Which Countries are Included in Trump’s “Muslim” Ban?

Trump is keeping his promises so far and just signed today an executive order banning all people from "certain terrorism-prone countries from entering the United States for 90 days". The order did not mention specific countries but according to CNN and other US media outlets, "a White House official said they are Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Yemen and Somalia", which were considered "countries of concern" in a 2016 law concerning immigration visas. It is…

The 2016 Democracy Index: Lebanon a Hybrid Regime, The U.S A Flawed Democracy

The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy Index for the year 2016 is out. It is a yearly report that classifies countries as one of four types of regimes: - Full Democracy: a nation where civil liberties and basic political freedoms are not only respected, but also reinforced by a political culture conducive to the thriving of democratic principles. - Flawed Democracy: a nation where elections are fair and free and basic civil liberties are honored but…

Massive Construction Crane Collapsed in Achrafieh: It Could Have Been Much Worse

We are extremely lucky that there were no victims yesterday when a massive construction crane collapsed in the Sioufi area in Achrafieh. The area is densely populated and the crane fell off during day time but luckily enough, no one was around and only cars parked nearby were damaged. We've already had an unfortunate incident few years back in Achrafieh when a building collapsed killing 27 people and several reports came out stating that there…
Fun

Hodor is Coming to #Beirut

8 years ago
Kristian Nairn, known for playing Hodor in the Game of Thrones series, is actually a DJ in real life and he’s coming to Uberhaus at the Forum de Beirut as part of his Rave of ...
Critiques

7 Reasons Why “Lahon W Bass” is The Best Comedy Talk Show Right Now

8 years ago
I’ve watched most of the episodes of Adel Karam’s “Hayda Haki” and Hisham Haddad’s “Lahonwbas” this season and I don’t think we need ratings to figure out who’s doing better. Funnily enough, I never liked ...
Baladi

I’m a Speaker at The French Embassy’s “La Nuit des idées” on Jan 26

8 years ago
The French Institute in Beirut is organizing tomorrow January 26th an open event entitled “la Nuit des idées” from 6PM till midnight at the French Embassy in Beirut where people from different backgrounds will be ...
Critiques

Should Freedom of Speech Be Absolute?

8 years ago
What has been happening in the past couple of weeks is very worrying and alarming in regards to freedom of expression in Lebanon. I totally understand that we live in a conservative society where people ...
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