Beirut’s Raouché Rock Lit Up with Lebanese & Belgian Flags

The Raouché rock in Beirut was lit up with the Lebanese and Belgian flags, in solidarity with the victims of the terrorist attacks that hit Brussels few days ago. Beirut's Pigeon Rock was also illuminated to condemn terrorist attacks back in November 2015 following the Burj el Brajneh and Paris attacks. Now we'll never hear the end of it. Why Belgium and Paris and not Egypt or Ankara? Or Baghdad? In fact right now we…

Sagesse (Hekmeh) Players Went on Strike Over Non-Payment of Salary

I was told by a friend who's a loyal Sagesse fan that the players have stopped going to practice since Thursday until they get paid. Hekmeh players only got paid once this entire season and the team apparently still owes some players money from last year. The team is currently in 7th position and has lost 7 of its last 9 games. Hekmeh's nightmare season doesn't seem to be getting any better, despite winning the…

The White Face Of Lebanon: A Video That Sums Up This Year’s Gorgeous Winter Season

We've seen Lebanon's natural beauty through the eyes of Lebanese water skiing champion Silvio Chiha during summer and now here's another stunning video that perfectly sums up this year's winter season. I took few screenshots from the video but I recommend that you watch the whole thing in HD. It's totally worth it! The video was produced by my talented friend Charbel Bouez . DOP: Ed Yazbeck and Music composed by Teddy Nasr. ; if…

Lebanese Finally Agree On Something: Thank you Ahlam!

I've been reading for the past half hour the replies to Ahlam following her ill-mannered tweets against the Lebanese media and people and I can't stop laughing! That's not the first time she insults Lebanese and she totally deserves this bashing. For those who aren't aware of what happened, one of A7lam's fan, also known as Halloumi tweeted at Adel Karam after he mocked the Emirate "singer", so she retweeted it and insulted the Lebanese…
Critiques

With or Against Cancelling The Brevet Official Exams in Lebanon?

9 years ago
MPs Serge Torsarkissian and Nadim Gemayel submitted last week a law draft to cancel the Brevet official exams. Their argument is that the certificate no longer matches the development pace of the curriculum in Lebanese ...
Critiques

Who Doesn’t Want a Better Internet in Lebanon?

9 years ago
Speedtest on a 4MB DSL Ogero connection in Beirut The Lebanese government has been busy investigating illegal internet companies for the past couple of weeks. We are talking about large communication devices and towers installed ...
Automotive

The CityMall Parking Rage Video Is Fake

9 years ago
For those asking me about what happened at CityMall yesterday, the parking rage video that Yasa shared is fake and did not even take place in Lebanon (probably in Brazil). The parking lot doesn’t look ...
Critiques

Cancerous Wheat: Lebanon’s Food Safety Scandal Refuses To Go Away

9 years ago
Health Minister Wael Abu Faour first states that wheat entering Lebanon failed to match safety standards, and that few samples contain cancer-causing substances, then Economy Ministry Alain Hakim comes out and says that the results ...
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