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Najib
Dec 15, 2016 01:58
This year marks the 9th edition of Beirut Chants, a festival that has become one of the Christmas season’s most anticipated events. Every year during Christmas, concerts are organized in all of Beirut's historical churches and features famous international and local musicians, artists and choirs. The festival started in 2009 and is meant to promote the values of humanity, peace, citizenship and tolerance through music and it's open to all people of all ages, economic status and religions. We have some of the…
Posted By
Najib
Dec 15, 2016 09:49
One of the blog's readers was trying out his new drone when he spotted a vessel facing the Jal el Dib coast dumping in the waters something that looked like either oil or their sewage waters. I'm not really sure what it is dumping, but I doubt that's legal to do so. Thank you Raffi
Posted By
Najib
Dec 14, 2016 01:36
I saw this interesting video on the Lebanese Institute for Market Studies FB page where they are promoting the idea of legalizing electricity production and distribution to solve Lebanon's Power Crisis. They are arguing that since the electricity crisis is mainly due to the financial losses that the EDL is enduring on a yearly basis and their inability to provide 24/7 electricity to all, we should encourage the private sector to produce electricity and compete.…
Posted By
Najib
Dec 14, 2016 09:07
The Lebanese Authorities celebrated Human Rights day on Saturday December 10 by deporting a Nepalese migrant domestic worker who "was involved in the struggle for the rights of migrant domestic workers" as reported by Human Rights Watch. Sujana Rana was detained by the General Security, questioned for her involvement in activism for the rights of migrant domestic workers before deporting her. Another Nepalese migrant remains in detention as well. Instead of working on abolishing the…
Lebanon
9 years ago
Four gunmen, wearing masks and black clothes, robbed BLF (Banque Libano-Francaise) in Mreijeh a month ago. On December 6, four gunmen also robbed Credit Libanais in Mkalles and today the same number of gunmen robbed ...
Fun
9 years ago
Four months after launching the first IMAX theater in Lebanon, VOX Cinemas just opened the first 4DX Movie Theater in Lebanon! 4DX is a motion picture technology that allows a motion picture presentation to be ...
Critiques
9 years ago
A group of students from l’Institut moderne du Liban (Collège Père Michel Khalifé) in Fanar were assaulted by the workers while protesting against cutting of old trees next to their school. Workers threw rocks at ...
BlogWaladi
9 years ago
It was a proud moment seeing Brian climb on the couch the first time but once we realized he loves to climb everything and anything, it becomes a serious issue. It started with the couch, ...
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