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Najib
Jan 29, 2022 04:33
'Beirut After 40' by Anthony Merchak has just won the Hollywood Gold Award for Short Documentary. In this documentary, Anthony describes his personal experience, as he was few meters away from the explosion that took place on the 4th of August, accompanied with real footage that will be shown for the first time. The documentary has also been nominated for the 2022 Golden State Film Festival which is taking place between February 25 and March…
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Najib
Jan 29, 2022 03:56
Al Jazeera shared few days ago a haunting documentary on the mass graves in Syria under Assad's rule, including an interview with an unnamed witness that helped dig graves around Damascus. The harrowing testimony by the grave digger provides a stark reminder of what the Syrian people has been experiencing under the criminal Assad regime. As for us Lebanese, it reminds us of the hundreds, if not thousands, of political prisoners still missing in Syrian…
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Najib
Jan 29, 2022 03:33
A while back, the ISF arrested a man accused of stealing $50,000. The thief admitted to blackmailing a man in Achrafieh by sending him a fake bomb and asking him for money, he also said that he got inspired from a movie that he had seeing recently. While we're all glad the victim was unhurt and got his money back, I couldn't help but think of the movie he got inspired from, and I couldn't…
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Najib
Jan 29, 2022 03:05
Update: General Security changed the "Powered by Hani Saliba Foundation" to "With appreciation for Hani Saliba Foundation efforts". via https://twitter.com/ghazayel SMEX, an organization which advocates for digital rights, shed light last week on new service offered by the General Security that lacks both data security and privacy measures. The platform for booking passport renewal appointments was launched by an NGO, the Hani Saliba Foundation, which is quite absurd given that such services should SOLELY be…
Critiques
4 years ago
During the 2018 elections, over 7000 violations were recorded by LADE (Lebanese Association for Democratic Elections) including volunteers intervening in the voting process, votes being moved out from ballot boxes, bribes, and over 200 cases ...
Lebanon
4 years ago
The latest iOS 15.4 beta introduced by Apple now allows you to use Face ID while wearing a mask and without needing an Apple Watch. The feature will be available for iPhone 12 and iPhone ...
Critiques
4 years ago
Why are we barely getting 4 hours of electricity per day? Is it because of decades of incompetence and short-sighted solutions? Is it because of political and sectarian interference in the energy decision-making? Is it ...
Critiques
4 years ago
Lebanon’s Energy Minister Walid Fayyad signed yesterday a deal to purchase electricity from Jordan via Syria. The deal is expected to bring up to 250 megawatts of electricity a day within two months, which translates ...
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