Posted By
Najib
May 19, 2017 12:50
ASHEKMAN just kicked off a huge project in Beirut's Ouzai area where they will be painting hundreds of houses and buildings to show the word سلام . The gigantic Arabic calligraffiti will be visible from the sky for all planes landing in the nearby Beirut airport. The aim is to "convey a bold and positive message to the rest of the world that #Lebanon is a country of diversity, tolerance and peace". This is an…
Posted By
Najib
May 19, 2017 09:40
The World Economic Forum has teamed up with the International Finance Corporation to bring us the top 100 Arab World startups that are shaping the future in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution . The Fourth Industrial Revolution is building on the Third, which used electronics and IT, and "is characterized by a fusion of technologies that is blurring the lines between the physical, digital, and biological spheres". Here are the 9 startups chosen…
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