireille Girard revealed yesterday that 88% of Syrian refugees in Lebanon want to return to their country, but cannot do so due to lack of identity papers and legal status in their homeland. Now of course we all want to believe that, but the delay in reaching a political settlement is also a major factor and many are too…
Posted By
Najib
Oct 23, 2018 09:34
It's no surprise that our society is a conservative one with a majority of people opposed to gay rights and even the simplest women and human rights. However, being an ultra-conservative is one thing and bragging about opposing an international bill calling for the respect of gay rights at a Geneva conference is a whole different story. The Lebanese delegation headed by Speaker Nabih Berri has been bragging for a week now about working actively…
Posted By
Najib
Oct 22, 2018 06:00
Noura is celebrating its 70th birthday by opening a new flagship store in M1 building in DownTown Beirut. Works are going pretty quick and according to their Facebook page, they should open within few days. Most of us are used to the tiny iconic shop on Sassine square but given how crowded it gets especially during holidays, I'm glad they decided to open a much bigger store :) I have so many fond memories of…
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Najib
Oct 21, 2018 11:35
I was browsing through Libanpost's website when I came across a Silver 100 Lira Banknote selling for 800,000 LBP, almost 550$. The banknote dates back to 1945 and is different from the more recent 100 Lira we're used to. I tried looking online for the 1970s Lira and found a website selling it for a whooping 60 Euros. If that's really how much people are buying it for, I should sell my 100 1 Lira…
Baladi
7 years ago
It’s also good to see Lebanese villages and towns taking eco-friendly initiatives and cutting down on plastic use. Jbeil vowed to ban all plastic bags by end of 2018 and Zahrani municipality is encouraging people ...
Automotive
7 years ago
We’ve been hearing about the Jounieh highway expansion plans ever since the project got approved by the Lebanese Cabinet in 2016, yet I still find it hard to believe this project will ever be implemented ...
Fun
7 years ago
I know we are all used to reading reports about water pollution and waste being dropped in our waters but I have made it my Saturday habit to swim in group from ATCL towards Casino ...
Baladi
7 years ago
Dr. Paul Salem, former director of the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut and one of the world’s leading scholars on the Middle East, has been named president of the Middle East Institute (MEI). The ...
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