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This New Lebanese Page Will Now Expose You For Texting & Driving

A new Instagram page is putting reckless drivers on blast, and it’s already getting attention. The account, Instagram handle @shilomenidak, is on a mission to make people think twice before picking up their phones behind the wheel. Their bio says it all: “Your DMs can survive…

Shipping Giant CMA CGM Just Acquired Fattal Group

Shipping giant CMA CGM is set to acquire 100% of Fattal Group, in a major deal involving one of Lebanon’s biggest homegrown companies. Founded over 130 years ago, Fattal has grown from a family business into a powerhouse operating across 8 countries. Today, it stands as one of th

Emily in Paris Actress Philippine Leroy Beaulieu Just Shared Mar Charbel To Her 2 Million Followers

French actress Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, best known for her role in Emily in Paris, just caught attention online after sharing content related to Lebanon’s beloved saint, Saint Charbel, with her audience of over 2 million followers. The post quickly spread among Lebanese fans, w

ISF Just Arrested The Suspect Behind Rental Scam Targeting Displaced Families

The Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced the arrest of a man accused of running a rental scam targeting displaced families. The Cybercrime and Intellectual Property Protection Office arrested George El Achkar (born 1990, Lebanese) after tracking a series of fraud cas

There’s A New Bill In Lebanon To Ban Social Media For Those Under 14

A draft law has been submitted by MP Tony Frangieh that would ban social media use for anyone under 14 in Lebanon. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tony Frangieh (@tonyfrangieh) Information Minister Paul Morcos also called for the development of a national plan to reg

Lebanon Just Met Binance To Discuss Opportunities In Crypto Space

Lebanon’s Minister of Economy, Amer Bisat, met with senior officials from Binance to discuss the growing crypto space and what it could mean for Lebanon. In a post shared after the meeting, Bisat said crypto trading among Lebanese is “significant and growing.” He noted that this

Lebanese Startup HAQQ Just Raised $3 Million

Beirut-based startup HAQQ Legal AI has raised $3 million to grow its AI-powered legal platform and expand beyond the local market. The capital will be used to accelerate the development of HAQQ’s AI operating system for legal work and scale its rollout across the Middle East and

Lebanon Officially Broke The Guinness World Record For The Longest Christmas Carol

After a 170-hour nonstop Christmas recital from December 16 to 23, Lebanon just gained a Guinness World Record. Singing Emmanuel, the recital organized by Sandra Akiki, took place at the Sacred Hearts School in Kfardebian. At all times during the 7 days, at least 12 people were i

You Won’t Need To Pay More Than 400,000LL For Valet In Lebanon

The Ministries of Interior and Tourism issued a joint decision setting the cap for valet across Lebanon to 400,000LL (~$4.5). Further reducing it from 700,000LL. Last year, the Governor of Beirut ordered the crackdown on valet violations. However, in August 2017, we published tha

Qlayaat Airport Is Finally Launching Before This Summer

The Parliamentary Committee on Public Works, Transport, Energy, and Water met to review the Ministry of Public Works’ plan for the year, in a session chaired by MP Sajee Attieh and attended by Minister Fayez Rassamny. Attieh said the plan includes establishing a regulatory body f

Lebanon Just Ranked #1 For Highest IQ In The Middle East

According to the International IQ Test 2026 country rankings, Lebanese people scored an average IQ of 99.13. The ranking placed Lebanon first among Middle Eastern nations and 41st globally. The ranking comes from more than 1.2 million people worldwide who took the same standardiz