The Independent released a map showing the average number of cigarettes per person, per year in every country where Lebanon came out third, after China and Belarus . The map is based on data from the World Health Organization, which shows that the average in Lebanon is 3,023 cigarettes per year, which means around 8-9 cigarettes per adult per day which is A LOT! I tried looking for a WHO report on cigarette consumption per…

AUB sent out an email few days ago that AUB Beach will be open officially as of Monday 22nd of May from 10:00am till 7:00pm on a daily basis, including weekends. However, this email was followed by another advising students not to swim yet because the level of bacteria exceeded the acceptable limits for bathing water quality. So until new results are out, avoid swimming there and enjoy bathing under the sun.