AUB Professor Denied Entry to the US Due to New “Extreme Vetting” Measures

George Saad, a Lebanese professor at the American University of Beirut, was "wrongfully denied entry to the US because of new “extreme vetting” measures", according to the New York Post. When he landed Friday, Saad said he was detained and interrogated for four hours. His phone was confiscated and his laptop was seized and he had to divulge passwords for his devices. He was photographed and fingerprinted. Saad said his visa was revoked and he…

Lebanon’s Wall of Kindness: Offering Help to Homeless & Needy People

A group of people have apparently heard about the first wall of kindness in Iran and decided to bring a little Kindness to Beirut. Lebanon's first Wall of Kindness is located in Sodeco along the historic Green Line of Beirut city and people have already started to donate clothes, shoes, toys and books. It is a means to de-institutionalize charity and reignite our faith in humanity and has been quite successful in countries like India…
Fun

Taking Spider-man Dabke Challenge to a Whole New Level

8 years ago
It all started with the below video showing a dancer climbing on one side of the wall to continue his Dabke, then a group of guys took the challenge when one of them climbed upside ...
Fun

Hilarious Aicha Cover: Min Dbayyeh la Jounieh (+ Lyrics)

8 years ago
This is pretty much what I go through everyday, on my way to Beirut and on the way back. Today, the ISF decided to shut down one of the key maritime roads causing a huge ...
Automotive

Meet Loop Scooters: The First Electric Scooter Sharing Service in Lebanon & The Middle East

8 years ago
Loop Scooters is a fully integrated and eco-friendly electric scooter sharing service in Beirut that gives you access to a fleet of electric scooters whenever you need to commute. The service was first launched on ...
Critiques

Lebanon is Not Really Among The 20 Most Dangerous Countries in the World for Tourists

8 years ago
Business Insider released an article today listing the 20 most dangerous countries in the world for tourists. The list was extracted from The World Economic Forum’s 2017 Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index Report, which measures ...
Lebanon

New Ogero DSL Speeds and Pricing as per Today’s Approved Decree

8 years ago
The new prices that Ogero announced almost a month ago were finally approved in today’s session with even further reduction in monthly subscription prices. While speeds will remain the same for most plans depending on ...
Critiques

Meet The New Garbage Trucks (Replacing Sukleen)

8 years ago
As you’ve probably noticed by now, there are new garbage trucks roaming our streets instead of the old green Sukleen trucks. The new ones are operated by Ramco and it’s written all over them that ...
Fun

Driver with Car Plate Saying “3ala Sale3te Bitbale3te” Fined by the ISF

8 years ago
The ISF shared a picture yesterday of a car with an illegal license plate that says “3ala Sale3te Bitbale3te”. The driver will be fined somewhere between 1 million and 3 million liras according to the ...
Automotive

One Killed in Tripoli Mina Drag Race Held in Broad Day Light

8 years ago
Every Sunday, reckless and dangerous drag races are organized all over Lebanon in broad day light and the police is nowhere to be seen. Sometimes road are blocked (illegally) and other times they just race ...
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