Why is Parking so Ridiculous in this country?

Is there anywhere you want to drive to ever a sane experience? Unless its a mall or a supermarket with its own parking lot like some Spinney's. But other things like fast casual places to grab a sandwich or lunch or even the bank, you have to take double parking to be the norm or even feel lucky that you could still double park and not block traffic, wouslit la hal daraje!! On top of that many places would install parking guards to manage the parking. Why are they always sooo aggressive? the guy would rudely open your car's door as if you can't open it yourself and then you have to rush gathering your belongings before exiting the car. I dunno why they do that, to justify giving them a tip after leaving the place? No thanks, I didn't need your help sir, I could have parked myself.
Post Author: /u/WaffleNebula42
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Does anyone know what's the endgame of hezb here??

I'm against both hezb and israel and support Palestine, but what the fuck is hezb's endgame here?

After October 7, hezb on October 8 was the one who started poking israel not the other way around, against the Lebanon's wishes. It escalated and dragged Lebanon into a one sided war, they bought pagers from the terrorist enemy which lead to a huge terrorist attack against them, turns out they have moles that helped bomb every important member. They were barely able to stop the land invasion. When things went south for them they ran to the government for help to stop the war that they started and then refuse to abide with the agreement.

The end result:
- they became much weaker
- established their weapons are as good as a slingshot.
- established they are dumber than a rock they bought Booby trapped pagers.
- they are infested with israeli moles.
- New President and prime minister.
- Hezb put the government in a corner to be America's and Israel's bitch to get out of the mess they started.
- Hezb threatening a civil war cause they chickened out of disarming and they claim these weapons are for our protection.
- Israel occupies 5 points of lebanon now.
- the south's lands and landmarks almost annihilated.
- Hezb twist facts to justify their failure as a success and justify their existence.

Everything they did doesn't benefit them at ALL. It slightly benefited lebanon, but by far the biggest benefiter here is israel, they now have soldiers on OUR LAND and hezb gave them a reason to BOMB parts of lebanon. Any sane person looking at these fact would find that hezb needs to go, it's a threat to Lebanon’s sovereignty and unironically can be called "Sahayne" and "bala sharaf" the words they like to throw around whenever someone disagrees with them.

Also the only way to liberate palestine through war is by having every Arab country against them with good arsenal and planning, not some measily iran backed terrorist militia, that mistakenly buys pagers from the enemy. Until that happens the only way for lebanon to help ...
Post Author: /u/Khorya
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My Ranking of Safe of Arab Countries

I have been to many countries in the Middle East and North African region as a Lebanese American. My list is based on tourist places and walking around (obviously not going to militia and ghetto areas), as well as personal stories from other backpackers. This is my true ranking as a tourist :

1) Oman
2) Saudi / Qatar / Kuwait / Bahrain / UAE
(^these are all the same oil slave country imo)
3) Jordan
4) Lebanon
5) Tunisia
6) Morocco
7) Egypt
8) Syria

I have not yet been to:
Iraq / Libya / Algeria / Yemen
Post Author: /u/sultanslime
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Lebanese Ministry of Agriculture cannabis draft 2 ‎ من نبتة منسيّة إلى مشروع وطني يُجسّد الشفاء، والاستدامة، والاقتصاد الأخضر…

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وزارة_الزراعة

القنب الطبّي كنموذج للزراعة المستدامة: #وزارة_الزراعة تتقدّم نحو الاقتصاد الحيوي الأخضر"
من نبتة منسيّة إلى مشروع وطني يُجسّد الشفاء، والاستدامة، والاقتصاد الأخضر…
رحلة يقودها لبنان بخطى واثقة، برعاية دولة الرئيس الدكتور نواف سلام، وبقيادة وزارة الزراعة ومعالي الوزير الدكتور نزار هاني

الزراعة_نبض_الارض_والحياة

القنب_الطبّي

لبنان_يختار_المستقبل

📽️ شاهدوا الآن كيف تتحوّل الزراعة إلى مستقبل أفضل، مبني على الثقة، والعِلم، والسيادة الوطنية.
Post Author: /u/EreshkigalKish2
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Abandoned Lebanon by James Kerwin

