What Happened To The Tayyouneh Investigation?

Following the Tayyouneh clashes that took place in October 2021, the Lebanese Military court had originally charged 68 people with murder and sedition, but there hasn't been any updates since then into this incident that left 7 people dead and around 30 wounded. In fact, the most recent update on that file was that the number of detainees reached dropped to 20 from both sides, including 3 Syrians, and that there's still no sign of…

Minister of Culture Helps Homeless Book Seller By Giving Him More Books

Pictures of a homeless man taking shelter under a bridge and selling used books went viral last week, prompting Lebanon's Minister of Culture to visit the old man and throw some more books at him! The poor man is living in cardboard house under a bridge in the most deplorable conditions, so our dear minister decided to go for a photoshoot instead of trying to provide a shelter or connect with the Minister of Social…

Is Lebanon Buying Gas From Israel or Not?

Following Israel’s Channel 12 TV report yesterday claiming that Israel will supply natural gas to Lebanon in a US-brokered deal intended to minimize Iranian hold over the impoverished and crisis-stricken country, Lebanon's Energy Ministry denied the newsstand stated that "natural gas will come exclusively from Egypt via Jordan and Syria". However, Our Energy Ministry is not telling us the full story, as "Egypt and Israel agreed on February 2021 to connect Israel’s offshore Leviathan natural…

No Internet in Beirut’s Third District on Sunday

Imad Kreidieh, chairman of state telecommunications provider Ogero, tweeted late Saturday that Beirut's third district will be cut off on Sunday as its Mazraa Central has run out of diesel. Kreidieh has been warning for months that "sustained power-rationing will soon cause "disastrous" large-scale internet outages in Lebanon, and that Ogero's services were crumbling under the weight of the ongoing crisis". Just like Lebanon's mobile operators, Ogero is struggling due to the Lira crash and…
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Greece Aegean Airlines Suspends All Flights to Beirut

3 years ago
Greece’s largest carrier Aegean Airlines has announced today that it will be suspending all flights to Beirut after a hole was discovered in the hull of a Greek airliner before taking off from Beirut. Minister ...
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“Illustrated History of Lebanon” Updated 25 Years Later!

3 years ago
25 years after having published the first edition of “Illustrated History of Lebanon”, Nayla de Freige & Maria Saad with Fadlallah Dagher as the illustrator have released an updated version that will include events up ...
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Lebanon Wins Award For Best Arab Video Commercial Film On Cyber Extortion

3 years ago
A Lebanese video commercial won the award for the best Arab Video commercial on Sexual Harassment/Cyber Extortion in Tunisia. Lebanon was taking part in the 45th Conference of Arab Police and Security Leaders being held ...
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Illegal Mining Rigs Seized By The Authorities

3 years ago
Crypto mining is becoming more and more popular worldwide and Lebanon is, or at least was in the last couple of years, a great place to set up mining rigs given that the cost of ...
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