Syria’s Off Shore Oil Bloc-1 Includes Part of Lebanon’s Maritime Territory

While the Lebanese authorities have been in ongoing discussions over the disputed offshore area with Israel, the Syrian regime is set to start oil exploration off its southern coast in an area that includes roughly 750 sq km of Lebanon's waters. This scandal was brought up by Lebanese oil & gas expert Laury Haytayan who wondered if the authorities are aware of this flagrant violation and if it's ok for our "loving" neighbor to invade…

Cost of Fattoush Has Gone Up By 210%

Food prices have soared by up to 400% in December 2020 and Lebanon's inflation rate has hit 84.9% in 2020, the highest since 2013. Last December, food prices have increased by up to 400% as follows: Breakdown of December price increases from a year earlier: - Food and non-alcoholic beverages rose 402.3% - Alcoholic beverages, tobacco up 392.5% - Clothing and footwear increased 559.8% - Restaurants and hotels rose 609% - Furnishings, household equipment and…

We’re Giving Advance Payments To a Broke EDL

Lebanese parliament approved yesterday yet another advance payment for the Electricite du Liban in order to avoid a total blackout in the country as fuel is running out. The 200 million dollar will be enough for EDL to stay operational for another two months, after which it will require additional funds to buy fuel as the company is broke and doesn't make any profits. The real problem here is that lawmakers are calling it an…

Dangerous Chemical Substances Found in Zahrani Powerplant

Following today's meeting, The Higher Defense Council has decided to extend the general mobilization for six months over COVID-19 and more importantly, ex-PM Hassan Diab mentioned that dangerous chemical substances were discovered in the Zahrani storage containers and that they need to be dealt with ASAP. The Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission reviewed the report first raised by COMBILIFT, and confirmed the presence of highly dangerous nuclear substances. We still don't have much information on the…
Food

HomeinaBite.com : Bringing A Taste of Lebanon to Dubai

4 years ago
The F&B sector has been hit hard during these difficult times and plenty of outlets are struggling to survive the crisis without shutting down. Whether it’s the protests and unrest that followed the October 2019 ...
Critiques

This is Saad Hariri’s Proposed 18-Minister Cabinet

4 years ago
Hariri met Aoun for the 18th time today and they still failed to agree on a government. In fact, Aoun had apparently sent Hariri a list yesterday which went against Hariri’s pre-conditions for the new ...
Baladi

The Goethe Institute Offers Support To The Sursock Museum

4 years ago
The Nicolas Ibrahim Sursock Museum is one of Lebanon’s most important and most visited museums. It first opened in 1961 with a mission to collect, preserve, and exhibit local and international art, and played key ...
Lebanon

Lebanese-German Amin Younes Receives First Call-Up To German Squad Since 2017

4 years ago
Eintracht Frankfurt’s player Amin Younes has been given his first call-up to Germany’s squad since October 2017 after a great display this season especially during the matchup against German Champions Bayern Munich. Younes last played ...
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