EBRD Injects Confidence in Lebanese Financial Sector with Acquisition of 2.51% of Bank Audi’s Total Common Shares

These days, most of the news surrounding Lebanon’s economy and financial sector are dire warnings for a Greece-like meltdown in Lebanon, the world’s third most indebted country. This is why the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development announcement this afternoon is so significant. The EBRD acquired 2.51% of Bank Audi’s total common shares. This is the first ever equity investment by the EBRD in the southern and eastern Mediterranean region. This demonstrates a confidence in…

Lexyom: A Startup Solution For Your Legal Matters

Laws in Lebanon are fairly ambiguous, often outdated and most importantly, most Lebanese citizens have no clue about them. Beyond the basic broad lines we are taught in Civics class, such as the age when you can vote, run for office and other details most Lebanese will never have any use for, access to legal information useful to us is hard to come by. When it comes to issues many of us encounter in our…
Events

March is the Month of Francophonie, Here’s What’s Happening

7 years ago
March is the Month of the Francophonie in Lebanon and other French-speaking countries. The month full of events is organized with the Lebanese Ministry of Culture, in partnership with the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie ...
Baladi

Lebanese Mother of Four Gives Birth to Sextuplets

7 years ago
You know how they say that two children feel like ten? I wonder how having ten kids would feel like! A Lebanese mother of four got pregnant for the fifth time and is now a ...
Critiques

Discotek Night Club Shut Down by Interior Minister

7 years ago
Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq has ordered Discotek to be closed following the video circulated showing half-naked women dancing and kissing. Beirut Governor Ziad Chbib also shared a video where he stated that the night club ...
Baladi

A First: A Stand-up Comedy for The Deaf by Lebanese Comedian Wissam Kamal

7 years ago
Back in 2010, Lebanese stand-up comedian Wissam Kamal was performing at Al-Kafaat when he noticed one of the students was laughing at his jokes even though she was deaf. He learned later that she was ...
Movies & Television

Movie Review: Tomb Raider [2018]

7 years ago
When I first heard about the reboot of Lara Croft, I admit I had some doubts but after watching it last night, I can easily say this movie broke the long dreaded video game film ...
Fun

Fancy Fruits Shop Owner Tries to Justify LL200,000 “Janerik”

7 years ago
The owner of the shop selling “Janerik” (greengage) for 200,000LL per kilo showed up on LBCI a couple of days ago and claimed that it cost him almost $100 per kilo to get the fruit ...
Automotive

Careem is Introducing MOTO rides

7 years ago
I just noticed on my Careem app that you can now book a motorcycle ride inside Beirut by clicking on the MOTO icon. I had seen an announcement earlier this month but just noticed the ...
Baladi

After Rola Hoteit, Erica Chbeir Becomes Second Female Pilot to Join the MEA

7 years ago
Rota Hoteit is no longer the only female airline pilot in Lebanon as Erica Chbeir has recently joined the Middle East Airlines and is currently a First Officer aka Copilot. I was also told that ...
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