Donner Sang Compter is Behind The Arabic Blood-Donation Posters

If you're still wondering who's behind the Arabic posters captured in several cities around the world asking people to donate blood in #Lebanon, it's Donner Sang Compter, a Lebanese non-profit NGO that links potential blood donors to patients in need. I'm a proud DSC donor and supporter and I admire the work Yorgui and his team have accomplished in the past few years. Just to give you an small idea, DSC was able to recruit…

Uber Beirut Fares Drop by 15%

I ordered an Uber for my wife yesterday to take her from work to our home in Jeita and was surprised when I got charged $13.36 only. It usually used to cost me around $17-18 but then I read on Gino's blog that Uber has apparently dropped its prices by around 15-20% and saw the story on Uber's blog as well. If we look at the above prices shared by Uber, the drop is somewhere…
Critiques

Ramlet el Baida Construction Works Halted by Lebanon’s Shura Council

9 years ago
Update [March 8 2017]: Shura Council has once again ordered all constructions works to stop on Ramlet el Baida after a new construction license emerged. Lebanon’s Shura Council issued a decision today to halt temporarily ...
Lebanon

Attention all Lebanese Developers: Join The Facebook Messenger Challenge

9 years ago
Facebook is challenging all Middle East Developers to create the smartest bots for FB Messenger and asking people to sign up and join the contest. Developers, in teams of up to three people, are invited ...
Critiques

WTF is Happening in Kaslik?

9 years ago
Prostitution rings, fist fights, gun fights outside nightclubs, I have no idea what’s happening in Kaslik these days and I had no idea there are so many people who go party there still. Check out ...
Critiques

Marine Le Pen Refused to Cover Herself Up To Meet Mufti

9 years ago
I wasn’t really surprised to hear Le Pen refused to cover herself up when she went to meet Lebanon’s Grand Mufti today. Some will interpret it as a disrespectful act while others will claim that ...
Fun

Rollerblading on the Highway

9 years ago
A friend sent me this video of some guy rollerblading on the Zalka highway by holding onto a truck. How do we fine this guy according to the new traffic law or any law? If ...
Beirut

A Lavish Sunday Buffet at The Four Seasons Beirut

9 years ago
I love the Four Seasons Hotel in Beirut. It’s definitely one of my favorite hotels in the capital. It seems that I always keep coming back for their amazing breakfast, but sometimes, I just pass ...
Information

Why Lebanese Parents Need to Register Their Children

9 years ago
Believe it or not, there are a lot of Lebanese parents who forget to register the birth of their children. Some of them don’t do it out of ignorance, neglect or simply failing to get ...
Fun

A Documentary on The Lebanese Jewish Diaspora

9 years ago
The number of Jews still living in Lebanon is estimated to be less than 200 according to this 2012 article. The majority fled the country due to political instability and a feeling of insecurity as ...
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