Dalia Freyfer is visually impaired. She lost her eyesight at just 18 years of age. But, she never let that define her or stand in […]
Month: January 2017
The world is getting warmer — and so is Beirut
According to recently released independent analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Earth’s 2016 surface temperatures were the warmest since modern […]
Meet Baloo, Lebanon’s ‘last’ Syrian bear. He hates his wife
We all read the story of the Syrian brown bear sighting that happened last week. The news was so happily received that it went viral, […]
Beirut seagull slaughter could go on for four years: activists
Lebanon is waging a war on birds, seagulls to be specific, in hopes of decreasing the threat of bird strikes in and around Beirut International […]
Extremely rare mother bear and cub spotted in Lebanon’s east
A group of young people made a striking discovery in Lebanon’s eastern mountain range – capturing the extremely rare and native Syrian brown bear on […]
Costa Brava landfill ordered shut after airport bird scare. Will the trash return?
Mount Lebanon Judge of Urgent Matters Hassan Hamdan has ordered the temporary closure of the Costa Brava seaside dump site south of Beirut for fears of […]
Soaring bird numbers spark aviation safety concerns in Lebanon
The threat of bird-strikes in and around Beirut airport is not recent; it’s an issue that’s been raised time and time again by the media, […]
Social media outrage is no cure for “bad” media
The first local media event of the New Year was the unloading of caskets clad in the Lebanese flag on the tarmac of Beirut International […]