Posted By
Najib
Mar 30, 2016 10:07
A 5 year old kid was hit and killed by a stray bullet from a funeral gunfire in Beirut’s southern suburbs back in June 2015. Yesterday, Bettina Raidy, an 8 year old girl, was struck in the head by a stray bullet and died. I was watching MTV's report on the poor girl and I couldn't bear watching it to the end. I couldn't imagine what her parents were going through and how devastated they…
Posted By
Najib
Mar 30, 2016 12:30
The above statement was shared by Embrace Fund and translates to the following: The Ministry of Public Health officially urges all Lebanese hospitals to refrain from their usual practice of reporting drug addicts to the police upon their arrival to the Emergency Department. This practice discourages many young individuals from seeking treatment and in many cases leads to tragic consequences. As stated in the memo below, the law mandates treating individuals suffering from drug addiction…
Posted By
Najib
Mar 30, 2016 11:09
The Tripoli railway station is located in el-Mina area and is the second oldest train station in Lebanon after Riyak which began operating in 1891. Tripoli's railway station used to connect to Homs in Syria and Beirut's central station in Mar Mikhail and formed the terminus of the famous Orient Express line. The station was badly damaged during the civil war and has been closed ever since. I passed by the old railway station a…
Posted By
Najib
Mar 29, 2016 10:01
Arabian Business revealed its 2016 list of the most influential young Arabs in the world. The annual ranking reveals the 100 Arabs aged under 40 who are making a significant difference in the world, within their respective fields including science, arts, sport, business and government. The UAE dominated the list with 23 entries, following by Egypt , Lebanon . The most influential Lebanese is Maher Zain, the world’s biggest Islamic music star. This is the…
Critiques
9 years ago
The old Lebanese proverb “أعمل منيح وكب بالبحر” should be changed into “يا بهيم حاجي تكب بالبحر”. As if Israel’s deliberate bombardment of fuel tanks in Jiyeh back in 2006 wasn’t enough to pollute the ...
Smart Phone
9 years ago
I always said that I’ll never give my kids mobile phones before they become teenagers. I was even constantly bashing my friends for doing so, but all this changed when we got kids of our ...
Humor
9 years ago
I would add these one point to Farid’s spot-on video: – The illegal Fiber optics cables that were installed between several regions were mistaken for rat metros, given that the rat population has been booming ...
Food
9 years ago
Pierre Abi Hayla, from LE NOIR Atelier Du Chocolat, took part at the Valrhona Easter Contest 2016 and won the first prize. His Easter egg, “Egstrate” (Egg + strata which means geological layer), consists of ...
