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Najib
Dec 04, 2020 04:17
A couple of weeks ago, Lebanese NT player Ali Haidar shared a video where he stated he will never play in the national team as long as Akram Halabi is president of the Lebanese Basketball Federation, and challenged any journalist to interview him live. LBCI's Gayath Dibra ended up interviewing Haidar for over an hour yesterday and the claims/accusations he made were scandalous to say the least. You can watch the full interview , and…
Posted By
Najib
Dec 02, 2020 05:23
Holidays are around the corner, our economy is hanging by a thread, the majority of businesses are struggling big time and need our support to survive. For that sake, consider shopping local this month and supporting small businesses. If you're wondering where to buy from, Lana Chukri has compiled an awesome list of local businesses and craftsmen. I'm sharing the lists here for the blog's readers: PS: It goes without saying that the list is…
Posted By
Najib
Dec 01, 2020 04:50
Old Beirut shared a picture yesterday of the first car to enter in Lebanon, as per their claim. The car, which was brought to Lebanon in 1906 was owned by AUB President Dr. Howard Bliss at the time. Another source claims that the first car to enter Lebanon was owned by by Mr. Michel Sursock and then Dr. Graham back in 1905. However, AIA website disputes this claim by stating that Philippe Skaff was the…
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Najib
Dec 01, 2020 04:25
If you thought the way this government handled the pandemic was a mess, wait till they get their hands on the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines. According to this LBCI report, we're only getting the doses from Pfizer but the committee in charge of managing the pandemic is looking into other options as well. However, the real problem resides on storing and distributing the vaccines, and more importantly, how will the authorities decide who will…
Critiques
5 years ago
Let me start but saying that lockdowns in most countries around the world have turned into failed experiments, but quite often helped these same countries in planning the re-opening phase or implementing a second lockdown, ...
Lebanon
5 years ago
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 ...
Critiques
5 years ago
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 ...
Lebanon
5 years ago
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 ...
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