Lebanon
7 years ago
We have a Lebanese real-life version of the “Terminal”, whereas a 56-year old Lebanese has been stuck in an Ecuadorian airport for the past 42 days, and the Lebanese authorities have just learned about him! ...
Lebanon
7 years ago
Ramco replaced Sukleen and started collecting garbage in Beirut back in May after winning a $70 million tender over a 5-year period. The company will pick up 650 tons of waste per day and has ...
Advertising
7 years ago
I shared the MEZZA Beer commercial a while back because I loved it. It’s catchy and creative and my favorite part was the continuous head shaking throughout the ad. However, someone SOMEHOW managed to get ...
Critiques
7 years ago
A recent article in Lebanon by Robert Fisk for the Independent describes what’s happening to Lebanon’s mountains as “The Massacre of the Mountains”. The article tackles the ongoing destruction of mountains in Mayrouba and Tarshish ...
Critiques
7 years ago
Caretake Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil decided to “halt the renewal of residency permits issued for UNHCR staff in Lebanon, saying the decision was not in line with Lebanese policy” claiming the “UNHCR had scared refugees ...
Critiques
7 years ago
ISF stats reported 100 deaths by suicide so far this year in Lebanon, versus 143 in the year 2017. If we take May by itself, the numbers are quite shocking as 23 death by suicide ...
Fun
7 years ago
Update: A Beirut street defying Chbib’s decision. Beirut Governor has issued a statement today banning Beirut residents from raising non-Lebanese flags during the World Cup, as it is against the law. The only flag that ...
Lebanon
7 years ago
The last time a smartphone camera came to close to 40 Megapixels was the Nokia Lumia 1020, which I still have by the way, but what the Huawei P20 Pro is offering with its 40MP ...
Fun
7 years ago
Two days ago, Google was showing a wrong conversion currency rate for the Lebanese Pound whereas 1 US dollar equalled 767.51 Lebanese Pounds while the real value is 1,506.65. The currency was showing correctly on ...
Fun
7 years ago
Batroun has always been known for its avant-garde nightlife scene, back when Monot was what Mar Mikhael is today, Batroun’s clubs were full to the brim. The past few years though, the clubbing scene in ...