What’s the Deal with the Jal el Dib Bridge?

The "Jal el Dib Revolution" FB page is asking for a protest tomorrow at 7AM against the "2L" bridge while the Jal el Dib Municipality has banners cheering for this "2L" bridge. I tried making sense of the two proposed bridges and to be honest, I don't see how any of them will help ease traffic. I agree that there should be a bridge there but it should a simple one that allows people to…

Surveillance Camera Shows Woman Escaping Harasser Inside Elevator

A footage showing a woman escaping a sexual harasser inside an elevator was shared earlier by Wayniyye el Dawle page. The woman is shown entering the elevator, before a young man wearing a hat came in and tried to grab her as soon as the elevator door closed. The woman defended herself and escaped unharmed but the harasser wasn't identified and managed to get away unfortunately. Let's hope the police will be able to catch…

Lebanon Plays Korea in 2017 FIBA Asian Cup Debut

The FIBA Asian Cup kicks off today with a game opposing the host country Lebanon and Korea. The game will start at 9PM and will be broadcasted live by LBC from the Nouhad Nawfal Sports Complex in Zouk Mikhael. Lebanon's starting lineup, as taken from the FIBA website, is as follows: #1 Nadim SOUAID SG 189 / 6'2" #4 Jean ABD EL NOUR SG 198 / 6'6" #5 Amir SAOUD SG 187 / 6'2" #7…

Wings of Lebanon Makes Emergency Landing in Larnaca

A Wings of Lebanon charter plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Larnaca airport in Cyprus after the pilot's windshield cracked in mid-flight at 37,000ft. The company eventually rented a MEA airplane to send the 120 passengers safely back to Beirut. The plane was not owned by Wings of Lebanon but rented temporarily from Olympus Airways. I'm not a fan of charter flights to be honest but cracked aircraft windshields are not race…
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Jordan Bans Law that Protects Rapists: What are We Waiting For?

6 years ago
First Tunisia approves a new law that provides women with the measures ecessary to seek protection from acts of violence by their husbands, relatives and others, then Jordan’s parliament finally votes to eliminate Article 308, ...
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Another Scandal Hits Lebanon’s Healthcare System

6 years ago
Mona Baalbaki, the previous head of Pharmacy in Rafic Hariri Hospital “has been sacked by the General Disciplinary Council for stealing a large quantity of health ministry-donated cancer medicines from the hospital and selling them ...
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Valet Parking Set at 5,000LL (Lol Ma Hek?)

6 years ago
Instead of controlling the valet companies and fining those who are breaking the law (Probably all of them), the Ministry of Interior & Tourism agreed in a joint statement to fix the valet service price ...
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MOT Announces Reduced Line Prices

6 years ago
The Ministry of Telecommunications announced reductions on the mobile lines prices, including a significant drop in prices for the prepaid lines from $25 to $3.3. You can also get a new Golden number now for ...
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