Posted By
Najib
May 28, 2014 04:15
If you pass by Makdessi street in Hamra, you will notice the above banners outside Antoury's market. The big banner says "This is not Ariel Sharon's Supermarket" while the small ones translate roughly to "Stop this unjust decision that will leave 6 families homeless" and "Can you find a property in Hamra that sells for $2000 per square meters?". So what's the story? Based on The Beirut Report's post, a relative of the shopkeeper is…
Posted By
Najib
May 28, 2014 12:38
Michael Haddad is a young Lebanese who lost control of 75% of his body after a jet-ski accident 26 years ago and stays standing up with his two crutches and a 15-kilogram steel exoskeleton. Despite all that, he has already succeeded in walking 19 kilometers between the Cedars of Bcharre and the Cedars of Tannourine and now wants to climb to the top of the Raouche Rock on June 8 which happens to be World…
Posted By
Najib
May 28, 2014 12:29
I couldn't care less about elections in Syria or in Lebanon for that sake, and Syrians and non-Syrians in Lebanon have the right to elect their president, but that doesn't mean they can block highways and walk in the middle of the street. Why were the elections scheduled on a Wednesday and why aren't there designated gathering spots for those going to vote? via Hagop via Sara Assaf
Posted By
Najib
May 27, 2014 11:20
via Sakker el Dekkene Dekkenet El Balad opened its doors a couple of weeks back in Gemmayze offering illegal certificates, driving licenses and other permits. Of course this was part of a marketing campaign to raise awareness on corruption and ask people to report acts of bribery but as expected, and since Lebanese and people living in Lebanon are unfortunately used to "buying" everything, the Dekkene has been receiving messages on their hotline number from…
Critiques
11 years ago
Update: Timeout Beirut’s website now redirects to Timeout.com As you can see from the tweets below, someone was asking why TimeOut Beirut is now called BeirutView on Twitter and then a previous employee replied and ...
Animals & Wildlife
11 years ago
[YouTube] Dynamite fishing is extremely harmful to the underwater environment as it kills a large number of fish and marine organisms and destroys the coral reefs that support the fish. It’s quite sickening to see ...
Critiques
11 years ago
[YouTube] I am glad MTV raised the issue but you’d think something like that should be given a bit more importance, specially that it affects all the Lebanese and is a very serious matter. ...
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