Tragic Stories from Tripoli’s “Death Trip” to Cyprus

More and more Lebanese are trying to escape the country in search of a new life, but not all of them have the means or are eligible to apply for immigration and go through the paper work, leaving them with one option: try to flee illegally and hope that they get to the other side of the sea. Ten days ago, few Tripolitans sold their lifetime savings to purchase a boat and decided to head…

2,600 Year-old Wine “Factory” Discovered Five Miles South of Sidon

National Geographic shared an amazing discovery today by archaeologists in Lebanon, who have "unearthed new evidence of the extensive overseas trade in wine by the ancient Phoenicians, with the discovery of the oldest wine press in Lebanon". The excavations at Tell el-Burak have revealed the well-preserved remains of a wine press used from at least the seventh century B.C, which is the earliest wine press ever found in the Phoenician homelands. Read the full article…

The New “Electronic” Civil Registry Extract is NOT Electronic

When I saw the billboards promoting an electronic civil registry extract, I thought to myself that this is too good to be true, and it turned out to be a hoax. What they did was simply put an e-form that you need to fill, print and go to the mayor instead of the mayor filling it up for us. All the remaining steps are still the same. So their idea of coming up with an…

The Lebanese Authorities Have No Idea What’s Happening At The Beirut Port, & Couldn’t Care Less

A massive explosion in August 4, followed by a small fire and today's massive fire almost a month later. How can one be so incompetent? so negligent? so stupid? They had over a month to search the port, take preventive measures, make sure qualified people are handling the reparation works, isolate highly flammable products etc. Like seriously! How hard is it to act proactively and secure the crime scene? The army confirmed back in August…
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Lebanese Journalist Dalal Mawad Wins The 2020 #SamirKassirAward For Best Audiovisual News Report

5 years ago
Here’s some good news to end yet another dramatic day in Lebanon. Lebanese reporter & Journalist Dalal Mawad has won the 2020 Samir Kassir Award for the best audiovisual news report. Mawad won the foundation ...
News

Lebanese-British BLOM Customer Wants to Take The Bank To Trial in An English Court

5 years ago
Bilal Khalifeh tweeted today that a Judge has ruled that English courts have jurisdiction in relation to Lebanese banks. Khalife is a BLOM customer who has been unable to make use of the more than ...
Critiques

Why Did the US Sanction Two Lebanese Ministers?

5 years ago
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned today former Lebanese ministers Yusuf Finyanus and Ali Hassan Khalil, who provided material support to Hizballah and engaged in corruption. Why did ...
Critiques

Sri Lanka Donates Tea To Beirut Blast Victims, Pr. Aoun Distributes Them to Republican Guard Brigade

5 years ago
Two weeks ago, the Sri Lankan Ambassador met with President Michel Aoun and stated that her country had sent 1675 kilograms of Ceylon tea “for the benefit of those affected by the explosion”. However, after ...
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