Honestly it feels like today's salaries are all the same from 0 experience with no degree to a master graduate with 3 years of experience, They give you the minimum salary to barely survive!!! Even when the company who works for outside their salaries are bad as hell.

Like some architects outside the capital making 700$ only to see some teenagers earning the same from being a cashier,sale person working in a big store in the mall in beirut !!!! (Even some graphic designers making the double amount of them architects and engineers lol.)

Or like some security gard making 800$ same as an architect in tripoli with 3 years of experience !!!

I'm in Canada and I'm planning on making hummus. Never have before. Can I do it in the slow cooker? And what's this soaking? Do you have to do that with canned chick peas. I hope using canned ones isn't blasphemous or anything. lol I have never cooked with them before.

So, can I use a slow cooker? Do you have to soak them? And I guess any tips on favorite ingredients would be cool and helpful.

Thanks.

I have been taking lessons with a teacher on italki learning the spoken Lebanese Arabic and I'm a little lost for some of my following questions on who to go to:

I'm from the US and since my Dad immigrated from Lebanon I've been visiting Lebanon roughly every two years. I have the year off from school, and with this time one of my goals is to finally start solidly learning the language.

That being said, as a US citizen given the current situation, would it be safe for me to come and live in Lebanon for the next few months and take classes at a local institute such as this or this starting in February? If not, where else can I look to get an immersive program to learn Levantine Arabic in-person?

https://www.levantineinstitute.com/levantine-immersion-dialect

https://www.berlitz-lebanon.com/individuals/live-individual-instruction/study-arabic-in-lebanon

not really visible but she;s under the entire blanket my flashlight is broken

First of all, a small apology to anyone or rather most redditors here who get offended by my rants and also to everyone who thinks they might be targeted by this rant. Please excuse an old germophobe like me, i am sorry.

We are having cold days, people sadly are not taking care of themselves, from people wearing shorts and hoodies, or sweatpants with tshirts, to people who get sick easily in this weather. It is normal, we all get sick and we all fall ill, nothing to be ashamed off.

But i tell you what there is to be ashamed off, when u come to an office, with people working, in a small, closed space, coughing your lungs out, sniffing and sniffling like there is not tomorrow and get up close and personal with people who work there and not even have the social decency to cover your mouth with your elbow, a napkin or God forbid, a mask.

I really didn't want to offend that person or start a fight, so i walked out of the office for over 30 minutes and stood in the yard until that person finally leaved, i also spent the whole working day wearing a mask to avoid any residual germs and even opened the window despite the cold, to have some air circulating the office.

My question is, why ? if you are sick, and VERY sick i must add, why go out and about doing your daily deeds ? isn't it better to take a break, regain your health and get better ? and in case you do have to go out and do your things, visit people, and be in public places, is precaution so hard to take ?

I am sorry if this offended anyone, i am a huge germaphobe, i have so many habbits that annoys people on how i eat and touch things, and it isn't because of covid, i was always this way since i am very neat to a sickening point. But why is it so bad if people wash their hands or clean them before touching food or their faces ? so what if i sanitize my hands after shaking yours ? why does it matter if i use my phone while eating then clean it again before going back to consuming my food ? is it wrong to sanitize my plate and utensils ? is it wrong that i don't drink from cans or opened straws ? i just try to avoid germs.

It is funny that i never recall falling sick from my own actions, but mostly from people who have this great saying ''Sorry about this, but i have a cold'' and they always drop this bomb on you after being up in your face for a while then they slip a sneeze of a cough or after they kissed you or touched you. The are people i immediatly cut ties with when they pull it on me. They can easily warn you when they first see you that they are sick, but nope, you have to guess or find out when it is too late.

Man, i talked too much and prolly made a 100 grammatical errors, so let us call it quits, i have to call it quits, now i need to cool off, gonna hit the showa (props if u know the quote).

Do Sunnis/Durzis/Shi3as like Christmas time?

Just curious

I am just curious of what other people think.

Did anyone get a warning when turning on ur windows 10 laptop/pc saying that “starting october 2025 microsoft will no longer release security updates for windows 10” like what does that mean??? Windows 10 will be no longer accessible??? No more windows 10 updates?? Are they forcing us to download the shitter version of windows 8 which is windows 11????? Can someone explain please 🙏

Hello all,

I need to have a medical procedure done which is not covered by my insurance, (I live in the US) so I booked a trip 6 months ago to have it done in Lebanon at the end of December, and stay for about 2 weeks.

I understand the situation is volatile, but is it safe enough to travel to Lebanon now? I will be staying in Beirut area with family.

Thanks

So if you remember I launched the series exposing big or popular companies in Lebanon like Whish and Purpl before my account was mass-reported and banned for no reason. Well, we're back bitches with some juicy balls to drop!

I ended receiving lots of job offers at news outlets - I went with Jadeed since they allowed me to work anonymous and help their investigative unit but I recently quit since they didn't like me proposing anything linked to Hezbollah.

I'm unemployed again and have more free time now. We're a group of about 5 people now and will continue! Since we're in a war, let's make it Israel-Hezbollah themed!

1. Toters' operating as a launderer for the Syrian regime and Hezbollah
2. The popular blog that grew too quick and started targetting the shia demographic is secretely helping Israel in their war against us.
3. MyMonty the major and most obvious launderer for Hezbollah - got quite a bit of info from its employees about this

Also, let me know if there are any other companies you want us looking into.

