Posted By
Najib
Apr 13, 2019 04:09
The Ministry of Education has requested from all schools to install surveillance cameras in an attempt to combat cheating and academic misconduct during the official exams. According to the Ministry, the schools will have to cover the expenses from their own budget and cooperate with the corresponding IT units to make sure everything is in order. I don't really know what he's hoping to achieve by monitoring students, but this won't address the real problems…
Posted By
Najib
Apr 12, 2019 03:16
One of the few good things that actually came out of the previous Telecom Ministries was the reduction in prices of the data bundles and the free 60 minutes for postpaid lines, but the new minister doesn't seem to approve of the latter and wants the free 60 minutes feature revoked. His argument? The majority of those holding a postpaid line are well off and don't need any special reductions. So in other terms, if…
Critiques
6 years ago
I’m sure you’ve seen the joke circulating around the The Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission and how it’s as useless as as the transport ministry’s railway department but as a matter of fact, it’s not. I ...
Critiques
6 years ago
As if we weren’t getting humiliated enough every time we decide to travel from and to Beirut’s airport, the latest measures implemented at the airport forbid any taxis, except authorized ones, from driving past the ...
Critiques
6 years ago
The hot topic at the moment in Lebanon is the proposed plan to reform the electricity sector which has been pending for over 9 years now. A ministerial committee was formed to study the plan ...
Automotive
6 years ago
This is a daily occurrence on the Dbayyeh maritime road leading to the Antelias bridge. The road on the way back to Jounieh is closed in front of the ISF barracks yet some “privileged” cars ...
Critiques
6 years ago
Update: Turns out it’s a LADA campaign. Bad taste or Hilarious? It didn’t make me laugh to be honest because this tendency to thanking neighbors and foreign countries is becoming sickening. I wonder when this ...
Critiques
6 years ago
AUB students and activists interrupted a lecture by the World Bank’s Vice President to protest against the Bisri Dam. I wrote about this topic a month ago and was curious as to why the World ...
Critiques
6 years ago
Update: It looks like Marc’s concerns were finally heard. [link] Back in December 2018, three lawsuits were filed through Legal Agenda against the state for disrespecting its obligations in matters of accessibility of public spaces. ...
Critiques
6 years ago
Last Thursday, pictures and videos emerged of an old building’s facade collapsing in Burj Hammoud. Fortunately, the cracks were spotted ahead of time, leaving the municipal police time to evacuate the residents and set up ...
