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Najib
May 14, 2018 08:54
The garbage crisis is still ongoing just in case anyone's wondering, and while we were all distracted by the elections, garbage is still piling up and being dumped into the Mediterranean. However, there are still people trying to make a change and working hard to promote recycling and encouraging households to sign up and do something to fight the corruption and incompetence in Lebanon. Recycle Beirut will be collecting recycling from over 10,000 homes and…
Posted By
Najib
May 14, 2018 08:39
ICRC shared few days ago a powerful video aimed at shedding lights on health workers and hospitals being attached in war zones. The video entitled "Why We Can’t Save Her Life" shows a father driving his dying daughter to a nearby hospital only to find out that the hospital was bombed. From May 2016 to today, the ICRC has registered in 16 countries alone over 1,200 incidents of violence against health-care facilities or personnel. More…
Posted By
Najib
May 13, 2018 05:31
May Arida, the President of Lebanon's prestigious Baalbek International Festival and "a name that raises so much values, so many memories" has passed away aged 92. Here's a small biography of Arida's numerous accomplishments and honors: - President of the Baalbek International Festival from 1973 till 2018 - President of the Lebanese Water Skiing Federation from 1953 till 1961. She organized the first world championship of water skiing in Lebanon. She also won once the…
Posted By
Najib
May 13, 2018 02:22
The official results were finally published online by the Interior Ministry, they included detailed results for every districts and every polling station. The results are all in PDF formats which sucks but fortunately there are few websites that presented them in a more user-friendly matter, like , and other blogs like that analyzed the voter turnout percentages between 2009 and 2018. Here are some of the most interesting finds: - The turnout is 5% less…
Architecture
7 years ago
Burj el Murr, dubbed the tower of bitterness, is a haunting reminder of the Lebanese Civil War that ravaged Lebanon for over 15 years. The building was built in the 1970s and served as a ...
Food
7 years ago
The Lebanese Bakery is an authentic bakery located in Achrafieh and one of my favorite breakfast places in Beirut. They serve breakfast and brunch and make the best Kaak in town, in addition to their ...
Events
7 years ago
Pop star Shakira is performing on July 13 at the 2018 Cedar international Festival in Lebanon this summer as part of her El Dorado World Tour. Shakira will be part of the opening ceremony that ...
Critiques
7 years ago
Over 50 cars had their tires slashed in the Rmeil and Badawi areas in Achrafieh by an unidentified man two nights ago. Residents woke up to find their cars’ tires slashed and reported it quickly ...
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