Posted By
Najib
Jul 26, 2018 02:52
I follow Great Big Story religiously, it's one of the best video channels online and their stories are simply amazing. I'm also a big fan of Yazan's work and it's pretty awesome to see him featured on Great Big Story. He's referred to as the "Banksy of Beirut" but I am not really sure how accurate this analogy is. In fact, Yazan even commented on the video stating that "he thinks the the comparison stems…
Posted By
Najib
Jul 25, 2018 04:19
Alfa released a video today as a tribute to all Lebanese Armed Forces who are demonstrating that “Honor, Sacrifice and Loyalty” are not only lived in battle fields but in their everyday life through their humanism, care and kindness. As I've repeated on several occasions, the Lebanese Army is one of the very few institutions that is still respected, trusted and esteemed by all Lebanese. Its members are among the few still not tainted by…
Posted By
Najib
Jul 24, 2018 04:16
Lebanon's most dangerous drug dealer, with over 2,900 warrants out for his arrest, was killed along with seven others by the Lebanese army in the town of Hammoudieh in the outskirts of Baalbeck. More than 16 Lebanese and 25 Syrians were arrested during the raid and Zaid's bodyguard was also killed in the process. Ali Zaid Ismail was wanted for drug trafficking and dealing, arms trafficking, car theft, attempted murder among other charges. I am…
Posted By
Najib
Jul 23, 2018 07:26
An online video shared by a page called "I love Lebanon" went viral last week showing a heavily polluted beach in the Ouzai area. I was reluctant to share it at first and I'm glad I didn't because it turned out to be fake. Instead, it was shot somewhere on the coast of the Dominican Republic, no where near Ouzai. Of course, this doesn't mean that we don't have a beach crisis and despite all…
Baladi
7 years ago
The iPhone Photography Awards (IPPAWARDS), a world wide competition aimed at recognizing photographers for their iPhone skills since 2008, revealed the 2018 list of winning photographers and photographs which included Lebanese Soha Ghandour. Soha is ...
Baladi
7 years ago
The law stating that private sector companies must employ at least one person with special needs was enacted 18 years ago, but it hasn’t been enforced until now or at least that’s what the Minister ...
Animals & Wildlife
7 years ago
Despite efforts to enforce a new hunting law and force hunters to get new licenses, hunting crimes are still numerous in Lebanon and overhunting is undermining efforts of local NGOs. To make things worse, the ...
Critiques
7 years ago
When the trailer for “Beirut” came out, almost everyone wanted that movie banned and I remember a certain ministry wanting to file a lawsuit against it. There was even a hashtag to boycott it and ...
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