Edit: they're starting to downvote so many sure you to push it up if you want it to be seen!

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Hi all, hamdela 3ala saleme awal shi. I want to add my business profile to google maps ? Anyone willing to help ?

• If yea just DM me please.
• how much takes time?

And how much it cost!!? DELETE IT IF NOT ALLOWED

A bit of fun for the sub. We need it.

https://youtu.be/f3PeeGdAZoc?si=yWZpiR_migGbZ5mI

Edit: Oops, forgot to link the post correctly. Adding it to the post instead...

I believe I read something that an Israeli airstrike killed 9 people yesterday. An hour ago I believe I read an article that I believe mentioned there were strikes in the Southern part of the country. So is the ceasefire gone? It’s sad that the general people have to suffer, killed because of this. Is this more proof Setanyahu does not want to end the wars, blood hungry. I think it’s been proven, more proof. He does not want to end the Gaza war either.

"ضربة كبيرة لحزب الله".. العدو يزعم اغتيال سلمان نمر جمعة في سوريا! | LebanonFiles

They have started issuing them in main nefaa, dekweneh. The process of getting it is ass, you need to do 7 sessions with a driving school for 30$/ session (fixed price any place in leb). Doesn't matter if you know how to drive or not, you're obliged to do the 7 sessions before the actual exam. I've asked around, probably 5 different unrelated offices, they've all said the license costs 400$ all in and they all told me the exact same procedure. Some people might be able to get it, some won't, but 400$ is a freaking scam.

The most incompetent government. Another Costa Brava landfill scenario in the making, n’est-ce pas?

https://www.newarab.com/news/lebanons-leaders-consider-macabre-plan-beirut-war-rubble

A quote by Prime Minister Netanyahu that resonates on Lebanese and Arab channels: We are in a ceasefire with Hezbollah and not at the end of the war.

https://x.com/MTVEnglishNews/status/1863914042827395139?t=lSRgWK40Ot_zf_KUhp2d2Q&s=19

I've always seen them around Sodeco and Badaro and I never quite figured out what to do.

Normally I wouldn't give them anything as to not encourage parents to send their kids on the street. I've also been told that most of them are Syrians and giving them money would encourage more people to arrive in Lebanon. However, I also heard that they can't legally attend school, so they do genuinely need the money.

What is the best - most ethical way - to handle this?

I really thought last week would mark the end of all this. I’ve been sitting on the edge of my seat since October of last year worrying that a war would happen while everyone told me that this is routine and it will calm down in a few months. Well. It did not. Even after the “ceasefire” it did not calm down. I feel like I’m doing it all over again in fact. I hate that the future is so uncertain.

Hi guys. I've been thinking for a while about this topic, and I really think that only with a president like Basheer we can get out of this mess of a country we call home.

Growing up, we only heard that Basheer was a zionist traitor that wants all Muslims dead. Me personally growing in a home that is almost all SSNP, they considered Basheer the devil. Living in Ashrafieh for more than 30 years, and studying high school here as the only SSNP Muslim student in class, one would imagine it to be tough. Well I was maybe the most popular kid in those three years. Never have anyone insulted me with even a word, and I made friends that I still am friends with to this day. Friends that many of them have fathers who fought in the civil war with Basheer, Hbayka and Ja3ja3. I haven't seen anything but good from them.

Any person with the tiniest shred of intelligence would first stop to think of what he was taught and indoctrinated his whole life before throwing out accusations like that.

Turns out these are all lies and couldn't be further from the truth. What's the difference between Moussa Sadr and Basheer? Why I should consider one a hero and the other a traitor?

What is wrong with 10452 km2? We are saying the same things about the Syrians and Palestinians now that Basheer said decades ago. I just don't get it.

أعلن الدفاع المدني اللبناني أنّه أنقذ اليوم هرّة عالقة على شجرة في عميق-البقاع وتأكد من أنّها بصحة جيدة وأعاد اطلاقها

خلّينا كلّنا نقول "حمدالله عالسلامة" للهرّة ونتمنّى يكون هيدا النوع الوحيد من الأخبار يلّي منغطّيا!😅

Lebanese Civil Defense announced that it rescued a cat stuck in a tree in Amik, Bekaa, today and confirmed that it was in good health before releasing it

Let’s all wish the cat a “Hamdella aa Saleme!” and hope this is the only type of news we have to report😅

Source: 961 News

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do you guys think they’re saying this bc they know the ceasefire won’t “collapse” and they’re saying this just to scare people and cause anxiety w hek. aw eklin khara min el ekhir?

I'm Algerian and married to a Lebanese and I'd like to send you a message of love.

Your country was supposed to be the hope of the Arab world. You didn't make many mistakes many Arab countries made after their independence: Socialist economy, state religion (Islam) and military rule. And contrary the Gulf country, you had a parliament, multiple political parties, freedom of expression and an educated elite for a very long time.

Your country was bound to be the most prosperous in the Arab world and maybe beyond.

Unfortunately, it was it was swallowed by the Israeli Arab conflict, the existential fears of the religious communities and expansionist Syria.

Your country needed a Lee Kwan Yew after its independence. Democracy would have been sacrificed for a while but it would have been worth it I think. Fuad Shehab could have had this role but I think there were too many forces against him.

I hope the best for your country in this difficult time.

Hello — has anyone tried wink pay in Lebanon? It seems legit but wanted to check https://www.codebtech.com/wink-pay-lebanons-first-fully-digital-payment-solution/