Pictures From The 2024 Zambo Festival in Mina, Tripoli

Zambo is one of the most unusual celebrations in Lebanon and it takes place in Mina, Tripoli every year right before the start of the Orthodox Lent. Participants from all different cultural, social and religious backgrounds paint their faces and wear colourful costumes to take part in this festive and vibrant event that includes music, dancing and feasting, and ends with all participants jumping in the sea to wash off their paint. It's still not…

Bustan El Zeitoun Extra Virgin Olive Oil Earns Two 2024 Global Awards

Bustan El Zeitoun, an olive oil from the Southern town of Abra, has been rewarded once again at the EVOOLEUM Awards 2024, an international platform whose aim is to ensure production efficiency and meticulous selection through a stringent and impartial methodology led by an esteemed panel of experts in extra virgin olive oil. This year, Bustan El Zeitoun coveted Quality Award as a top-tier producer of limited production extra virgin olive oil at the EVOOLEUM…

Lebanon Ranks Second to Last in The 2024 Global Happiness

In this year's edition of The World Happiness Report, Lebanon received a score of 2.7, the second worst score before Afghanistan. Lebanon ranked 142nd out of 143 countries, and is the least happy country in the Middle East after Yemen, Egypt & Jordan. I did not find Syria in the report but Palestine even scored better than us with everything happening there. The World Happiness Report then averages the score from life evaluations per country…

The Governments To Pay Up to $40K To Damaged Houses in South Lebanon

Al-Akhbar reported today that the government has promised to provide financial assistance to families of martyrs and damaged houses in South Lebanon due to the ongoing Israeli aggression. The article mentions the government will pay up to $20k for every martyr's family and $40k for every damaged house, and will also help partially damaged businesses and houses. I don't know how serious these promises are but they're outrageous to say the least. How can a…
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The Catastrophic Health Effects of Diesel Generators in Lebanon

1 week ago
The rate of carcinogenic pollutants in Lebanon’s atmosphere has doubled since 2017 according to an AUB study and cancer rates have witnessed an increase of up to 30% since 2016. While there are several factors ...
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Sister Maya Ziadeh Should Not Be Teaching

2 weeks ago
A nun was apparently ousted from her teaching role after a controversial speech she gave to students emerged online. In her speech, nun Maya Ziadeh asked her students to pray for families and young men ...
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Outrage Over Teaching of LGBT Families at Jounieh School

2 weeks ago
College Central Des Moines, a college located in Jounieh that follows the French system, has angered families after finding out their kids are being taught about LGBT families. A leaked sheet from the school in ...
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Who’s Behind Russian President Putin’s Billboards in Beirut?

2 weeks ago
Several billboards appeared in Beirut today, mainly in Beirut’s southern suburbs, in support of Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of the Russian Presidential elections set to held on March 17th. Some of them promoted the ...
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