Posted By
Najib
Jul 28, 2017 11:40
A recent paper entitled "Continuity and Admixture in the Last Five Millennia of Levantine History from Ancient Canaanite and Present-Day Lebanese Genome Sequences" has proven that more "than 90 percent of the genetic ancestry of modern Lebanese is derived from ancient Canaanites", whereas researchers were able to "sequence the Canaanite genome from the remains of five individuals buried in the ancient port city of Sidon around 3,700 years ago" and then compare the results against…
Posted By
Najib
Jul 27, 2017 02:04
The Asian-based video-on-demand service iflix has officially launched in Beirut last week and Lebanese users can already sign-up for a 30-day trial. For those of you who are not familiar with the service, Iflix was founded back in 2014 and while it's very similar to Netflix in terms of features, it has a different offering and gives you access to thousands of the world’s best TV shows and movies that are not available on Netflix,…
Fun
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It was bound to happen sooner or later. A cafe-resto called Despacito opened in Sodeco last week. Expect a slow service and Fouad Yammine’s Despacito mashup playing when you go there 😛 ...
Fun
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I wasn’t really hoping for anything positive to come out of the Trump-Hariri meeting yesterday but I tuned in to see how the handshake goes and our PM did not disappoint or maybe Trump didn’t ...
Critiques
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The government approved a decision to change working hours for public sector employees to become 35 hours per week whereas Saturday will no longer be a working day. This means that the schedule will change ...
Beirut
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I have no idea why anyone would do such a thing but the Wall of Kindness that was installed in Sodeco a month ago has been vandalized on three occasions now, forcing those who came ...
Fun
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I’m sure most of you have heard about Chamchoum. Well Alex Riachy is Chamcoum’s son, he’s well known for his superhuman stunts which include dragging trucks with his ponytail and breaking large rocks with his ...
Alcohol
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Jim Beam Rocks has become an annual tradition that many Lebanese, especially Rock fans, look forward to each summer. This summer, Jim Beam is upping the ante, with a 12-hour festival at Iris Beach Club ...
Automotive
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Careem launched in Beirut two or three years ago if I’m not mistaken but they only recently started to market themselves properly. As of last week, Careem has announced that it’s launching in Jounieh. Being ...
Fun
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