Posted By
Najib
Jan 30, 2015 09:11
This is a rather old story but a fascinating one and I am surprised I've never heard about it until now. It's about a Lebanese-American doctor called Georges Hatem, also known as Ma Haide or Dr. Ma, who became the first foreigner to be granted citizenship in the People's Republic of China. He was also the first foreign member of the Chinese Communist Party and Mao Zedung's personal doctor. Who is Georges Hatem? George Hatem…
Posted By
Najib
Jan 29, 2015 12:17
I was surprised to see so many Lebanese excited about the possibility of a new war between Lebanon and Israel yesterday. Taking aside politics and the fact that Israel admitted defeat in its 2006 adventure into Lebanon, there's nothing good about war and we shouldn't get too excited about the prospects of a new one. I refuse to live in a basement not because I am afraid of Israel but because I want to have…
Posted By
Najib
Jan 29, 2015 08:45
An Arguile is harmful but it's definitely better than celebratory gunfire.
Posted By
Najib
Jan 28, 2015 04:21
I've spotted at least 3 or 4 old or fake pictures being shared by various Lebanese TVs and news portals ever since the Hezbollah attack on the Israeli convoy. Here's one of them showing a picture of a destroyed US combat vehicle in a 2013 article. These pictures reminded me of an old post I wrote two years ago where I explained how you can verify if a picture is fake or not using Google.…
Critiques
11 years ago
So first we have people demonstrating against 24-hour electricity in Zahle and now we have employees protesting after they got fired for not showing up to work. The title is of course a joke but ...
Humor
11 years ago
I love how serious both of them are. Action, Brandor Action! [YouTube] Full Version: [YouTube] Thanks Menaribo ...
Humor
11 years ago
I am sure you’ve all clicked on such titles only to find out the story is lame and stupid. I wouldn’t go as far as to say “Journalism is dying” in Lebanon but the amount ...
Events
11 years ago
It won’t be easy for Miss Lebanon to win Miss Universe anytime soon but since we have all these world renowned Lebanese fashion designers, it shouldn’t be hard to come up with a nicer national ...
