Lebanese Authorities Announce New Lockdown They Cannot Enforce

Ex-PM Hassan Diab announced yesterday a new two-week lockdown to contain the COVID-19 spread starting November 14 up until November 30. The airport will remain open, as well as vital industries and hospitals of course. Unfortunately, and just like every other decision taken by this government, they did not agree on a plan to enforce the lockdown prior to announcing it, and today's Serail meeting was a waste of time. So in other words, they…

Lebanese Waddah Malaeb Wins Season 12 of “Stars of Science”

Waddah Malaeb, a Lebanese engineer, was crowned “Stars of Science” Season 12 winner. The show is the leading innovation show in the Arab World, and aims at empowering Arab innovators to develop technological solutions for their communities, benefitting people’s health and lifestyles, and helping to preserve the environment. Malaeb won the title for his “Ductal Organoid-on-a-Chip!" invention. The chip is based on growing organ chip technology, and provides an environment in which cells can grow…

Lebanon’s Current Minister of Economy is The Worst We’ve Ever Had

This guy is all over the place, he's been useless since day1 and he continues to prove his incompetence in every possible aspect. I'm talking about Raoul Nehme of course, Lebanon's minister of Economy & Trade, who could not even store tons of flour donated by Iraq properly, and did not even disclose receiving this donation. As a result, large quantities were spoiled, and he still hasn't admitted his wrong-doing. Why weren't the tons of…

Meet the Lebanese Animator Working On Your Favorite Walt Disney Movies

If you've ever wondered, like myself, who are the brilliant minds behind Walt Disney and Pixar's animated movies, you'd be happily surprised to know one of them is a Lebanese animator and a former schoolmate. Louaye Moulayess kicked off his career with a short stint at Pixar, then moved to Blue Sky Studios before joining Walt Disney in 2019. He has worked so far on "Cars 2", "Ice Age 4", "Epic", "Rio 2", "The Peanuts…
Lebanon

Daskara: A Community-Driven Guide To Lebanon’s Hidden Gems

5 years ago
DASKARA, which is Arabic for “Authentic village”, is a recently launched app that is user-driven and serves as a repository of insider information on the plethora of natural and cultural sites in Lebanon. The app ...
Critiques

Abou Kassem Mistakes Halloween Party for Satanists

5 years ago
Father Abdo Abou Kassem, head of the Lebanese Catholic Media Center, still thinks there are “devil worshippers” in Lebanon and is now after a group of people celebrating Halloween in a palace in the Southern ...
Critiques

The 8,000 Laptops Scandal Continued: 2,335 Laptops Are Missing

5 years ago
A month ago, Lebanon’s Education Minister claimed that they received 8,000 laptops as a gift back in 2017, and that they’re still stuck because the Microsoft Enterprise agreement was never renewed. Last week, the minister ...
Humor

Wissam Magdy Hilarious Clip on Trump 2020 Campaign

5 years ago
Egyptian Artist Wissam Magdy remade an old song dedicated to Egypt’s dictator Hosni Mubarak and turned it into a pro-Trump song. For those who haven’t heard the original song, it was more of a small ...
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