Four New Airbuses to be delivered to MEA Starting 2021

According to Flight Global's website, the Middle East Airlines's full-year financial statement points to the commitment to 4 new Airbuses in addition to 11 previously announced ones , in the carrier's bid to modernise its long-haul fleet. Currently, MEA focuses on mid-haul flights towards Europe at most. Two of the A330s are expected to be delivered in 2021, with the other two in 2022. The eleven A321neos will be introduced in 2020 , 2021 and 2022 respectively.…

Homosexuality is NOT a Disease: Helpine by #LebMASH Launched to Raise Awareness

HINAD, which stands for "Homosexuality is not a disease", is a campaign launched by The Lebanese Medical Association for Sexual Health and Agnes Varis Trust with the aim of challenging homophobia and raising awareness around health- related issues. Such awareness is desperately needed in a country where 72% of people in Lebanon believe that homosexuality is a mental disorder and 79% agree that homosexuals should be taken in for psychological or hormonal treatment. Those are…
Fun

Bekaa’s Attorney General Sues a Citizen for Littering

7 years ago
It’s hard to believe, but there are still a lot of people who litter and unfortunately for one pick-up driver who was throwing garbage out of his window, Bekaa’s Attorney General was driving behind him ...
Lebanon

Spotify officially launches in Lebanon and the MENA region, to compete with Deezer and Anghami

7 years ago
It’s been available for access for years through unorthodox ways, and rumored for months, but Spotify Arabia has now been finally, officially launched in 13 countries of the MENA region as of Tuesday. The list ...
Architecture

First Aerial Pictures of the Jal el Dib Bridge

7 years ago
The Lebanese Contractor Magazine shared earlier today few aerial pictures of the new Jal el Dib bridge. The first part is almost complete while the second is on its way. Whether they will ease traffic ...
Critiques

What Happened to Rafic Hariri’s Planned Garden in Beirut?

7 years ago
I spotted this sign for the first time six years ago maybe if not more, and yet there’s still no garden there and not even a sign that they might be working on one. The ...
Food

Le Sushi Bar Opening in DT Beirut for its 21st Anniversary

7 years ago
One of Beirut’s oldest and finest Sushi restaurants, Le Sushi Bar, is opening a new branch to celebrate its 21st anniversary in DownTown Beirut right behind Starco building. Le Sushi Bar has been open since ...
Economics

Lebanon’s Gross Public Debt In First Half of 2018 is Higher Than All of Last Year’s Debt

7 years ago
During 2017, Lebanon’s gross public debt hit $3.76 billion. During the first half of 2018 only, the gross public debt grew by $3.4 billion, vs $1.6 billion in the same period of 2017. Overall, Lebanon’s ...
Critiques

AUB’s Outlook Team Thinks Homophobia is an Opinion

7 years ago
Last week, I saw a couple of homophobic articles published in AUB’s Outlook paper being shared by ex-AUBites including one of Outlook’s ex-Editor in Chief. One of the articles tackles the “elusive search for a ...
Alcohol

Two Lebanese Gins Worth Trying

7 years ago
For all gin fans in Lebanon, there are currently two Lebanese gins in the market, The Three Brothers Gin and Jun Lebanese Gin. 3Brothers gin was created by a group of Lebanese bartenders after years ...
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