Posted By
Najib
Feb 26, 2018 02:43
The 2017 Corruption Perceptions Index placed Lebanon at the 143rd spot out of 180 countries and 14th out of 20 countries in Middle East and North Africa. The report did state that Lebanon is taking small yet positive steps towards fighting corruption and increasing transparency and integrity, like the passage of the Access to Information Law, Lebanon joining the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative and the ratification of the national budget for the first time since…
Posted By
Najib
Feb 26, 2018 10:02
Every time I'm walking from Ayn el Mraysse towards the lighthouse, I notice a large number of fishermen gathering around one specific spot, which is where the sewers are discharged down into the Mediterranean. The smell is horrible yet they spend hours there looking for fish but I'm not really sure if they're doing it for fun or they're actually eating or selling these fish. Is this normal? I get it that some types of…
Posted By
Najib
Feb 26, 2018 09:32
The second phase of the new Jal el Dib bridge has begun and as a result, a considerable chunk of the highway towards Beirut was closed. A couple of a months ago, some were saying works have halted but they did resume and it appears they settled on the 2L model. I read reports asking Lebanese citizens to use alternative routes but there's no such thing when you're driving from Jounieh/Dbayyeh to Beirut. I heard…
Posted By
Najib
Feb 25, 2018 12:51
People have been sharing pictures of a red Berdawni river since yesterday. It appears that color originated from a chemical or a dye from a nearby factory in Hzerta. This is not the first time such a thing happens after Beirut's river turned red few years back and the Litani River turned white. Since we're polluting all our rivers, someone should tell these guys to wait for Valentine to color it in red, or maybe…
Art
7 years ago
Minister of Culture and the Order Of Engineers And Architects Of Beirut announced yesterday along with the Italian Ambassador and architect Hala Younes that Lebanon will be represented officially at the 16th edition of the ...
Fun
7 years ago
It’s always good to have people breaking sex clichés in Lebanon but the below video showing a Lebanese sexologist giving advice on homemade sex toys seemed more like a joke than the real thing. I ...
Critiques
7 years ago
I was reading the other day about a new trend in Sweden called #Plogging, whereas people go for a jog and pick up litter at the same time, and was thinking if it would work ...
Critiques
7 years ago
I barely commented on what happened in the past week, from Murr’s controversial comments on MTV’s high advertising rates and audience, to MTV reporting videos & posts bashing them on Facebook and the reactions that ...
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