Beirut Blast Survey Reveals 25% of Residents Did Not Return

A survey by Beirut Urban Lab exploring the aspects of life in Beirut ruptured by the blast in 2020, has shown that the occupancy rate stood at 54% for eight sub-neighborhood residential clusters located in neighborhoods of the city that were severely affected by the Port explosion. In addition to that, a quarter of the residents did not return after the blast, while half the residents who received NGO assistance mentioned they were dissatisfied with…

Jnoud el Rab Are Ok But Stand-up Comedy is a National Threat

Hundreds of thugs identifying themselves as soldiers of God attacked partygoers at a bar, beating them up, threatening the owner and destroying furniture. How did the security forces respond? They stopped them from entering the bar, helped guests to flee the place but did not arrest any. Meanwhile, Nour Hajjar shared a joke on the Lebanese Army working as Toters, and he's being summoned by the Military Police at their barracks in Rihaniyye. It's quite…

Snakes & Ladders Promote Homosexuality According to Education Minister Abbas Halabi

Our Education Minister has unveiled a dangerous conspiracy aimed at promoting homosexuality to Lebanese children through the "Snakes & Ladders" Game. The game which is presented within the "Kitabi - My Book", a project funded by the US Agency for International Development , was confiscated from all public schools. The minister's decision was a personal one and he justified it as to "avoid any confusion". By confusion, I suppose he meant turning lesbian or gay…

Riad Salameh Making Sure He Remains Untouchable

Lebanon's former Central Bank governor left his office with a Zaffé and is nowhere to be found ever since. He's supposedly still in the country given the travel bans imposed on him and international arrest warrants issued to his name, but he could have snuck out for all we know. In fact, and according to a recent article by Financial Times, Salameh dubbed 'The magician', has "allegedly crafted his own protection. Having left the BdL…
Critiques

Ashraf Rifi Has a Problem With Lesbians

8 months ago
Back in 2014, a judge bravely dismissed a case against a transgender woman on the basis that article 534, which prohibits sexual relations that “contradict the laws of nature”, cannot be used against homosexuals. This ...
Critiques

Media Covering Amr Diab Concert Forbidden to Criticize The Event

8 months ago
Media people invited to cover the Amr Diab Concert apparently had to a sign a memo forbidding them from sharing any negative comments on the event, on Amr Diab, Rodge and the organizers. The memo ...
Lebanon

US Basketball Team Coach Steve Kerr Meets Lebanon Team

8 months ago
International Basketball Week is taking place from August 17 till August 20th in Abu Dhabi and Lebanon is one of six teams taking part in this week, in addition to the US team, Greece, Germany, ...
Baladi

Ottawa Saint Charbel Parish Makes Longest Markouk Sandwich

8 months ago
This week marks the feast of the assumption of Mary, a feast celebrated mainly by Catholic Churches around the world. The assumption of Mary or (عيد السيده) is a very special in Lebanese villages mainly ...
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