Three sporadic rainfalls were enough to cause major flooding across Beirut and its suburbs. Flooding in the capital’s southern suburbs...
In an event that received alarmingly minimal coverage, a group of individuals carrying weapons raided a party taking place in...
In a passionate showcase of entrepreneurial prowess, the stage was set for a night of innovation and celebration on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at the Ritage Garden in Achrafieh. The ScaleSmart Demo Day, organized by Berytech, marked a significant milestone, as five promising startups—Ajjerni, Kudwa, Brighter Energy, BookInk, and Little...
A new report by the Anti-Racism Movement in Lebanon (linked here) shed a light on the racism that refugees and...
On Wednesday 13 September, Lebanese Members of Parliament Ibrahim Kanaan and George Adwan met with a delegation from the International...
After refusing to undergo a urine test, judge Ghassan Khoury issued a search and inquiry order for journalist Mariam Majdouline Lahham on Wednesday in a new episode of crackdowns on journalists and freedoms in the country. Background of the Case Initially, Lahham was summoned to investigations under the pretense of...
Earlier this week, Minister of Education and Higher Education Abbas Halabi decided to launch the academic year despite unresolved reservations...
Comedian Nour Hajjar was released on Tuesday evening after Judge Ghassan Oueidat retracted his decision – for now. Having been...
Last week, the military police summoned comedian Nour Hajjar over a joke he made about how soldiers are now working as delivery drivers in the midst of socioeconomic deterioration. Hajjar’s joke, while deemed unfunny by official authorities, is largely true: due to the lack of income from being a soldier,...
Last week, a pre-audit report by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)...
The last few years saw a dramatic increase in the number of women killed by their partners, family members or...
On Wednesday, a truck loaded with weapons flipped on the Kahhaleh turn, an area notorious for its hosting of recurrent accidents and dangerous design, as well as for its old history of hosting conflicts between warring factions. The incident made national headlines, as it was followed by violent fighting between...