Lebanon recovers against Iraq after dismal start to qualify for the FIBA Asia Cup 2021

After starting in a very chaotic, selfish way, with a game lacking any strategy whatsoever during almost the first 2 quarters of the match, it was a different Lebanese team that showed up in the second half of the game against Iraq today, to clinch the win that would qualify the team automatically for the FIBA Asia Cup 2021. With a final score of 78-69, Lebanon's streak of 3 wins continued this morning, after demolishing…

Special K Cereals Among List of Subsidized Products by the Ministry of Economy

A friend shared a picture of a Special K cereals box he bought last week that had a label stating that it was subsidized by the Ministry of Economy. I also was listening to an interview on MTV or LBCI and someone mentioned coffee capsules, such as Nespresso, were also part of the Ministry's list. The list got revised this week to exclude certain products, including the cereals from what I heard, that aren't commodities…

Lebanon demolishes India in the second window of the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 qualifications

After comfortably topping Group D in Window 1 of the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 qualifications, with 2 wins over Iraq and Bahrain last February, Lebanon's national team is back on track for Window 2. In the absence of many names from the previous selection, including main stars Fadi El Khatib who retired from the national team in 2017, and the sudden departures of Elie Chamoun, Daniel Faris, Charles Tabet, and the young talent Gerard Hadidian,…

Dima Sadek joins MTV Lebanon, a year after quitting LBCI

After being a news anchor on OTV for 4 years, between 2007 and 2011, then on the LBCI for 8 years, until 2019, including hosting the Miss Lebanon Pageant in 2014, 15, 17 and 2018, she is back on the big screen. "Extremist" to some, "bold and one of the icons of the October 2019 revolution" to others,  Dima Sadek joins MTV Lebanon exactly a year after breaking up with the LBCI. The announcement was…
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After Almost Four Months, Judge Leading Beirut Blast Probe is Backing Down

5 years ago
It’s been almost four months now since the Beirut port blast took place, and despite the overwhelming evidence proving the negligence and incompetence of several parties, from the customs to the port officials, security agencies ...
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Yolande Labaki is Making Dolls For Children Impacted by the Beirut Port Blast

5 years ago
The 4th of August explosion resulted in over 200 deaths, 6,500 injuries and left an estimated 300,000 people homeless. Almost four months later, a lot of people are still unable to get back home and ...
Critiques

Why BDL’s Forensic Audit Was Doomed To Fail

5 years ago
The forensic audit was a key demand by the IMF and international donors prior to giving Lebanon any money, and Diab’s government announced back in July that they’re hiring Alvarez & Marsal to conduct the ...
Critiques

Ogero Contract Ends on Jan 2021

5 years ago
The government hasn’t renewed yet Ogero’s contract and hasn’t paid Ogero a penny in 2020. This means that Ogero can no longer operate legally next year, and is already missing cables, spare parts and essential ...
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