You can find more images of the mass here at the BBC News.
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Protestors in Tripoli burned down KFC
This is insane… as a response to the movie insulting Prophet Mohamad (PBUH), protestors in Tripoli have burned down one of the KFC restaurants in the city! What kind of logic is that…?!
Photo via Racha El Halabi
Update:
Photo via Nour
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Following the Pope’s visit to Lebanon
You can of course follow the Pope in Lebanon on all Lebanese TV station during his 3 days visit here, but when you’re on the move you can download this iPhone application called “LB PAPAL Visit” developed by Born Interactive to get the latest news.
Pope Benedict XVI is due to visit Lebanon for the first time ever during his 7 year pontificate.
On the occasion of His apostolic Visit to Lebanon, lbpapalvisit was created! It is an app that provides you with an inside look into the historic visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Lebanon on the 14th, 15th and the 16th of September 2012.
This app is a must-have if you wish to receive an updated schedule of the Papal visit, as well as news updates and notifications regarding his visit sent directly to your phone.
lbpapalvisit also allows you to:
– Gain access to Pope Benedict XVI’s biography
– Read the latest news regarding the Papal visit
– Browse through the picture gallery
– Read the memorable speechesThe visit’s program is also available here.
As for the road that will be closed during these 3 days, you can download this Internal Security Forces communiqué in relation with closed roads, or simply check Abir’s post about that matter.
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Why tourists aren’t coming to Lebanon anymore
I never thought someone can do worse than Rahaf Abdallah…
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Al-Mourabitoun believe Angelina Jolie is a CIA agent!
Believe it or not, Angelina Jolie is actually a CIA agent disguised a UNHCR goodwill ambassador! That’s what actually Al-Mourabitoun, which is headed by Mustafa Hamdan, think. And if you don’t believe it you can check this piece of news!
Apparently Al-Mourabitoun have only known Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft!
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Angelina Jolie in Lebanon
You probably have heard about Angelina Jolie’s visit to Jordan yesterday to meet with the Syrian refugees who are currently living on Jordan-Syria border in order to help focus international attention on them and possibly attract more funding to help them (more here). It turned out that her plans also include visiting the refugees in Lebanon, Turkey and Iraq during the rest of her trip to the region.
Unfortunately no photos/videos have yet surfaced of her visit to the refugees here. The below 2 photos however are of Jolie at the Grand Serail in Beirut as she was addressing the journalists.
Thanks to both of @maytham11 & @ivysblog
Update:
At the Grand Serail.
And here are some photos of her with the refugees in Bekaa. 
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Mabrouk Lebanon!
So we did it and defeated Iran tonight!!
Lebanon stunned Iran 1-0 today to claim their first ever win against the regional giants and raise hopes of gaining a shock 2014 FIFA World Cup™ berth.
China-based midfielder Roda Antar headed home a free-kick on 28 minutes for Lebanon’s famous victory, in front of their home fans in Beirut, which lifted them off the bottom of Group A. Source
After playing 4 games we now have 4 points which is as much as Iran and Qatar have, except that they have played 3 games so far and therefore have one game in hand. You can check the standings here.
Our team still has 4 more games remaining with the next one being against Qatar on November 14th.
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No fire arms sign in Dekweneh
Looks like someone who’s disgusted of the armed clashes around the country (just like the majority of us) is putting up “No fire arms” signs around Dekweneh, but it seems like the municipal police there is unsurprisingly taking them down.
I believe there should be more of these signs nowadays in Tripoli and Al-Mikdad street in Dahyeh!
via Beirut with funk
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Meet Simon Baz, the first Lebanese-American superhero
Geoff Johns, a comic book writer of Lebanese roots, has recently created a new character called “Simon Baz” who’s a young Lebanese-American guy living in Dearborn, Detroit (the area where a lot of Lebanese immigrants to the US live in) who once became a car thief after losing his job because of the financial crisis but ends up stealing the wrong car. Then, and out of nowhere, he is unexpectedly called to join the universe’s galactic police force known as the Green Lantern Corps, and he eventually converts from being a criminal into a crime fighter.
You can read more about Simon Baz and how was he created here and here. And notice the Arabic tattoo on his right arm meaning “courage”.
