Posted By
Najib
Jan 22, 2018 09:50
Tim Cook and the world's youngest Nobel Peace Prizer winner Malala Yousafzai were in Beirut this Saturday to launch a partnership aimed at getting 100,000 girls into education in places including Afghanistan, Pakistan, Lebanon, Turkey and Nigeria. Malala & Cook sat for an in-depth discussion with The Independent in Beirut on Saturday but I'm not sure where he stayed exactly. Malala visited Beirut back in 2015 to open a school for Syrian refugees. Let's hope…
Posted By
Najib
Jan 21, 2018 09:57
A few weeks ago, Raising Cane's finally opened in Beirut's The Spot Choueifat Mall, so I went down to try it out last Saturday. To be completely honest, I wasn't too familiar with the brand until my brother who lives in the US sent me a photo of them having lunch at a Raising Cane's there. I then remember seeing an article on Business Insider where it was voted one on of the top restaurant…
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Critiques
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Information
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