Lebanese TV Channels that You May Have Never Heard Of

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 Annahar article that lists old TV stations that you've probably never heard of. Some of those include: Al Mashriq TV which started broadcasting in 1991 CVN which was also founded in the 1990s by Pierre Azar and Akram Karam but…

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

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 violating our airspace for God knows how long and we've been complaining to the UN over their violations for years. This time however, the picture was not expected to go public and was leaked by mistake by some media. Also…

Man Shot Dead After Speeding Past an ISF Checkpoint in Tripoli

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 unfortunate and f*cked up. The ISF member who shot at Nazih Toufik Hammoud was arrested and investigations are underway, but that won't change the fact that the father of four is dead now. As far as I know, ISF officers…

iTunes ME To Put Back Al-Rahel Al-Kabir Censored Songs

A couple of weeks ago, five songs of the Lebanese band Al Rahel Al Kabir were censored from iTunes Middle East with the music giant claiming the songs were "inappropriate for the Arab world", which prompted the band along with SMEX to launch a petition demanding "a public explanation for its refusal to upload five of the band’s songs hich mock religious fundamentalism, political oppression, military rule and other afflictions in the Middle East". The…
Critiques

New Beach Resort A Threat To Rass El Natour’s Peninsula In Anfeh?

7 years ago
Anfeh has one of the most beautiful and cleanest coasts in Lebanon and Deir El Natour Peninsula specifically is one of the few remaining coastal sites which are both culturally and ecologically significant. The Monastery ...
Critiques

We Should Apply The “MPs should not be named ministers” Rule Once and For All

7 years ago
We’ve been hearing for quite some time now about this “MPs should not be named ministers” rule and the latest one to support it was President Aoun who called for separation of Cabinet and Parliament ...
Fun

Beirut’s Airport and the Never-Ending Parking Problem

7 years ago
A video was circulating yesterday online of a woman yelling at a cop after he fined her for parking illegally at the airport. She was yelling in English for some reason and her argument was ...
Critiques

How Can Any Lebanese Try to Discredit Nadine Labaki’s Achievement?

7 years ago
One can argue whether Nadine Labaki’s movies are good or not, and whether there are better Lebanese directors or not, but to try and discredit her most recent achievement at the 2018 Cannes Festival is ...
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