In the remote village of Lassa, some 44 KM north of Beirut, nestled between the evergreen mountains of the Jbeil district, lies a farm unlike any I had ever seen. The farm is run by Raed Chami, who produces organic crops, and his partner Joanna Parker, a woman who has
Month: May 2016
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Activists protesting the Jannah dam have been notified of the Governor of Mount Lebanon’s decision to halt construction works at said dam, Lebanon’s Legal Agenda reported on Thursday. This comes after activists held a protest in Beirut’s Riad Solh Square, whereby they denounced the project as Cabinet held a session. The
Maarouf Hamieh kidnapped and murdered the nephew of Mustapha al-Hujeiri (Abou Taqiyeh) over the grave of his son, Mohammad Hamieh, a Lebanese army soldier, who was gunned down by Nusra Front militants in Arsal almost two years earlier. 22 year-old Hussein al-Hujeiri’s body was found Tuesday riddled with over 30
A lion is being offered up for sale on Facebook and the price stands at $5000. According to the seller’s post, the 5 month old male cub comes with “documents and a medical passport.” Upon further investigation, it appears that he is attempting to secure a deal prior to the operation. The Newsroom
Thousands of residents cast their vote in the third phase of Lebanon’s municipal elections on Sunday. Voter turnout was marked at approximately 48.15% and categorized as follows: 44% in Sidon, 57.5% in Sidon’s villages, 53% in Jezzine, 42.5% in Bint Jbeil, 47% in Tyre, 43.2% in Marjeyoun, 47% in Hasbaya,
Far from any semblance of conflict, children and innocent bystanders are falling victim to the arbitrary use of guns in both celebrations and funeral processions. As this blog post is being written, 11 year-old Hassan Hussein Kheireddine lies on a hospital bed after receiving a bullet to the chest, which
Behind the scenes and away from public eye, a deal was struck. Profiting from public disinterest in the issue, Minister of Agriculture Akram Chehayeb approved a partial deforestation in the Jannah natural reserve for the purpose of erecting a dam in this location. Environment Minister Mohammad Mashnouk made his objections known,
When I was a child, my late grandmother, and out of concern for my wellbeing, gave me the following advice : “a woman is like a well polished diamond. The slightest scratch on its surface is a blemish that ruins its value irreversibly”. She was referring to my virginity of
Nothing more can be said about the current garbage crisis. The inability of our once elected and recently self-appointed government to secure the removal of the trash output of its citizens in an eco-friendly manner has long ceased to make news. But with the 60 day deadline coming to an
The case of Roula Yaacoub, a woman whose husband was said to have beaten her to death four years ago, has finally moved forward with the accusatory body of North Lebanon overturning a decision issued in 2014, which prevented the trial of her husband for “lack of evidence,” Lebanon’s Legal