Expats Voters Turnout at 65% in Arab Countries, Highest Turnout in Qatar at 76%

The first round of the Lebanese expats voting is over and the second one is on its way today. This is the first time ever that Lebanese expats cast their votes outside their country and the turnout has been quite impressive, with over 65% recorded by end of the day. Lebanese registered expats were voting in six Arab countries on April 27 including: Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Egypt and here's how the…

Careem Got Hacked

This is from Careem's official website and it's some serious shit: On January 14th of this year, we identified a cyber incident involving unauthorised access to a system we use to store data. Our team immediately investigated this, working with an external cybersecurity firm to put in place measures to protect our customers and captains, and to ensure that our service and your lives were not disrupted. As online criminals’ methods and tactics continue to…
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Mothers in the Lebanese Army Given The Day off

6 years ago
Armed Forces Commander General Joseph Aoun has given all mothers in the military a day off to celebrate Mother’s Day. This will be the first time in the army’s history. Back in September 2017, a ...
Elections2018

“Know Your Candidate”: Election App to Turn You Into an Informed Voter

6 years ago
There’s a really cool app that was released last week ahead of the 2018 elections called “إعرف مرشحك- Elections 2018” whose aim is to help educate the Lebanese citizens about the candidates, the electoral process, ...
Critiques

Marcel Ghanem is Leaving LBCI after 27 Years

6 years ago
I never thought I would see Marcel Ghanem outside LBCI but the news was confirmed yesterday in a joint statement by Marcel Ghanem and LBCI’s CEO Sheikh Pierre Daher. Ghanem will be supposedly leaving to ...
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Lebanese Women’s Struggle in One Infographic

6 years ago
Megaphone shared an infographic showing the various obstacles that Lebanese women had to overcome over the years in their struggle for women’s rights, and the many struggles that remain. The infographic showcases ten key stages ...
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Abou Fouad From the “Yes” Commercials Has Passed Away

6 years ago
I just read that Robert Helou, better known as “Abou Fouad” from Procter & Gamble’s “Yes” commercials in the 70s, ’80s and even’ 90s has passed away. His commercials were the best back then and ...
Elections2018

Expats Will ONLY be Charged 1000 LL for Issuing a Lebanese Passport

6 years ago
I saw a tweet yesterday by Lebanon’s Foreign Affairs minister stating that Lebanese expats will now be able to get a Lebanese passport for only 1000LL and that it will be delivered to them free ...
Critiques

A First in Lebanese Elections? A Candidate with Special Needs

6 years ago
I received a couple of days ago a picture of a candidate for the upcoming elections accompanied by a sick joke. The person who sent it to me was asking me if I had heard ...
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Insights Into Men & Gender Equality in Lebanon

6 years ago
Promundo and UN Women, with ABAAD and Connecting Research to Development (CRD) surveyed 1,050 men and 1,136 women between the ages of 18 and 59, representing both the Lebanese and Syrian populations living in Lebanon ...
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