Abu Dhabi Expels 20 Lebanese Nationals

Yas Island Abu Dhabi - Source Let's wait and see if the Lebanese Government will file a complaint and ask for clarifications. Oil-rich Gulf emirate Abu Dhabi expelled around twenty Lebanese nationals without any clear reasons, media reports said on Wednesday. According to al-Akhbar newspaper, Abu Dhabi authorities deported the Lebanese citizens last week, noting that they have been living in the emirate for a long period of time. The newspaper said that the decision…

Assessing The Internet Situation in Lebanon

Picture taken from LebaneseWantFastInternet I got a call last week from my internet provider asking me if I was satisfied with my connection at home and their customer service. It went like this: Operator: Hello, I am calling to see if you've had any problems with your internet connection in the past year and if the experience was overall satisfying. Me: I've had few issues at first but I called support and resolved them. Operator:…
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I Miss Pierre and Friends

12 years ago
Picture via Siestke I saw Sietske’s post today and realized I haven’t been to Pierre and Friends for a long time now. In case you haven’t heard of this amazing place, check these two posts: ...
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Don’t Text and Drive

12 years ago
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Construction works to resume at Emile Lahoud’s “Olympic Swiming Pool complex”

12 years ago
I first posted about this abandoned site back in 2010 and it has been the same since then. In 2012, it turned out that 18 million dollars of our tax money were gone to waste ...
Critiques

100 seconds about Take Back Parliament

12 years ago
What I like about this initiative is that they have an electoral platform posted on their website [Vote2013.org] covering almost all the topics you could think of. They are divided as follows: – Administrative & ...
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UK Ambassador Tom Fletcher On the Anniversary of Lebanon’s Civil War

12 years ago
Picture taken from UKInLebanon via Flickr One of the points raised by Fletcher is very similar to what I posted yesterday, in that we need to write down a history book that goes beyond 1943, ...
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Remembering The Lebanese Civil War

12 years ago
Source: Annahar Until we figure out a way to write down a history book that goes beyond 1943, the young generations will never learn the reasons behind behind the civil war, its consequences and how ...
Humor

Minister Sehnaoui attacked by a Rhinoceros

12 years ago
Thank you Mo for this hilarious picture! It wasn’t a real Rhinoceros but Abdel Menhem Youssef hiding in it (Ace Ventura style) to frighten Sehnaoui. PS: Jokes aside, that must have been a scary experience ...
Economics

Lebanon has the 3rd-highest degree of wealth inequality in the world

12 years ago
Source: Credit Suisse Global Wealth Databook 2012 Out of 141 countries, the U.S. has the 4th-highest degree of wealth inequality in the world, trailing only Russia, Ukraine, and Lebanon. Yet the financial industry keeps creating ...
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