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Najib
Apr 02, 2016 07:54
The Lebanese security forces dismantled yesterday the country's largest known sex trafficking ring that was operating in Maameltein, a neighborhood in Jounieh also considered as Lebanon's red-light district. The police freed around 75 Syrian female sex slaves, two of which might have been minors. The human and sex trafficking network has been operating for at least 10 years and was busted after 5 women managed to escape and inform the authorities. The presence of sex…
Posted By
Najib
Apr 02, 2016 10:03
via @haidcar The above table was being shared yesterday as an April Fools' joke. I have no idea whether it's all fabricated or inspired from the 2020 plan announced by the MOT, but what's sure is that we are still far from getting these speeds. Few days ago, I asked people to share speedtest screenshots on Facebook and some of the speeds I got were deplorable. We are talking about 0.13, 0.47 and 0.12Mbps download…
Posted By
Najib
Apr 01, 2016 05:02
Caricature published in the Saudi-owned Asharq al-Awsat newspaper "April Fools... the Lebanese state" Saudi-owned daily Asharq al-Awsat angered Lebanese after it published a caricature earlier today depicting the Lebanese state as an April Fools' joke. The cartoon was later on removed from the website without any explanation. The cartoon is disrespectful and offensive but I honestly laughed when I saw it because the joke is really on the paper and the cartoonist not on us.
Posted By
Najib
Apr 01, 2016 02:31
Snapchat has been featuring towns and cities as part of the “Life” Snapchat Stories and Beirut got its own Life Snapchat Story yesterday. Life stories are prepared by Snapchat and are basically a compilation of snaps from Snapchatters at events and locations around the world. Anyone can see them under "Live" on the Snapchat application. Beirut's story was a lousy one to be honest, but I'm not sure if I should blame Snapchat or Lebanese…
Critiques
9 years ago
via MBC1 This is not an April Fool’s prank and this is coming from someone who is not married and doesn’t have children. نجوي كرم توجه رسالة لكل امرأة قد تراها بعض النساء صدمة #شط_بحر_الهوى ...
Humor
9 years ago
I got an email yesterday from a Lebanese University student asking me for a recommendation letter. I thought at first the letter was for my brother since it said “Dear Dr” and he’s a doctor ...
Architecture
9 years ago
The world-renowned architect Dame Zaha Hadid has dies aged 65. She had a heart attack today while in hospital in Miami, where she was being treated for bronchitis. Hadid is considered the world’s top female ...
Humor
9 years ago
via Ousoul “Tallat” el PC. “Banchar” el Douleb. A7welo “Bil loj”. Badde “Chalimoune” lal Pepsi. (I never use that one lol!) “Bandou2” hal sabe manno 3atil. Ma ba2a ma3e “massare” hal chaher. Kteer “Shob” el ...
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