Click on the image to sign the petition – لتوقيع على الإخبار اضغط على الصورة   إخــبار جانب النيابة العامة التمييزية في بيروت، حضرة النائب العام التمييزي القاضي حاتم ماضي المحترم، تحية طيبة وبعد، نحن الموقعين ادناه، في الأسبوع الماضي، وتحديدا في 21/4/2013 قام رئيس بلدية الدكوانة ومجموعة من عناصر شرطة هذه البلدية بارتكاب عدد من الأفعال ...

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This Wednesday, Alfa will launch the 4G-LTE network. I have been selected along with other bloggers to test Alfa’s 4G mobile broadband for a month and will be as of this Wednesday, sharing with you my 4G experience. Can’t wait!!!

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Minister Nicolas Sehnaoui, announced a while back that as of June 1st, all illegally imported mobile devices will not work on Lebanese SIM. This issue have raised a lot of both positive and negative feedback. If you want to put an end to illegally imported devices, then you should tackle the ...

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Minister Gibran Bassil, MOEW and with the partnership of the Ministry of Defense (?) and the Ministry of Interior Affairs, are launching a new Iphone app that aims at abolishing all kinds of illegal connections and trespasses on the National Electric Grid. In order to reduce the losses incurred caused by the illegal acquirement of electricity ...

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This is what happens when hate speech and racism is tolerated on all levels. What is scary is those “kids” (except that women in min 0:35) really lack awareness, and seems like they are parroting whatever they hear from their parents and surroundings… Sigh! What a shame.  

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I don’t know what to say more about this, we want a law that protects women from domestic violence, how impossible of a right is that? Join us this Sunday the 24th in our march for our rights, life and dignity.  @import url("http://abirghattas.com/wp-content/plugins/flash-album-gallery/admin/css/flagallery_noflash.css"); .flag_alternate .flagCatMeta h4 { padding: 4px 10px; margin: 7px ...

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Kholoud and Nidal (from their facebook account. ) After posting what Assafir published regarding Minister Marwan Charbel on the civil marriage of Kholoud & Nidal, and the infographic of Nicolas Hayek, Kholoud contacted me in order to clarify some points. What she had to say is very important as it explain ...

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The awesome Nicolas Hayek, put together yet another great infographic on Civil Marriage in Lebanon. For more on Nicolas work check his blog.   Infographic by: Nicolas Hayek @NicocoHayek

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credit: Lara Zankoul   One woman at least dies from domestic violence in Lebanon.  Family Violence is the most common form of violence experienced by women in Lebanon and globally. Although progress in breaking the silence and spreading awareness against abuses has been achieved, there is a persistent need for a direct and fundamental ...

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From Assafir.وقال شربل لـ«السفير» انه سمع بقرار الهيئة لكنه لم يتسلمه بعد. واشار الى انه سيدرس القرار ليبني على الشيء مقتضاه. وقال: «انا حقوقي واعرف انه عندما اوقع يجب ان ادرس الموضوع من كل جوانبه. يمكنني ان اوقع ويصفقوا لي ويقولوا انني اتخذت موقفا تاريخيا، ثم يعودون ويطعنون بهذا التوقيع» وفي ...

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