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Foreigner’s Guide to Gun shooting in Lebanon

By: sareen
2 February 2015 at 07:08

Foreigner’s Guide to Gun shooting in Lebanon

Not to mention that gun shooting also happens at births! But don’t forget, if there’s no rocket launched, then it’s a baby girl that was born. I swear we live in a zoo….

News Wrap: Former Trump adviser John Bolton to plead guilty over classified information

4 June 2026 at 22:45
In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton agreed to plead guilty to a felony count of illegally retaining classified information, U.S. officials say a flesh-eating insect detected in Texas livestock has not spread, Hezbollah rejects a ceasefire agreement with Israel and Lebanon and thousands got a sneak peek of the Obama Presidential Center.

Trump acknowledges calling Netanyahu 'crazy,' says Israel is complicating peace talks with Iran

Even as the U.S. president conceded the tensions in an interview released Wednesday, he insisted that his relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was solid and that they connected, in part, because they are both "wartime" leaders.

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  • Killing Our Culture sareen
    A little over a week ago a library in Tripoli was burned because … well… to be honest I shouldn’t continue that sentence. There should be NO reason to burn down a library! Shame on those who have done this stupid act. There’s now a fund raising project that is trying to come up with [...]
     

Killing Our Culture

By: sareen
13 January 2014 at 07:38

Killing Our Culture

A little over a week ago a library in Tripoli was burned because … well… to be honest I shouldn’t continue that sentence. There should be NO reason to burn down a library! Shame on those who have done this stupid act. There’s now a fund raising project that is trying to come up with [...]
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  • Netanyahu declares victory over Iran – and rules out withdrawal from Lebanon Jason Burke in Jerusalem
    Preliminary agreement between Washington and Tehran has prompted anger in Israel, and widespread criticism of Netanyahu’s leadershipBenjamin Netanyahu has hailed a historic victory over Iran and ruled out any immediate withdrawal from Lebanon, saying that Israel’s forces would remain there “for as long as necessary”.“We established deep security zones around the State of Israel. We did this in Gaza, in Lebanon, and in Syria,” the Israeli prime minister said in a televised press conference on Mon
     

Netanyahu declares victory over Iran – and rules out withdrawal from Lebanon

Preliminary agreement between Washington and Tehran has prompted anger in Israel, and widespread criticism of Netanyahu’s leadership

Benjamin Netanyahu has hailed a historic victory over Iran and ruled out any immediate withdrawal from Lebanon, saying that Israel’s forces would remain there “for as long as necessary”.

“We established deep security zones around the State of Israel. We did this in Gaza, in Lebanon, and in Syria,” the Israeli prime minister said in a televised press conference on Monday. “And I want to make it clear: we will remain in these security zones … to protect our country.”

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  • Lebanese “hunting” sareen
    Today’s comic came to be through a collaboration between myself and the extremely talented and witty Claude el Khal, the writer/humorist/artist behind the insightful blog My Beirut Chronicles! A big thank you Claude for writing the joke to today’s comic!   And to you dear reader, in case you’re not Lebanese (or a Lebanese living [...]
     

Lebanese “hunting”

By: sareen
16 January 2017 at 07:15

Lebanese “hunting”

Today’s comic came to be through a collaboration between myself and the extremely talented and witty Claude el Khal, the writer/humorist/artist behind the insightful blog My Beirut Chronicles! A big thank you Claude for writing the joke to today’s comic!   And to you dear reader, in case you’re not Lebanese (or a Lebanese living [...]
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  • Violent attacks on schools, pupils and staff around the world up by 40%, says study Sarah Johnson
    Cases reported in 83 countries, with at least 10,600 students and staff killed, injured, abducted or arrested, GCPEA saysAttacks on education globally have surged by 40% with more than 8,556 recorded incidents and 10,600 students and staff killed, injured, abducted, arrested or otherwise harmed in 2024 and 2025, according to new research.Attacks were reported in 83 countries, with the highest incidences recorded in Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Haiti, Palestine and Uk
     

Violent attacks on schools, pupils and staff around the world up by 40%, says study

15 June 2026 at 04:00

Cases reported in 83 countries, with at least 10,600 students and staff killed, injured, abducted or arrested, GCPEA says

Attacks on education globally have surged by 40% with more than 8,556 recorded incidents and 10,600 students and staff killed, injured, abducted, arrested or otherwise harmed in 2024 and 2025, according to new research.

Attacks were reported in 83 countries, with the highest incidences recorded in Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Haiti, Palestine and Ukraine.

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  • US and Iran reach framework peace deal to end war Jason Burke in Jerusalem
    Precise terms remain unclear amid conflicting claims over when access to vital global shipping route will be restoredMiddle East crisis – live updatesBusiness live – latest updatesA framework peace deal between the US and Iran has been reached, Donald Trump and senior Iranian officials have said, bringing the 15-week conflict to a tentative end and offering hope of relief for the Middle East and the world economy.The secretariat of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said war and military o
     

US and Iran reach framework peace deal to end war

Precise terms remain unclear amid conflicting claims over when access to vital global shipping route will be restored

A framework peace deal between the US and Iran has been reached, Donald Trump and senior Iranian officials have said, bringing the 15-week conflict to a tentative end and offering hope of relief for the Middle East and the world economy.

The secretariat of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said war and military operations on all fronts, including Lebanon, would end permanently from Monday night.

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