Ghobeiry Municipal Council President Wants To Build Power Plant On Lebanon’s Only Golf Club

First, yes we have a golf club in Lebanon and it's very well preserved surprisingly enough. The Golf Club of Lebanon was established in 1923 and is the oldest and largest golf club in Lebanon, and the only one still standing today from the four golf clubs that were present. It is located in Bir Hassan Ouzai next to Henry Chehab Barracks. Going back to the topic at hand, Maan Khalil, President of Ghobeiry Municipality…

Kuwait Just Sent 3 Tons of Baby Formula to Lebanon

Kuwait was among the first countries to provide a humanitarian aid to Lebanon following the Beirut port explosion in August 2020, and has most recently sent an airplane carrying three tons of baby formula as a gift from the Kuwaiti people to the Lebanese people. This is one of 18 Kuwait airplanes that were dispatched to Lebanon carrying over 820 tons of basic needs to Lebanon. The baby formula was provided by in cooperation with…

Proposal Dropped for a Women’s Quota in The 2022 Lebanon Elections

The Lebanese parliament could not be bothered today to allocate more than two minutes to discuss a women’s quota in the upcoming 2022 elections. The proposal to amend Article 2 of the electoral law which secures 26 seats for women in the parliament and forces electoral lists to include 40% of female candidate was quickly dismissed. This is the second time that the parliament has failed to include a women’s quota in the law and…

Who Are the Thawra Avengers?

We've had tons of new movements popping left and right ever since the revolution started, including a group whose logo has the "Avengers" on it with the Thawra first in the background. Those "Thawra Avengers" made an appearance in today's protest against the visit of Iran's Foreign Minister to Lebanon, but I still can't find any page or website linking to the group. In fact, looking at the invitation below, I haven't heard of 90%…
Elections2022

#Elections2022: Same Nationality, Same Rights!

4 years ago
The online registration for Lebanese expats begun a week ago, but it’s still not clear whether expats will have the right to vote in their respective electoral districts or be restricted to only 6 seats. ...
Events

Beirut Comic Art Festival: 6-10 October 2021

4 years ago
The French Embassy in Lebanon & l’Institut Français du Liban are organizing the first edition of the Beirut Comic Art festival from October 6 till October 10 2021. The festival will start with a concert ...
Baladi

Lebanese Photographer Myriam Boulos is This Year’s Magnum Photos Nominee

4 years ago
Magnum Photos is an international photographic cooperative owned by its photographer-members, with offices in New York City, Paris, London and Tokyo. This year, at the 74th Annual General Meeting (AGM), two new nominees were selected ...
BeirutBlast

Beirut Blast: 72 Foreign Victims From 12 Different Nationalities – Who Are They?

4 years ago
The Beirut port explosion killed 218 people including including nationals of Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Philippines, Pakistan, Palestine, the Netherlands, Canada, Germany, France, Australia, and the United States. However, the number of non-lebanese killed ...
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