Major Floods in Ras Baalbeck

The strongest cyclone to ever hit southern Oman and neighbouring Yemen has left its mark on Lebanon in the last few days and some of the most affected areas by the recent rainstorms are Ras Baalbeck and Kaa where major floods are threatening the villages and ruining the crops. Luckily no one was killed or injured but measures need to be taken to ensure locals' safety because the floods are still going strong and have…

Check out The Latest Ramadan Drama Courtesy of Sayfco

Four years ago, it was hard to imagine that Sayfco, a company that had projects worth 2 billion dollars and was running its business solely on Facebook with almost 4 million likes and spending millions on Facebook advertising might get bankrupt this quickly. Back then, I remember tweeting about NOT liking their page because almost everyone else did in Lebanon. Unfortunately, it appears that Sayfco has gone bankrupt or at least that's what its FB…

One Million Fewer Smokers in France Since Last Year

I was reading yesterday on how the anti-smoking measures introduced in France have caused a sharp fall in the number of people smoking daily, with ONE MILLION fewer lighting up from 2016-2017! The measures taken included "reimbursements for people using tobacco substitutes, higher cigarette pricing and campaigns like the national tobacco-free month". Meanwhile, Lebanon ranked third globally in smoking back in 2015 and it's easily noticeable how the number of smokers is increasing still. The…

Sorting Waste at Source Kicked off in Beirut?

PM Hariri and the Municipality of Beirut announced back in April a recycling project entitled "Warak Beirut" or "Paper Beirut" that will supposedly promote source sorting of paper and cardboard at public institutions and the government as as start. The project is implemented by the Municipality of Beirut in cooperation with UNDP and funded by the Municipality and Goodwill Ambassadors Chedid and Farha. Currently, Beirut produces around 100 tons of waste paper and cardboard daily,…
Fun

Fifa World Cup 2018 Song As Bad As The 2014 One

8 years ago
Out of all artists and musicians, they picked Will Smith and a latin artist to come up with a song for a World Cup being held in Russia? And what a horrible song that is! ...
Fun

Lebanese TV Channels that You May Have Never Heard Of

8 years ago
If you ask me about old Lebanese TV channels that were shut down, I can think of C33 and ICN but there’s more. I came across a FB post by a friend and an old ...
Information

Did Israel Fly An F-35 Stealth Fighter Over Beirut?

8 years ago
Jalopnik shared last week a picture of an Israeli F35 Stealth fighter flying over Beirut. The picture was tweeted by a military correspondent and reportedly taken by an Israeli Air Force commander. Israel has been ...
Critiques

Man Shot Dead After Speeding Past an ISF Checkpoint in Tripoli

8 years ago
I have no idea if the recent tensions in Tripoli led the ISF to fire at the driver instead of the car, but killing a man for failing to stop at a checkpoint is quite ...
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