The Lebanese Labneh Scandal

Joe Maalouf revealed last week during his show "7ki Jeliss" on LBCI that there are traces of Natamycin found in some Labneh products in Lebanon. These findings were based on laboratory test results conducted by UFAG, a well known lab based in Switzerland, and indicated that Dairy Khoury and Dairy Day milk products had traces of Natamycin, while Massabki Labneh had traces of sorbic acid. On the other hand, Candia and Taanayel didn't show any…

Life in the Lebanese Capital

Despite everything that's happening, I don't think we're gonna have a war in Lebanon but I keep asking myself how the situation can get any worse from what it is now. A good read by James Haines-Young. The No 4 bus runs a short line through central Beirut. Its worn seats are almost always full. In the window is a new, crudely written sign, asking passengers to unzip their jackets before boarding. A suicide bomber…

Roqayya Monzer A New Victim Of Domestic Violence + Parliament To Discuss Draft-Law On April 3

Roqayya Monzer is yet another victim of domestic violence in Lebanon after her husband shot her dead when she asked him to divorce her. Roqayya was fed up from all the beating and asked for a divorce on several occasions according to her sister who was brave enough to come out and testify against the criminal husband. Unfortunately, the victim was pregnant. This is not the first case of domestic violence and definitely won't be…

I Drove A Ferrari!

I loved playing with cars and trucks as a kid but I would never let anyone touch my Ferrari models, not even my brothers. I had a small collection, unlike Billy Karam's amazing collection, of around 20-25 Ferrari models that I would put on display or keep them in their boxes. I would save money from birthdays and holidays just to buy newer and bigger models and two of them, The Ferrari 550 Maranello and…
Art

New Graffiti In Verdun: Prisoners In Our Own Country

11 years ago
Revolt! It’s right next to the “Where’s The Evolution” one I posted about previously. Thanks Rachel! ...
Critiques

Lebanese Teacher Caught On Camera Beating Students

11 years ago
[YouTube] The school in question is the Makassid school in Nabatieh and the teacher got fired and is being sued. He deserves to be in jail for what he’s done! ...
Lebanon

New Telecom Minister Boutros Harb To Lower Mobile Phone Rates

11 years ago
Telecom Minister Boutros Harb tweeted yesterday that he asked Alfa and Touch to revise the contracts signed with the state in an attempt to improve the quality of services and reduce the cost of cellular ...
Information

Naameh Landfill To Close Permanently in 2015

11 years ago
Picture taken from Photosoftheweek Environment Minister Mohammed al-Mashnou assured on Tuesday that the Naameh landfill will be shut down in 2015 once the extended contract expires. As you all might recall, Nahmeh residents started a ...
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