Blog Baladi | Made in Lebanon
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Blog Baladi is the most popular Lebanese blog out there. Najib offers commentary on everything in Lebanon. Blog Baladi's mission is to showcase Lebanon and the Lebanese in all their true, gritty, depressing, beautiful, ever-hopeful and absolutely hilarious glory.
Blog Baladi | Made in Lebanon
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Dr. Jamal J. Hoballah, professor and chair of the Department of Surgery at the American University of Beirut, has received a prestigious recognition from the largest surgical organization in the world, the American College of Surgeons (ACS). Hoballah was conferred with Honorary Fellowship, which is awarded to distinguished surgeons who have demonstrated leadership, advanced surgical ..read more
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Georges Kettaneh, who has served as Secretary General for the Lebanese Red Cross for over 10 years, has been elected to The Standing Commission of the Red Cross Red Crescent during the 34th International Conference of the RCRC held in Geneva on the 30th of October 2024. A well deserved win for a man who ..read more
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Local businesses had to endure a rough summer due to the Gaza War and the ongoing Israeli war on Lebanon that escalated a month ago has taken a heavy toll on all businesses and the economy as a whole. A lot of NGOs are accepting donations to help the displaced and I’m glad to see ..read more
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Almost a year after killing Lebanese video journalist Issam Abdallah and injuring other journalists near Alma al Chaab, the Israeli army struck yesterday a media guest house in Hasbaya and killed three journalists as they were sleeping. Those killed were Ghassan Najjar, a camera operator for Al-Mayadeen along with technician Mohammed Rida and Al-Manar TV’s ..read more
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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has officially added Lebanon to its grey list, which means that Lebanon will become under increased monitoring for its financial practices and compliance with international standards for combating money laundering and terrorism financing. According to Reuters, “the war had led the FATF to give Lebanon until 2026 instead of ..read more
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Over 1 billion dollars were pledged in humanitarian and military support for Lebanon at the Paris conference yesterday, including $200 million dollars for the security forces. The US pledged to provide $300 million, France and Germany each around $100 million, while Italy will provide $10 million. While Lebanon needs all the help it can get ..read more
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It’s October and once again forest fires are raging and the Civil Defence are not properly equipped to contain them. The Rabweh fire has been ongoing for four days now and the rough terrain is making very difficult to contain the fire, let alone extinguish it. While it’s understandable to have difficulties containing a fire ..read more
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While Israel was bombing Baalbek, a local exploited the situation to destroy a house that was deemed historic by the authorities. Governor of Baalbek & Hermel Bachir Khodr reported the matter and mentioned that the individual was arrested. The house in the picture above already looked in bad shape, I wonder if the local authorities ..read more
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A potential cholera case in the northern region of Akkar has been confirmed by the Lebanese officials. This marks the first cholera case since October 2022 prompting the Health Ministry to activate its national cholera response plan and implement containment measures. The outbreak in 2022 was only contained in July 2023. The infected individual is ..read more
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Two Lebanese soldiers today were killed and three others injured in an Israeli strike next to an army checkpoint in South Lebanon. This is the first time that Israel fires at the Lebanese Army ever since the war escalated two weeks ago. On the same day, and few days after having rejected an Israeli demand ..read more