LAU professor accused of raping his student?

By on May 21, 2013 in Lebanon

The below photo has been going viral on Facebook and was originally posted by someone called “Alexandra Shakked” earlier this morning.

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The Lebanese writer Rachid Al-Daif forcefully raped and manipulated his student in the Lebanese American University (LAU) in Beirut for four years, starting when he was 62 and she was 19. He locked her in his house and demanded sex from her at night, even raping her in her sleep. He threatened her in order to keep it a secret. This January, the rapist resigner before being shamefully fired from LAU when the university administration learned about his actions.

I’m not sure how true the story is, but something definitely doesn’t sound right to me, how exactly did he manage to lock her in his house for four years?

via Beirut Night Life

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Solidere pissed at St George’s banner

By on May 20, 2013 in Lebanon

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This banner draped over St. George Hotel must be pissing Solidere off so much. They now threaten legal actions against media people who publish photos showing “Stop Solidere” in them when covering some event at Zaitunay Bay!

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Fadi Khoury, owner of St. George, is probably the only man who dared to stand against Solidere and their malpractices on the waterfront, who in their turn blocked the hotel’s access to the sea.

waiver form via Beirutiyat

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New cinema opening soon in Bliss street

By on May 19, 2013 in Lebanon

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Looks like Hamra is soon getting a new cinema, “Prime on Bliss”, facing AUB in Bliss street. The website and Facebook page have no further details such as the numbers of screens that will be available, except that they’re opening this month.

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Fight breaks out after Nejmeh – Akhaa Aley game

By on May 19, 2013 in Lebanon

A fight broke out today following the game between Nejmeh and Akhaa Aley in Bhamdoun. I’m talking a wild guess that politics must have something to do with it!

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That’s another proof why Lebanese Football is a big fail.

Photos via Nejmeh Sporting Club’s page on Facebook.

Update:

Here’s a video of the fight posted by Al Jadeed.

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Almaza – Mazen Reje3

By on May 18, 2013 in Funny

Hahah Loulou mish midtarra!!

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Syrian TV Fail

By on May 18, 2013 in Funny

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via @TrellaLB

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Man base jumps off Beirut Four Seasons Hotel

By on May 17, 2013 in Lebanon

It would be cool to see more people jumping from taller buildings!

via Blog Baladi

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Lebanon’s 4G speed test

By on May 15, 2013 in Lebanon

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I was luckily among the people who were selected for the trial phase of the 4G network, so I got my dongle from Alfa yesterday and below are some random tests I performed today after I got my connection activated.

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As you can notice the speeds and ping delay are less than what one would expect on a 4G network but that might be due to my location since my reception meter was half full, so I’ll soon try to repeat the test from another place.

Note that Alfa 4G currently covers Beirut only and will slowly expand to other regions, same as what happened when 3G was launched.

Update:

I performed two additional tests near Tayouneh today and got the below speeds.

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Lebanese journalist/blogger assaulted for taking photos

By on May 15, 2013 in Lebanon

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Make sure to read Habib Battah’s story on how he got physically assaulted yesterday for trying to take photos of the ruins at District S construction site in Beirut downtown.

My chest and wrists still hurt from the arms of the men who tackled me, twisted my hands behind my back, and tried to rip my phone out of my hands this afternoon.

They were enraged because I refused to delete a photo of ancient ruins I shot on their construction site.

“Lock the door,” one of the foreman said earlier today, and moments later the giant doors of the site were sealed. I was surrounded by 5 to 6 men looking at me menacingly–prepared it seemed–to do anything to shut me up.

Unfortunately he was told to just forget about it when he tried to report the incident to the police station, so I hope his post reaches some good people who can take action about it!

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Barbar among CNN’s best kebab joints

By on May 14, 2013 in Lebanon

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CNN chose Barbar among their favorite Kebab joints in the world for the chicken shawarma it offers, and they got it right as Barbar’s shawarma is one of the best in town. Four other joints were chosen from Turkey, Israel, Greece, and Iran.

I once tasted the shawarma they do in Turkey at a famous place called Saray in Istanbul and thought it’s pretty awesome. The spices they use are a bit different I guess, and they serve it on a bed of bread with tomato sauce on top and yogurt on the side. It beats the Lebanese shawarma anytime!

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Also, one country I believe is missing from CNN’s list is Syria, since they’re known for their good kebab too. A good friend once took me to a quite old and famous restaurant called “Al-Siddiq” in an area called “Al-Qanawat” in Damascus, and its shawarma was really out of this world. The portion you get there is pretty generous with a pita bread on top, and also tastes much better than our Lebanese shawarma. If only the country is not at war now!

Al siddiqPhoto via illaf.net

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