Lebanon Sees 90% Rise In Arab Tourism In June (Waynoun?)

The Tourism Ministry is saying the number of Arab tourists is up by 90 percent in June when compared with the previous year. Considering that practically no one came last year, I guess any improvement is good. What we really need though is a 1000% increase to start noticing any tourists in Lebanon and it's not looking good again this summer despite a promising start. The French tourists topped the list of non-Arab nationalities visiting…

Beaten Not Broken: A Lebanese Woman Shares Her Domestic Violence Story To Encourage Others To Speak Out

I was reading a story on ellearabia about a domestic violence survivor from Lebanon sharing her experience and then I find out she's one of my good friends. I'm talking about Nadine Mazloum, who's a blogger, the editor for LBCI Online English News and more importantly someone I deeply respect and admire for her opinions. I've had endless talks with Nadine and I love everything she writes and covers and I can't believe such a…
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Helping Donner Sang Compter Reach 10,000 Donors

12 years ago
I added a banner on the right side of the blog to help Donner Sang Compter reach 10,000 donors in 10 months. The campaign will end on May 16 2015 and everyone is invited to ...
Automotive

Superman Spotted On Tripoli Highway

12 years ago
via YasaLebanon I wonder where they practice these stunts, if they practice them at all. ...
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#TouchGivesBack: 16,000 Tweets To Treat Two Kids From The Children’s Cancer Center of Lebanon

12 years ago
Update: 16,000 tweets reached! As part of its campaign this Ramadan, Touch has launched an intiative on Twitter to raise funds for two children at the Children’s Cancer Center of Lebanon. Their goal is to ...
Humor

Electricity Cutter In Lebanon

12 years ago
via MayaZankoul ...
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Not The Best Way To Propose

12 years ago
I’ve seen this proposal few days ago yet the comments are still coming in and are hilarious. I don’t know if it’s a serious proposal but the guy should have put an extra effort if ...
Automotive

250 New Buses For Beirut and Lebanon

12 years ago
via BeirutBlog The article says the ministry will be also installing 911 stations including 310 inside Beirut with a sign to inform passengers about possible delays. The Public Works and Transport Ministry is devising a ...
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Arab-American Sulome Anderson’s #JewsandArabsRefuseToBeEnemies Selfie Gone Viral

12 years ago
He calls me neshama, I call him habibi. Love doesn’t speak the language of occupation #JewsAndArabsRefuseToBeEnemies via @SulomeAnderson Sulome Anderson is an Arab-American journalist who writes for the Atlantic, Foreign Policy, NY Mag & VICE. ...
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Mercer Consulting 2014 Report: Beirut Is The Most Expensive City In The Middle East For Expats

12 years ago
Two African cities, Luanda in Angola and N’Djamena in Chad, topped the Mercer Consulting list of the most expensive cities for expatriates according to Mercer’s 2014 Cost of Living Survey. They were followed by Hong ...
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