@Jeanassy placed under house arrest

A Lebanese citizen and tweep who goes by the name @Jeanassy was called in for questioning today for having tweeted some sort of unfavorable remark regarding Lebanese President Michel Sleiman [ @SleimanMichel ]
Tags:@Jeanassy , @SleimanMichel , arrest , cyber crime , democracy , freedom of speech , Lebanon , ridiculous
Chiclets in Lebanon no more, I’ll take my 250 Lira back, Thank You

Over 100 Lebanese employees will soon be out of job. That’s 100 families directly affected by the closure of the Cadbury Adams factory in Lebanon located in the Zouk Mikail area. 370 families will also entail heavy financial losses as an indirect result of the factory’s termination. These families who rely on the famous Lebanese household item, Chiclets, to bring in a meager income during tough economic times will soon…
Tags:Cadbury Adams , Chiclets , Ghandour , jobs , Lebanon , made in Lebanon
Sleiman to the rescue of veteran actress Amalia Abi Saleh, stranded outside Lebanese hospitals

Amalia Abi Saleh can no longer walk. This after an accident that occurred four months ago where she fell heavily to the floor. Watch the LBCI report here The legendary Lebanese comedian is now being denied medical attention because she has governmental Health Ministry insurance (that says a lot about the system itself, which I will leave for another post). Amalia did it right, voicing her plight via social media platforms which soon…
Tags:Amalia Abi Saleh , cinema , culture , daman , health , healthcare , hospitals , Lebanese Actors , Lebanon , theatre , tv
Study warns Med coast, Lebanon, of sharp rise of jellyfish population this summer

Swarms of jellyfish spotted in the Mediterranean Sea were enough to prompt early warnings of an explosion in the population of the venomous sea creatures across the shores of the coastline. Global warming and overfishing seem to be the main instigators of the population increase in the said sea; a predecessor to what may a global maritime catastrophe. A report issued by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean and…
Tags:coastline , emergency , global warming , Jellyfish , Lebanon , mediterranean sea , summer , swimming , vinegar , warning
LBCI’s response to Nemr Abou Nassar’s video

Many of you rightfully expect LBCI’s transparent and honest answer to Mr. Abou Nassar’s video. Like most would agree, LBCI succeeded in exporting Lebanon to the world with unparalleled levels of professionalism. This did not happen by coincidence or magic, but as the result of the perseverant work of hundreds of professionals. And it happened because we believe in our country, in its talents, and in all men and women…
Tags:For Lebanon , LBCI , LBCI Epic Fail , Lebanon , Nemr Comedy , Wujuh Min Lubnan
Rest in peace, Parliament

Amid the frustration & demonstration of civil society activists, parliamentarians made their way to Nejmeh Square where a law to extend the current parliament’s mandate until the 20th of November 2014 was passed. Tomatoes were hurled at several convoys in Beirut, but to no avail…the law was passed
Tags:democracy , lebanese , lebaneseparliament , Lebanon , parliament
UPDATE + ANSWER: What is going to happen at 4pm today in Beirut?

Social media enthusiasts are all currently posting the same question, “what is going to happen at 4pm today in Beirut?” On the 4pm mark the following was published: Eight prominent bloggers from the Lebanese online scene are launching a virtual mock electoral campaign in retaliation to what they say is the mockery of an entire nation. The bloggers Hanin al-Siddique, Ali Fakhri, Salim al-Lawzi, Imad Bazzi, Zeinab Abdul Satter, Omar…
Tags:elections , Intekhabet.com , Lebanon , parliament , trella.org
Salah Tizani, aka Abou Salim, sends a message to Tripoli via LBCBlogs

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Tags:Abou Salim , actor , Lebanon , Salah Tizani , tripoli , war
Brazilian base jumper hits Beirut hotel

A Brazilian tourist jumped from the balcony of his hotel room in what appears to look like the Ramleh Baydah area.
Tags:4 seasons , adventure , base jumping , Brazil , extreme sports , Hotel , Lebanon
Let’s play a game, Traboulsi style

Whenever the phrase “I wanna play a game” comes to mind, I automatically imagine the villain from the psych-horror film SAW.