Lebanese Judo Champion Nacif Elias Calls Disqualification Unfair

Photo Credits: Judoinside Lebanese Nacif Elias was unfortunately disqualified from his opening game against Argentina's Emmanuel Lucenti. Elias was furious following the decision which he called unfair and protested the decision and refused to shake hands with his opponent or leave the fighting area for some time. He later on apologized and accepted the result but he still thinks he got robbed. I am not a Judo expert but I asked a couple of friends…

Joke of The Day: Lebanese Labor Minister Vows to Expel Swedes if Stockholm Deports Lebanese Families

The Swedish authorities have decided to strip over 75 Lebanese families of medical and social aid cards and plans to deport them, as part of a judicial decision to deport over 60,000 foreign expats who don't qualify for asylum or refugee status. Following this decision, Labor Minister Sejaan Azzi sent a letter to Swedish Ambassador to Lebanon Peter Semneby asking for clarifications and vowed to take similar measures against Swedes working in Lebanon if the…

Did the IOC Reprimand Lebanon For Barring Israeli Athletes From Bus?

Few days after the Lebanese Olympic team refused to ride on a bus with Israeli athletes travelling to the Games’ opening ceremony in Rio, the International Olympic Committee reprimanded the head of the Lebanese delegation on Sunday and warned Lebanese delegation head Salim al-Haj Nakoula that they would not accept any other situations like the one according to and . I couldn't find any official link to the Olympic Committee's response but I wouldn't be…
Lebanon

Updates On The Lebanese Athletes Competing At The Rio 2016 Olympics

9 years ago
Update (13/08/2016): – Elias Nacif was disqualified on his opening game. – Anthony Barbar ranked 50th in the heats and didn’t qualify. – Mona Shaito lost on her opening game. – Chirine Njeim runs tomorrow ...
Baladi

CardioDiagnostics: Cloud-based Heart Monitoring Powered by Microsoft

9 years ago
Ziad Sankari was 17 years old when his father died of a heart attack. Ever since, Ziad has dedicated his career to cardiac care and has founded in 2012 CardioDiagnostics: an award-winning medical technology innovation ...
Lebanon

Lebanon’s Best Team Sport is Surprisingly Rugby League

9 years ago
The Independent surveyed the world rankings of the most popular team sports and came up with a map that shows which sport each country is best at. The team sports featured were football, rugby Union, ...
Animals & Wildlife

Beirut Municipality Drops “Dog Ban” Proposal

9 years ago
Photo Credits: Animals Lebanon Beirut Municipality has dropped its proposal to ban dogs on sidewalks in Beirut and clarified that they will put in place regulations and procedures to improve safety and public hygiene, and ...
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