Critiques
Video Shows How Badly Equipped & Trained Our Firefighters Are
8 years agoFire Fighters have old fire trucks, old equipment, no substances to fight the fires and sometimes barely any water. They are not properly funded nor trained to do their work and the government has yet ...
Information
Virgin Megastore Iconic Opera House Closes Down
8 years agoEven though the news has been out for over a month now, Virgin Megastore has officially announced yesterday that its flagship branch at Beirut’s Opera house is closing down in an emotional FB farewell message. ...
Critiques
Everything is Wrong about the Jal el Dib Sea Side Road
8 years agoFew days ago, a couple of speed bumps were installed in front of Aishti Sea Side causing huge traffic and leaving motorists passing-by furious. How are they allowed to place speed bumps on a main ...
Automotive
Apps with Car Plates Directories Are Still Available Online
8 years agoA friend was showing me yesterday an app she uses to figure out who’s blocking her car at the parking lot. It’s called MinMsakar where you simply need to enter the car’s license plate number ...
Business
#Lebanon Still Has Third Highest Debt-to-GDP Ratio in the World
8 years agoDebt is not necessarily a bad thing when governments borrow to fund spending on infrastructure or hospitals and schools, which is clearly not happening in Lebanon. Still though, we have an increasing debt-to-GDP ratio at ...
Automotive
Salim Salam Tunnel To be Partially Closed for Two Months
8 years agoImprovement works for the Salim Salam tunnel are expected to start on Monday 15th of January and take around two months. According to the ISF, the tunnel, which is one of the most vital links ...
Lebanon
Why Are We Giving So Much Importance to Dubai’s Basketball Tournament?
8 years agoCan someone explain to me why the Lebanese teams are so eager to take part in Dubai’s tournament? Is it worth investing that much in foreign players to take part in a friendly tournament? As ...
Critiques
Spielberg’s Latest Movie “The Post” May be Banned in #Lebanon
8 years agoI was asking around if there’s any avant-premiere events for Spielberg’s latest movie THE POST which features Tom Hanks & Meryl Streep but I was surprised to hear that the movie apparently didn’t pass censorship ...
Movies & Television
#Beirut The Movie is Coming Out on April 13, Trailer Doesn’t Look Promising
8 years agoBeirut, formerly titled “High Wire Act” is an American political thriller film coming out on April 13. The movie was directed by Brad Anderson and starring Jon Hamm (From Mad Men) and Rosamund Pike. The ...
Baladi
Barley & Bean’s Awesome Fresh Water Initiative: No Plastic, Free Water!
8 years agoThe world has a major problem with too much waste. Lebanon is no different, in fact, with the ongoing garbage crisis with no meaningful solution in sight, reducing our waste drastically is a major necessity. ...