Lebanese football referee jailed for six months in Singapore for accepting sexual services

Gary Low, the lawyer for the three Lebanese referees accused of accepting free sex - via DailyStar First 24 Lebanese Football players get accused of match-fixing in Lebanon back in February 2013 and now 3 Lebanese Referees pleaded guilty to accepting free sex from a gambling-linked global syndicate in return for rigging a match in Singapore. According to the judge, this is the first international football match officials are charged with corruption in Singapore. It…

Youssef to Sehnaoui: The ball is in your court now

Picture taken from @Nicolasehnaoui Telecom Minister Nicolas Sehnaoui has launched an online campaign few days ago blaming Ogero Chief Abdel Menhem Youssef for the internet slowness lately and asking him to release the bandwidth. Youssef hasn't been answering any requests or calls lately according to the ministry and causing Lebanon monthly losses estimated at 750,000$. Here are the alleged Facts and Figures being shared by the Telecom Ministry: - 1,200 = number of E1 requests…

How to report Lebanese Police Misconducts?

Fighting Crime in Gemmayze I know this is too good to be true, and that chances are slim complaints will be taken seriously but it doesn't mean we can't give it a try. Here are the steps as shared by Gino to report ISF wrongdoings: 1- CATALOG IT. We all have cameras on our phones, take a video or photo of whatever you saw was wrong, and try to get the name of the officer,…

Lebanese beaches no longer safe for swimming

In case you are wondering whether it's better to swim in a beach or a pool, this LBC report and DailyStar article will make you reconsider going swimming in the first place in Lebanon. According to the DailyStar's article, samples collected from swimming areas in Nahr el Kalb, Jounieh, Tabarja, Ramlet al-Baida, Jbeil and Sidon all measured above the 100 fecal coliforms mark which meant that the beaches are no longer safe for swimming. The…
Lebanon

Fight on Al Jadeed TV

12 years ago
I wonder what’s keeping Al Jadeed TV from cutting the interview once they start the insults. Is that the only way to get views on YouTube? ...
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Minister Abboud assures tourists Lebanon is safe to visit

12 years ago
Very safe indeed! One protester was killed and several were injured Sunday outside the Iranian Embassy in Beirut. via Naharnet Tourism Minister Fadi Abboud stated today that Lebanon is ready to welcome tourists and the ...
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Maxime Chaaya Rowing the Indian Ocean

12 years ago
Maxime Chaaya began his new journey today and has already covered 41 out of 6458 kilometers. You can follow his progress [Here]. Best of luck to you Maxime! ...
Lebanon

MTV Interview with Carlos Ghosn

12 years ago
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