Posted By
Najib
Aug 10, 2017 03:08
I've been meaning to shed more light on the startup scene and the whole ecosystem in Lebanon for quite some time now. Ever since the Circular 331 came to be, we've witnessed a rise in the number of startups, accelerators, VCs, startup competitions, hackathons and even co-working spaces. Beirut’s ecosystem has expanded and matured significantly in the last three or four years but there are still many challenges facing the startups and whether the whole…
Posted By
Najib
Jul 27, 2017 02:04
The Asian-based video-on-demand service iflix has officially launched in Beirut last week and Lebanese users can already sign-up for a 30-day trial. For those of you who are not familiar with the service, Iflix was founded back in 2014 and while it's very similar to Netflix in terms of features, it has a different offering and gives you access to thousands of the world’s best TV shows and movies that are not available on Netflix,…
Automotive
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Lebanon
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Fun
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Critiques
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Baladi
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Art
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Reviews
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Automotive
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