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 […]
Recapping 2016 with a huge thank you to the Newsroom Nomad’s readers
I launched the Newsroom Nomad on April 26, 2016, with no expectation of making it big within the already saturated and established Lebanese blogosphere. With […]
Enough with the wildlife killing! Help by reporting cases through this app
While many of us head out to the wilderness to enjoy what little is left of the country’s beauty, some do it for the thrill […]
Outrage journalism: Where Adam Saleh and Bassel al-Amin meet
On Wednesday the story of infamous YouTuber Adam Saleh being kicked off a plane for allegedly speaking Arabic went viral, flooding our timelines with condemnations […]
The glass ceiling is real: Lebanon’s new cabinet only includes one woman
A new 30-minister government has been announced under Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, weeks after the latter was nominated to form the country’s new cabinet. The […]
In honor of Ghazi Aad, a gathering for the cause
A gathering will be held on Saturday noon to honor the memory of Ghazi Aad, Lebanon’s relentless activist who passed away last month after a […]
Lebanon’s snow-capped mountains: a source of awe and adventure
The season’s first snows arrived last week, and with that came a sense of relief to many; but for the chionophiles (snow lovers) among us, […]
Ancient shellfish used by Phoenicians for purple dye vanishes from eastern Med
The ancient shellfish, once used as a main source of Tyrian purple by the Phoenicians, has disappeared from the eastern Mediterranean coast, amid warnings of […]
Hold the celebrations: Abolishment of Lebanon’s ‘rape law’ not yet in the bag
Update: Lebanon’s parliament repealed article 522 on August 16, 2017. According to Lebanon’s LBCI, Lebanon’s shameful “rape law”, technically known as article 522 of the […]
The origin of the St. Barbara feast, the masks, and the wheat
It is all said to have started in Baalbeck some 1,700 years ago; the St. Barbara tradition to dress up in costumes and visit one’s […]