With the return of garbage to the streets, it seems highly unlikely that anything else could ruin what little hope the Lebanese have for their environment. But hope, it seems, is increasingly becoming a nuance in a country overwhelmingly stricken with corruption, especially when it comes to profit making ventures
Lebanon’s politicians are the country’s number 1 cannabis consumers and traders. This, according to a report aired by LBCI on Thursday. The crew visited a cannabis plot in the Bekaa’s remote village of Yammouneh, where they inspected fields of green as far as the eyes can see. The farmer who remains anonymous
“Trash will return to the streets”; this is the main theme of today’s headlines across the country after the municipality of Bourj Hammoud put into effect a decision to ban access to the landfill site in the area’s seaside front, propelled by the Kataeb party’s ongoing protest and closure of its
While the Perseids meteor shower peaked on August 11-12, outbursts could still be observed well throughout the weekend. In a bid to catch as many “shooting stars” as possible, the Newsroom Nomad embarked on a 3 day camping adventure chasing fireballs, and visiting different locations within the country’s governorates of North Lebanon
If you’re into the great outdoors, particularly the night skies, then the cosmos has a spectacular light show in store for the weekend. The Perseids are back, and this year astronomers predict an outburst of 200 meteors per hour -that’s double the usual rate! Nature’s light extravaganza will peak on August 11-12,
In collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and Fransabank, Lebanon’s French daily L’Orient Le-Jour held an online poll over the span of 10 days whereby members of the public where invited to vote for their preferred Lebanese village. The results, which were announced on Monday placed Akkar al-Atika on top
We’ve all heard about Lebanon’s yet untapped offshore oil and gas resources, and the controversy surrounding that, but hearing of onshore reserves came as somewhat of a surprise to me, especially since most of the talk surrounding the country’s black gold deposits have mainly focused on offshore capacity. In a recent report by MTV,
If you think that the Jannah dam controversy is politicized, think again; the battle for the preservation of one of the last of Beirut’s green spaces, Horsh Beirut, has only just begun. Just weeks after the park was reopened to the public, construction works for an Egyptian military field hospital kicked
Across the waters facing Beirut International airport, hundreds of seagulls can now be seen hovering over the nearby Costa Brava seaside dump. These seagulls are attracted to the leachate and garbage residue that is currently seeping into the sea just a few kilometers from the airport runway amid the blatant
Nadim Knaider – Dbayeh whale watching sunday june 12/… | Facebook A pod of whales was spotted off the coast of Dyabeh a few days ago by a group of Lebanese sailors. In a video posted on Facebook, and upon closer inspection, I was able to scarcely identify the species