Lebanese Man Suspected of Killing His Two Daughters Leila And Zeinab then Committing Suicide At Fort Hood Texas

It was reported a couple of days ago that a Lebanese man and his two daughters were shot to death in their home in the US, but it appears as if it is a murder-suicide case. For those of you unfamiliar with Fort Hood, it is "one of the one of the largest military installations in the world, has an on-post population of about 80,000, including more than 43,000 assigned military personnel". Almost 70 soldiers…

An App To Tell Loved Ones After Every Bombing In Lebanon ‘I am still alive!’

Via DailyStar Sandra Hassan started this app as a joke but I have a feeling a lot of Lebanese will use it. I can't wait for the "Istinkar" version she is working on for Lebanese Politicians lol! You can download it for Android . Every time there is an explosion, we have to spend a lot of time contacting our loved ones and letting them know we're alright, making sure they're okay too. Not anymore!…

Car Accidents Decreased In 2013 In Lebanon

via KunHadi The Lebanese Traffic Management Center published the number of accidents that took place in 2013 month by month. The total was 3204 accidents, causing 4301 injuries and 560 casualties. August was the deadliest month with 78 kills. I usually check stats on KunHadi's website but the December numbers are missing. Even though the number of casualties is almost the same, the total number of accidents is down by 30% from 2012 which is…

#NotAMartyr Campaign on CNN

Sad Gino The #NotAMartyr campaign was started following the unfortunate death of 16 year old Mohammad Chaar who was taking a selfie with some friends when the car behind them exploded. The bombing was targeted against ex-Minister Mohammad Chata7 who unfortunately died along with 5 other people. The #NotAMartyr campaign spread quickly and the latest mention was in an article by CNN International Correspondent Mohammed Jamjoom, whom I had the chance to meet once during…
Beirut

Ras Beirut Police Officers

11 years ago
Picture via Sara If you happen to be walking, jogging or biking in Ain el Mraisse, don’t be surprised if you see ISF officers with fluorescent jackets on bicycles. These are members of the newly ...
Automotive

Why Use The Dora Pedestrian Bridge?

11 years ago
Let’s walk under it and risk our lives. ...
Fashion

Model Falls On Runway At The Elie Saab Couture Show in Paris

11 years ago
Check out the captions on every step of the fall on Cosmopolitan, they’re hilarious! That’s not the first time an Elie Saab model falls on the runway. ...
Lebanon

Lebanese Basketball League To Kick Off On January 31st

11 years ago
After a long and painful wait, the Lebanese League will kick off officially at the end of the current month. As far as the FIBA ban is concerned, it’s just a matter of time before ...
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