Introduction

Back in 2016, I came across an article which marked the ten-year anniversary of the end of the 2006 Lebanon war by asking eighteen of their photographers to reflect on the images they had taken. The result was brilliant and touching, and subsequently inspired me to research and visit Lebanon myself. In 2019, I was at last able to set foot in the country of which I had been dreaming and which I had been frantically investigating for three years. I realised then how fast Lebanon was changing, and would change again – a feeling that was later confirmed by my second trip in 2021. This is why I feel so blessed to have had the opportunity to capture even a few of the wonders Lebanon hosts, hoping they will remain standing and even be restored in the future.

Nestled against the Mediterranean Sea and flanked by Syria to the north and east, with Israel to the south, the land now known as Lebanon was part of the Ottoman Empire for four centuries, before coming under French rule after World War I. Lebanon gained independence from France in 1943, but the Allies occupied the region until the very end of World War II. Lebanon’s history since its independence has been marked by alternating periods of turmoil, and political stability and prosperity, the latter being built on Beirut’s position as a regional centre for finance, business, and trade.

Not long after World War II, in 1947 another war broke out, this time with Israel. The Palestine War (or the War of Independence) has left many scars which can still be seen across the country today. An estimated 100,000 Palestinians fled to Lebanon during the war with Israel, and were not permitted to return after the ceasefire in 1949. As of 2019 there are still an estimated 175,000 to 450,000 Palestinian refugees living in Lebanon, with at least half still in decades-old refugee camps which nowadays resemble permanent settlements and neighbourhoods.

During the 1960s, Lebanon was relatively calm. During this time Beirut even earned the nickname “the Paris of the...
Post Author: /u/EreshkigalKish2
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Algerian Ambassador in Lebanon meets with Rita Hayek, then deletes photos

Hi everyone, Recently, the Algerian Ambassador in Lebanon met with Lebanese actress Rita Hayek. Photos of the meeting were shared on the Ambassador's official page but were later deleted.

Not sure why they were removed, but I thought it was interesting to share here.
Post Author: /u/icantchooseanymore
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Can someone fill me in on the whole “we are not arab” debate?

So im new to this topic and im lebanese and almost fully Lebanese as my dna test show 92% genes from ancient Saida, Byblos (Baalbak), and Tyre (soor). I have always identified as arab and recently someone started yelling at me and saying “NO NEHNA PHOENICIANS” and apparently they told me im not a real lebanese person and i am just an arab invader which contracticts my dna test so?
I just have never heard of this issue until now. Like we speak arabic, are we not Arabs? 😭

Im proud of my lebanese heritage and idk why i can’t identify as arab or else ill be told im not a real lebanese person

Whats this all about?
Post Author: /u/JigglyOnion
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I’m Maria Nehme, General Manager of OLX Lebanon - Ask Me Anything (Tue Aug 19 @ 4 PM Beirut time)

Hi r/Lebanon! I’m **Maria Nehme**, General Manager of **OLX Lebanon**.

**What I’m here for:** rebrand & recent changes, search and discovery, listings quality & moderation, pricing/promotions, trust & safety, delivery/fulfillment options, and the overall classifieds ecosystem in Lebanon.

**How to participate**

• Post ONE clear question per top-level comment.

• Upvote questions you want answered. You can also browse **Answered** / **Unanswered** to follow along more easily.

• I’ll start with the most-upvoted, general-interest questions, then work through as many as I can.

• Please keep it civil and on topic.

**From the announcement thread:** We’ve pre-seeded a few top questions here (credited to the original users) so I can begin quickly.

Thanks for having me. Let’s begin!

— **u/Maria_Nehme_OLX_LB**
Post Author: /u/TheBroken0ne
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Just the kind of representation Lebanon needs! A liar and a con artist.

If you guys didnt know, this is Hussein Farhat, he is Lebanese and lives in Canada.

