No Internet in Beirut’s Third District on Sunday

Imad Kreidieh, chairman of state telecommunications provider Ogero, tweeted late Saturday that Beirut's third district will be cut off on Sunday as its Mazraa Central has run out of diesel. Kreidieh has been warning for months that "sustained power-rationing will soon cause "disastrous" large-scale internet outages in Lebanon, and that Ogero's services were crumbling under the weight of the ongoing crisis". Just like Lebanon's mobile operators, Ogero is struggling due to the Lira crash and…

Greece Aegean Airlines Suspends All Flights to Beirut

Greece's largest carrier Aegean Airlines has announced today that it will be suspending all flights to Beirut after a hole was discovered in the hull of a Greek airliner before taking off from Beirut. Minister of Public Works & Transport denied reports that the plane was shot at, and stated that an investigation is underway to discover the reason behind the damage. Aegean is expected to give an update in the coming weeks.
Baladi

“Illustrated History of Lebanon” Updated 25 Years Later!

2 years ago
25 years after having published the first edition of “Illustrated History of Lebanon”, Nayla de Freige & Maria Saad with Fadlallah Dagher as the illustrator have released an updated version that will include events up ...
Baladi

Lebanon Wins Award For Best Arab Video Commercial Film On Cyber Extortion

2 years ago
A Lebanese video commercial won the award for the best Arab Video commercial on Sexual Harassment/Cyber Extortion in Tunisia. Lebanon was taking part in the 45th Conference of Arab Police and Security Leaders being held ...
Lebanon

Illegal Mining Rigs Seized By The Authorities

2 years ago
Crypto mining is becoming more and more popular worldwide and Lebanon is, or at least was in the last couple of years, a great place to set up mining rigs given that the cost of ...
Lebanon

Denmark Donates 429,000 #Moderna Covid Vaccines to Lebanon

2 years ago
Danish Ambassador to Lebanon Merete Juhl met with Health Minister Firas Abiad and announced donating more than 400,000 vaccines to the ministry. This comes as a huge boost to Lebanon’s vaccination drive and will hopefully ...
Animals & Wildlife

Dead Crocodile Found Near Cola Area in Beirut

2 years ago
Animal rights advocate Ghina Nahfawi went live few days ago to report a dead crocodile found in Beirut near the Cola Area. It’s not clear how the crocodile got there, and it took several days ...
Fun

Naim Halawi 2022 Predictions

2 years ago
It was quite pathetic but not surprising to see all Lebanese TVs hosting psychics and clairvoyants on NYE. I miss the old days where they actually did an effort to come up with a heart ...
Humor

Inverted Kuwaiti Flag Placed instead of Emirati Flag At Mohamed Bin Zayed Hospital Centre Opening

2 years ago
Today was the opening of the “Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Emirati-Lebanese Hospital Centre for the Treatment of COVID-19 Patients” on the Beirut seafront today. The center has a capacity of approximately 80 beds, which will ...
Lebanon

Gas Prices Continue To Climb as Lebanon’s Currency Continues to Tank

2 years ago
Following the decision by the Central Bank to raise the exchange rate of the dollar meant to import fuel from LL23,500 to LL24,600, gasolines prices registered a significant rise today in Lebanon. The price of ...
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