Posted By
Najib
May 16, 2017 01:44
AUB professor and Director of Research at the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs Dr. Nasser Yassin is addressing the Syrian refugee crisis with facts, as part of the #AUB4Refugees initiative. The aim is to counter the current rhetoric surrounding refugees with facts and figures. Dr. Yassin launched for that sake a series of tweets showing the positive impacts of Syrian refugees in Lebanon. For example: - $378 Million is the total…
Posted By
Najib
May 15, 2017 02:19
Back in 2008, more than twenty pubs were shut down in Gemmayze after more than 100 angry residents blocked the Main Street to protest the hijacking of parking spaces and pubs that were violating the law and ignoring closing hours. Lebanon's Tourism Minister back then sided with the locals and it was a matter of time before Gemmayze no longer became a nightlife spot . Fast forward to 2017, Mar Mikhail residents just signed a…
Lebanon
9 years ago
It’s official! ABC Verdun will open on July 28. I’ve shared early pictures during a sneak peek visit and the video showing how it should look like. Here are some more details on Beirut’s hottest ...
Advertising
9 years ago
This month is the perfect time to honor our Lebanese Red Cross volunteers and show appreciation for the awesome work they’ve been doing. For years, these brave and devoted volunteers have brought hope to thousands ...
Baladi
9 years ago
Stefano Fallaha may be Lebanon’s and the Middle East’s youngest entrepreneur and he was just nominated to represent Lebanon and the American University of Beirut at the 2017 Global Student Entrepreneur Awards. Making it to ...
Fun
9 years ago
A video and pictures emerged this morning showing Beirut Mayor Jamal Itani biking to the municipality’s building in Beirut. It’s a nice publicity stunt of course but I have two comments: 1- The video is ...
Critiques
9 years ago
Update: Open Speed means if you are close to the central office you can get a much higher speed (could reach 12 mbps or more in some cases), so speeds may differ for some lucky ...
Baladi
9 years ago
I was invited yesterday to receive my award at the “Middle East Social Media Festival 2017” under the category “Top Social Media Blogger”. The MESMA (Middle East Social Media Award) “rewards individuals in various categories ...
Critiques
9 years ago
Knowing that I am totally against these dangerous and reckless parades that a lot of Lebanese schools do on graduation day, what Hazmieh’s municipal police did was inadmissible and if I’m not mistaken even illegal. ...
Critiques
9 years ago
Here’s Sandwich w Noss’ attempt at explaining the difference between the proposed electoral laws in Lebanon. “الاكثري والنسبي بعيون سندويش ونص تخيٌل انّك اشتريت سندويش طاووق انت وصاحبك، انت اكلت كدشي وهو طرق كل باقي ...