He has blown up in the fitness community all around the globe in the past few years for his insane transformation.

He claimed he was a lifetime natural (never took steriods/performance enhancing drugs) and achieved the transformation shown in the picture in less than 2 years.

He used all that attention and extreme genetic ability to lie (his dad must be a politician) to scam people and lie to young gym goers that he knows the way to have an insane physic naturally. Just buy his program!

Two days ago he was outted as a fake and turns out bro was blasting steroids and drugs for 16 months. And now he's making more excuses and lying more than ever to benefit.

I love how even outside of Lebanon, he is showing that our people's best skills are to lie and be con artists. Just what we needed!

What a joke.
Post Author: /u/GabyTRH
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I need advice

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Post Author: /u/uhda88263691919
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With Love, From Iran [Warning: Long Post]

Dear people of Lebanon, as an Iranian, it is mind boggling how different some of our views are surrounding geopolitics involving your illegitimate neighbor. And I didn't know you guys hated our fucking guts so much. I also didn't know that we were oppressing people, other than our own, but some of you refer to us as your oppressors which is a very weird thing to see. What I do know for a fact, is that this sub and NewIran are heavily compromised and infiltrated with Zionist losers spreading propaganda and cosplaying as Lebanese, Iranian, etc., creating an echo chamber and a unilaterally Pro-Israel voice, and I’m absolutely sure that NewIran was created by the Zionists as a psyop stage to try to dismantle Iran from within. But man, some of you do genuinely hate us. Really, why is that? Is this an Anti-Shia thing? Because as an Ex-Muslim and a Non-Abrahamic ideology beholder, I just don’t understand the reason behind the hatred.

To me, some Shia people in your country called “Buddies of Allah” share the same sense of danger from this land stealing child murdering sex trafficking rogue fanatic terrorist state and want to defend themselves and don’t want their life and shit stolen from them like the Palestinians and don’t want to be Zionist bitch boys like Jordan is or torn apart like Syria is and don’t want to be slaves under a foreign yoke like the Saudis and the Gulf states are, and we’re always glad to help anyone of any faith or race who thinks the same. Now some of you say they’re not the “real” army, and idk how that is our business, but we see them as people standing up to tyranny who are in need of help, and I’m sure if your “real” armed forces shared the same needs and sentiments, we’d help them too.

These racist Israeli cunts are suit and tie wearing religious fanatics who are way worse than turban head Islamic extremists who enforce their religion by their sword. They’re like crab people, hiding under a "modern" western human skin suit. These Zionist fuckers, the Jewish extremists, are on a...
Post Author: /u/HashishAbdulKebab
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PRESIDENT JOSEPH AOUN RECEIVES LEBANON’S AMBASSADOR TO MEXICO, ALGERIAN AMBASSADOR, MP ABOU EL-HESSEN, MEETS UNESCO REGIONAL OFFICE DIRECTOR IN PRESENCE OF MINISTER MORCOS | AUB'SCHOOL OF BUSINESS HOSTS REGIONAL WORKSHOP TO SUPPORT STARTUPS & SUSTAINABL...

PRESIDENT JOSEPH AOUN RECEIVES LEBANON’S AMBASSADOR TO MEXICO, ALGERIAN AMBASSADOR, MP ABOU EL-HESSEN, MEETS UNESCO REGIONAL OFFICE DIRECTOR IN PRESENCE OF MINISTER MORCOS

Wednesday 06 Aug 2025 - 04:37
Politics

NNA - President of the Republic, General Joseph Aoun, on Wednesday met with Lebanon’s Ambassador to Mexico, Sami Nmeir, with whom he reviewed Lebanese-Mexican relations and the situation of the Lebanese diaspora in Mexico.

In a separate meeting, President Aoun followed up with Algerian Ambassador to Lebanon, Kamal Bou Shama, on the outcomes of the President’s recent official visit to Algeria, including talks held with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune.
President Aoun also received “Democratic Gathering” bloc MP Hadi Abou El-Hessen, with whom he discussed the general situation and vital developmental projects related the Upper Metn.

