Another Scandal Hits Lebanon’s Healthcare System

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 for hundreds of millions of Lebanese pounds". The worst part, as per the same report, is that she was replacing stolen medicines with expired drugs given to a larger number of cancer patients, mostly women and children, without their knowledge…

Valet Parking Set at 5,000LL (Lol Ma Hek?)

Instead of controlling the valet companies and fining those who are breaking the law , the Ministry of Interior & Tourism agreed in a joint statement to fix the valet service price at 5000 Lebanese Liras. Fixing the price sounds great on paper but it will not solve anything on the ground. What's gonna happen when the valet asks for more? Who are you going to call? The Tourism Police? Does the Smoking Ban Law…

MOT Announces Reduced Line Prices

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 only $2500 instead of $5,500 and a brand new Diamond A number, whatever that means, for $5000. I'm glad they dropped the prepaid line prices and I don't really care about the other bronze and gold numbers but the real…

Iris Beach Club “Punches” Back

I think we're all aware that night clubs and beach resorts in Lebanon are not that affordable and there's nothing wrong in complaining about that matter, but when you head out to a popular beach club, order an item four times and then share a picture on Facebook complaining that it's a rip off, then no one's going to take you seriously. The worst part is that the famous "punch" that made headlines is not…
Animals & Wildlife

Say no To the Dolphin Show!

8 years ago
Few months ago, I attended a dolphin show for the first time ever in Sharm el Sheikh and even though I had signed up for the full experience, I ended up not going (with Brian) ...
Baladi

CNN’s Top 20 Middle Eastern foods

8 years ago
CNN asked Lebanese-American food blogger Bethany Kehdy about her favorite Middle Eastern dishes and got inspired from Kehdy’s taste to list the top 20 Middle Eastern foods. Hummus came on top of the list, followed ...
Events

The #BalaPlastic Movement

8 years ago
It’s always great to see people who still work hard for change, when most of us might have already given up. Recycle Lebanon has been regularly cleaning up some of Lebanon’s most sought-after beaches and ...
Fashion

Naomi Campbell Spotted in Beirut

8 years ago
Supermodel Naomi Campbell was in Beirut this past to attend a wedding and celebrated our army day by posing next to an army soldier in DownTown Beirut and sharing it on Instagram. She misspelled Beirut ...
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