Lebanon wins First Place at the Arabnet Development Tournament in Dubai

The summit was held from June 23 to June 26 at the prestigious Atlantis, The Palm Hotel. After a qualifier round in Lebanon back in October 2012, Donald Derek Haddad, Roy Naufal , George Frewat , and Jad Joubran were the top 4 Lebanese coders chosen to represent Lebanon at the Arabnet Development Tournament in Dubai. They were flown to Dubai by Arabnet and were able to reach the finals, win a gold medal for…

Founder of The Nawaya Network Zeina Saab Wins King Abdullah Award of $50,000

Picture via RagMag I've been following up on them for a while now and they deserve all the best for the hard work they are pulling! Alf Mabrouk to Zeina and all the Nawaya team. Zeina plans with this opportunity to expand her reach to other regions of Lebanon, and hopes to be operating throughout the country by the end of 2014. Added to that, the Nawaya Network announced the launch of an online platform…
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Things to do in Lebanon

12 years ago
Picture by Ahmad Moussawi I got an email from one of the blog’s readers last week asking me about things to do in Lebanon aside from the same old Baalbeck, Byblos, Jeita trips. I have ...
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Nahr al-Kalb (Dog River) Rafting

12 years ago
Picture taken from Sietske I thought they stopped organizing such activities in Nahr el Kalb river. There are about 5 rivers in Lebanon where you could go on a rafting trip based on what Sietske ...
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Dermandar Panorama voted World’s Best App at the World Summit Award for mobile content

12 years ago
[Cedars Panorama] I’ve been using this app ever since it was launched and it’s very easy-to-use and cool. I even had the chance to meet one of its founders at a friend’s wedding. I have ...
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Tannoura Maxi (Heels of war) wins two awards at the Monaco Film Festival

13 years ago
[YouTube] Tannoura Maxi (Heels Of War) clinched two awards at the Monaco Charity Film Festival Awards 2012, Best Actress for Joy Karam and Most Promising Director (1st time Director) for Joe Bou Eid. The movie ...
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Amin Maalouf à l’Académie française

13 years ago
AP Photo/Jacques Brinon What a great honour for Amin Maalouf and Lebanon! France on Thursday granted one of its top honours, membership in the prestigious Academie Francaise, to Franco-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf, whose books seek ...
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Top ten things I wanted to do in Lebanon on my recent trip but didn’t

15 years ago
1) ATV trip from Faraya to Arz 2) Paragliding from Harissa 3) Visit the Jeita caves for the first time (they’re 5 mins from my house) 4) Tour Lebanon in a small Cesna plane 5) ...
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