Lebanese Basketball Federation Limits Foreign Players Back to Two Per Team

The dumbest decision ever taken by the Lebanese Basketball Federation was allowing three foreign players instead of two a couple of years ago. Instead of promoting local talent and regulating every team's budget to make the league more sustainable, they basically allowed teams to spend more on foreign players to clinch the title, which ruined the game for many fans and resulted in worsening financial problems for all teams. The decision to allow three foreign…

Lebanon’s Yazan Halwani Featured on Great Big Story

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…

Alfa Celebrating #LebaneseArmyDay: “Honor, Sacrifice and Loyalty”

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…

Lebanon’s “Escobar” Killed by the Lebanese Army

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…
Critiques

Our Beaches are Not Clean but Stop Sharing Fake Videos

7 years ago
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 ...
Baladi

Soha Ghandour’s Tyre Photo Among iPhone Photography Awards 2018 Winners

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

Labor Ministry To Enforce Employment of People with Disabilities By October 2018

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

Hunting Season To be Extended – No Official Statement From Environment Minister Denying it

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 ...
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