Tarit El 3asfouriyye

Update: I was informed by a friend who's well knowledgeable on that matter that this is a rather old story and the Asfourieh has always been a private property: - The actual owner is the National Company for Real estate NCREP. - The project was launched 10 years ago and it has all the necessary permits. - Asfourieh has been closed and neglected for years. No one is even allowed in. - The project's aim…

Red Cross & Civil Defense Members Assaulted in Two Separate Incidents

Whenever there's a fire or an accident in Lebanon, you always see people rushing to help even if they have no clue what they're doing. The truth is they make things worse most of the time by either blocking the road to the ambulance or fire trucks or trying to help the wounded. Of course this happens elsewhere not just in our country, but we've reached levels now where Red Cross and Civil defense volunteers…

Bank Calls a Roumieh inmate by Mistake

I'm sure you've all got the voice note. If not, you must listen to it as it's hilarious. What's even funnier is that the prisoner seems pretty cool about taking that call and making jokes and demands, noting that he shouldn't have a phone in the first place. This reminds me of the time they found a 62 inch TV in one of the cells in Roumieh. A freakin' 62 inch TV!

Dad kills his Own Kid in Celebratory Gunfire

What better way to celebrate your kid's passing the Baccalaureate exam than killing him by mistake? MTV reported a 17 year old kid was shot by mistake by his own father after they went to the roof to celebrate his passing of the exams by firing gunshots in the air. Another kid was seriously wounded as well when he was shot in the head by a stray bullet. But fear not, the ISF's hashtag and…
Baladi

Celebrating Lebanese Food

8 years ago
Lebanese food is probably the one thing we can still brag about here in Lebanon. The below video is an old one but it’s pretty awesome and totally worth sharing. It’s done by the Fung ...
Fun

Miss Lebanon at Miss World 2006

8 years ago
This is how Anabella Hilal looked like 11 years ago? I wouldn’t have recognized her if I hadn’t read her name. She was and still is hot that’s for sure. On another note, can someone ...
Critiques

Should I Drop my DSL Connection Till Fiber Optics are Here?

8 years ago
Back when I was still living with my parents, our Ogero DSL connection was bad because the cables are old based on what the Ogero people told me back then (2011?). When I moved to ...
Automotive

“Take a Nap” Traffic Sign Spotted in Jieh

8 years ago
If you see a “Take a Nap” sign while driving in traffic, it means there’s a nearby Medco station with an allocated parking space where drivers can freely pull over to take a short nap. ...
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