Lebanese MP Says Women “To Blame” For Being Raped

Lebanese MP Elie Marouni doesn't know much about Lebanon and doesn't think very highly of women rights in Lebanon. When asked in a recent conference on why Lebanese women are not allowed to pass their nationality to their children, he said he's all in favor but it might disrupt Lebanon's demographic balance with all the Palestinian and Syrian refugees here. For those who still think they are a threat, why are Lebanese men allowed to…

This is 7: What Did We Expect From The New iPhone?

With the lack of impressive new features in mobile phones, the battle of winning users today lies in advancing and optimizing existing features or even in the case of the iPhone 7 removing ones . People are now willing to switch brands because of one particular feature they desperately need or even are suffering from, such as the camera resolution or simply memory capacity. As much as I would have loved a completely new design…

The 2016/2017 QS World University Rankings: AUB Up To 228th Place Globally, 3rd In The Arab World

The American University of Beirut has improved its global ranking by 40 spots and is now among the top 250 universities worldwide according to The 2016/2017 QS World University Rankings. It is also among the top 3 universities in the Arab World, after King Saud University and King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals. On the other hand, LAU ranked #651 globally while USJ ranked #491. AUB also ranked in the top 100 worldwide on…

Which Hospitals are Not Contacting the Police Upon Receiving Overdose Cases?

Back in March, The Ministry of Public Health issued an official statement urging all Lebanese hospitals to refrain from their usual practice of reporting drug addicts to the police upon their arrival to the Emergency Department. The aim was to encourage individuals to seek treatment instead of treating them as criminals. Five months after the circular was issued, Skoun called 122 hospitals across Lebanon and found out that 61.5 % of the hospitals contacted are…
Humor

Je gazouille Le Francais Tres Vraiment

9 years ago
There’s a Facebook page “Libanais Francophone” which aims at promoting the French language in Lebanon but there are at least 3 or 4 videos with people speaking really bad French, which is quite confusing to ...
Humor

What if Trump Were to Solve Lebanon’s Garbage Crisis?

9 years ago
Source: [Maya Zankoul] It’s going to be a great smelly wall! Thank you Maya for the laugh. ...
Humor

Ziad Rahbani’s Film Ameriki Tawil Coming To Theaters in Mid-October

9 years ago
“Bennesbeh Labokra Chou?” was brought to theaters back in January 2016 and as promised, M Media is rolling out a second Ziad Rahbani play and one of his most popular ones “Film Ameriki Tawil” in ...
Source: NNA
Food

Batroun Enters Guinness Book of Records for The World’s Biggest Sea Food Display

9 years ago
Photo Credits: NNA-LEB Batroun enters once again the Guinness Book of Records after setting up the world’s biggest sea food display. This is the second Guinness Record set by the city, after making the world’s ...
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