Ministry to grade restaurants on food safety
Health Minister Wael Abu Faour announced Monday that authorities would begin inspecting the country’s restaurants and grading them on hygiene and food safety. Restaurants will be rated Silver,...
900 tons of produce wasted each day due to Lebanon export crisis: minister
Agriculture Minister Akram Chehayeb met with several Lebanese officials Monday to gain support for a proposal to export agricultural goods ahead of Thursday’s Cabinet meeting. “After...
USEK goes greener helped by Microsoft Office 365
In an attempt to go green, reduce costs and simplify operations, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik USEK has become the first university in Lebanon to move students, staff and faculty onto Microsoft’s...
Workers uncover Roman burial site, antiquities in Sidon
A Roman wall and two burial grounds are among the latest archaeological treasures unearthed in the southern city of Sidon, which every now and then reveals another glimpse of its rich and ancient...
Beirut Mayor: Jumblatt’s claims on Ramlet al-Baida deal ‘totally untrue’
Beirut’s Mayor dismissed Progressive Socialist Party chief Walid Jumblatt’s claims Wednesday that the capital’s municipality would purchase the private property on Ramlet al-Baida...
Bandits steal safe, truck from Lebanon water company
Thieves broke into the offices of Lebanese water companyTannourine overnight Tuesday and escaped with a large safe they loaded onto a delivery truck in the parking lot, which they also stole. A...
NGO Intaliqi empowers women with training
Umm Ammar, Aziza and Elham were busy preparing Tuesday’s iftar from a makeshift kitchen set up in their campsite in the Bekaa Valley region of Dalhamieh. Working with fresh vegetables and...
Judge reverses decision to close Beirut’s only public beach
A Beirut judge Sunday reversed a decision to allow private real estate companies to block entrances to Beirut’s only public beach. Beirut Judge of Urgent Matters Zalfa al-Hasan issued two decrees...
