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Najib
Jun 05, 2018 09:59
Fifteen tons of weed were apprehended yesterday by the Internal Security Forces, making it the country's biggest-ever drug bust. The drugs were worth over $100M dollars and were hidden inside paint buckets. They were set to leave Lebanon and go to Libya and then to Egypt, but the final destination is not clear. According to , the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has ranked Lebanon in as one of the world’s top five…
Posted By
Najib
Jun 05, 2018 09:25
One of the blog readers emailed me asking about a rare board game called "Civil War" that was created in the 1989 by Naji Tueni. It's apparently similar to monopoly but themed around the civil war. The game was conceived amid Lebanon’s 15 year civil war, sought to explain how different parties make money in any civil war. Does anyone know anything about it and if we could buy it somewhere? While looking online, I…
Posted By
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 .
Baladi
7 years ago
Retired Brigadier General Maroun Hitti became the fourth Lebanese citizen to be awarded the Honorary Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) award during ceremony held at the British Ambassador’s residence in Beirut. ...
Critiques
7 years ago
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 ...
Automotive
7 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
7 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 ...
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