Posted By
Najib
Oct 14, 2020 04:11
Just when I thought LibanPost mushroom cloud stamp was a bad idea, I found out yesterday that leading regional streamer Shahid somehow managed to produce a series revolving around the August 4 Beirut Blast. The series is composed of 15 short films that look at the tragic events of August 4 and supposedly narrate the stories of survivors and victims. It hasn't been 3 months since the explosion took place, yet somehow they managed to…
Posted By
Najib
Oct 14, 2020 05:08
Libanpost issued a stamp featuring a photo of the Beirut Port explosion, calling on Lebanese to buy it to help out the Civil Defense and contribute to the ongoing reconstruction efforts. I don't know who advised them on including a photo of the deadly explosion, but this is so wrong on so many levels. How do you commemorate such a tragedy by displaying the explosion? Why not include photos of the firefighters who lost their…
Posted By
Najib
Oct 14, 2020 04:41
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation stated today that "it has reached no firm conclusion about what caused the Aug. 4 explosion in the port of Beirut that killed nearly 200 people and caused billions of dollars in damage." The FBI, along with other U.S. and European government agencies, are only assisting Lebanese security agencies in their probe, which has been ongoing for over two months now without any output. Judge Fadi Sawan was provided…
Posted By
Najib
Oct 14, 2020 04:30
There's no simple answer to this question. Both parties were clear that these talks are not a sign of peace-making or normalization, and are merely an attempt to solve a 10 year old economic dispute. How did it start? Quoting Al Jazeera, "the dispute dates back to 2011 when Israel ratified a maritime border agreement with neighbouring Cyprus that used as a reference point a maritime border that Lebanon and Cyprus had agreed to in…
Critiques
5 years ago
When we labeled all ruling parties as corrupt, many get offended and claim that they’re doing more than enough to fight corruption and set things straight. It’s been a year almost since the revolution started, ...
Critiques
5 years ago
If you want more proof that this resigned government is managing miserably the COVID-19 pandemic, the Interior Ministry just announced a renewed selective lockdown of 169 villages and towns for one week starting Monday. At ...
Baladi
5 years ago
On October 1st, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Dr. Mona Nemer’s reappointment as Canada’s Chief Science Advisor. Dr Nemer assumed this role back in 2017 and will continue following her re-appointment “to promote science ...
Critiques
5 years ago
Lebanon’s Education Ministry has announced a plan to help public and private schools students by giving them almost 1 million liras. I watched his interview with Al Jadeed and I have no idea what he’s ...
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