Emirates to Operate First Ever Airbus 380 to Beirut

On March 29th, Emirates will operate its first ever A380 flight to the Rafic Al Hariri International Airport, making it the first ever scheduled A380 service to Beirut. The Emirates A380 service will operate as EK 957 and EK 958, departing Dubai at 0725hrs and arriving in Beirut at 1030hrs. The flight will depart Beirut at 1415hrs arriving in Dubai at 1905hrs on the same day. The A380 double-decker plane accommodates 429 Economy seats, 76…

Lebanese Women’s Struggle in One Infographic

Megaphone shared an infographic showing the various obstacles that Lebanese women had to overcome over the years in their struggle for women's rights, and the many struggles that remain. The infographic showcases ten key stages from 1952 till 2017, to which I added some that I dug online: 1952: Women in Lebanon gained the right to vote only five years after men did. It is worth noting though that their right to vote came with…
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Abou Fouad From the “Yes” Commercials Has Passed Away

7 years ago
I just read that Robert Helou, better known as “Abou Fouad” from Procter & Gamble’s “Yes” commercials in the 70s, ’80s and even’ 90s has passed away. His commercials were the best back then and ...
Elections2018

Expats Will ONLY be Charged 1000 LL for Issuing a Lebanese Passport

7 years ago
I saw a tweet yesterday by Lebanon’s Foreign Affairs minister stating that Lebanese expats will now be able to get a Lebanese passport for only 1000LL and that it will be delivered to them free ...
Critiques

111 Female Candidates Signed Up for May Elections, but will They Succeed?

7 years ago
In the 2009 elections, only 12 women were among the 706 candidates running for elections. In the 2018 elections, a record total of 111 women have submitted their papers to run for office. This is ...
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Movie Review: Game Night [2018]

7 years ago
As soon as “Game Night” was over, I started processing the events that took place and the more I thought about it, the less it made sense LOL but I can’t say I did not ...
Elections2018

Myriam Klink Not Eligible to Run For the 2018 Elections

7 years ago
Klink was planning to run for office in the upcoming May elections but as it turns out, her candidature was rejected as she was deemed not eligible to run. The reason for that is that ...
Elections2018

Videos Explaining The 2018 Electoral Law/Voting Process

7 years ago
I stumbled upon few informational videos that will help you understand the new electoral law, the voting process and guide you on how to vote correctly in the upcoming 2018 elections. Some of them even ...
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“The Insult” Loses to “A Fantastic Woman” at The 2018 Oscars For Best Foreign Language Film

7 years ago
“The Insult” by Ziad Doueiri did not win the Oscar for Best Foreign Film but being among the nominees is already a historic achievement and a huge victory for the Lebanese cinema. A month ago, ...
Critiques

A First in Lebanese Elections? A Candidate with Special Needs

7 years ago
I received a couple of days ago a picture of a candidate for the upcoming elections accompanied by a sick joke. The person who sent it to me was asking me if I had heard ...
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