Aoun later received at Baabda Palace the Director of the UNESCO Regional Office in Beirut, Paolo Fontani, in the presence of Information Minister Attorney Paul Morcos.
Fontani briefed President Aoun on the regional office's activities and UNESCO’s support to Lebanon in the cultural, media, intellectual, and heritage domains, by securing the necessary funding for a number of projects determined by the relevant ministries, particularly the Ministries of Culture and Information.

Fontani also pointed out that UNESCO worked with the Lebanese Ministry of Information to "preserve the Tele Liban archives and contributed to other activities in the same field, in addition to its efforts to preserve Lebanese heritage and expand cultural centers throughout various Lebanese regions."

Minister Morcos, in turn, pointed to the "close cooperation between the Ministry of Infromation and UNESCO in various fields, and the support the Ministry's affiliated institutions have received in several areas."

President Aoun welcomed Fontani, wishing him success in his duties in Lebanon.

AUB'S SCHOOL OF BUSINESS HOSTS REGIONAL WORKSHOP TO SUPPORT STARTUPS AND SUSTAINABLE INNOV...

Post Author: /u/EreshkigalKish2
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As a shi3e i am the biggest shiaaphobe

bro, i was driving on the autostrad in beqaa (wont say which), and there was a protest. msakrin ltari2 lmhabil w aam yshoufo kel wahad bwahad. Fi siyarat mwaafina aa janab w siyarat la2. Jit ana aam emrou2, am bi waaefne wahad, kenet lahale, w byesaalne men wen jeye? Beelo men wen, manta2a fiya kaza din. Bi elle shou esmak? Beelo esme (esem meslim, mesh shi3e) am bi elle enta shi3e aw senne? Beelo shi3e, liaano bhes law elet ay jaweb kent brase meetebir khalas shallahoune lsiyara. Am bi elle bs liaanak menna rah mar2ak.
Enno?????? W er????????? Rjeena lal harb lahliye laalam ballashit teetoul w tmashe aal hawiye? Laama hal balad kel ma oul halto mozriye bi sir akhra. Tfeh
Post Author: /u/tthhrroowwawwaayyy
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Lebanon, we need YOUR voice in a global research study being conducted in collaboration with cambridge uni and columbia uni

[mod approved] Hey everyone: quick update: we already have about 100 responses to our climate change survey, but we need about 100 more to reach the 200 responses required for Lebanon to be included in the dataset for a major international publication.

If we hit that mark, Lebanon will finally be represented in global climate research by Cambridge University (UK) & Columbia University (NYC), something that doesn’t happen often! 🌍

• Who can participate?

• Lebanese or of Lebanese origin

• Age 18+
• Survey takes 5–7 mins
• 100% anonymous (no personal info collected), available in english, arabic, french

Your participation helps put Lebanon on the map in important research that shapes climate awareness and policy. Let’s make sure our voices are heard loud and clear!

📋 Take the survey here! Let your Lebanese friends take it! Your family, parents, classmates, everyone! This research is important! Please help us reach our goal! We are SO SO close to having Lebanon's name be on this publication!

https://elteppk.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eEPWAS0jxIWlRTE
Post Author: /u/TheReversedGuy
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Nawaf Salam gained my respect today.

You know, since he became prime minister, a lot of people used to make fun of him, saying he was weak. Some even called him a leftist or said he was "pro-PLO," whatever that means. They claimed he was bought by Hezbollah or that he was too weak to face anyone and wasn't ready for Lebanon's political scene. But clearly, and I can confidently say this, he is one of the best prime ministers to ever take control of Lebanon in the post-Ta'if era. He is only rivaled by Hariri, and he even superseded Hariri in the files of state sovereignty. It is clear that Nawaf was up to the job, and everyone who doubted him, made fun of him, or even accused him of being a leftist, pro-PLO, or a Hezbollah sympathizer was proved wrong.

Props to the President too.
Post Author: /u/Standard_Ad7704
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