Apr 11, 2023 | Featured, Local, News
By Thalia Kattoura | Staff Writer On March 26, Lebanon woke up in what seemed to be two time zones amid a decision taken by caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and House Speaker Nabih Berri to postpone daylight savings time until the end of April. This...
Apr 11, 2023 | Featured, Local, News
By Mark Zoarob | Staff Writer In a recent incident adding to the recurring domestic violence crimes in Lebanon, Ghassan Saleh Al-Youssef shot his wife Aziza Mahmoud Al-Titi, and their two kids, Farah and Walaa. On April 3, the crime was committed in Burj al...
Apr 4, 2023 | Featured, Local, News
By Taleen El Gharib | Local News Junior Editor On March 29, journalist Leila Molana-Allen shared the case of a young woman who was raped on the Beirut Waterfront, near KidzMondo. In the message shared on her personal Twitter account, the journalist reported...
Apr 4, 2023 | Local, News
By Taleen El Gharib | Local News Junior Editor While gender-based violence and femicides in Lebanon were not uncommon, the frequency of witnessing such cases following the country’s economic turmoil has skyrocketed. It was only earlier this month that Lebanon...
Apr 3, 2023 | Local, News
By Rana Zalghout | Staff Writer Last week, a series of tweets by the Baalbek-Hermel Governor Bachir Khodr and his meeting with Dar Al-Fatwa caused controversy as he speculated whether refugees were exacerbating the Lebanese crisis. In the meeting, a video was...
Apr 3, 2023 | Local, News
By Thalia Kattoura | Staff Writer Following the October 17th revolution, the Lebanese media has been at the forefront of political discourse, becoming part of the opposition and posing itself as the resistance. As the protests gained momentum, they co-opted the...