New Telecom Minister Wants to Sell Our Data to Private Companies

The new minister of Telecommunication Johnny Corm suggested today during a TV interview that he's considering selling user data to private companies in order to increase the ministry's revenues. When asked if this data will be confidential or not, he stated that he has set up a committee to make sure they're not violating users’ privacy and security. However, this committee cannot be trusted and as suggested by SMEX, we need a legal committee to…

Neglected Football Stadiums Forced Lebanon National Team To Play 2022 Qualifiers Abroad

The Lebanese National Football Team secured their first win last Tuesday in the final round of the FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers by defeating Syria 3 to 2 in Amman. Lebanon's qualifying chances are very slim still though as they only have five points from four matches. If you're wondering why Lebanon played its home game in Amman, it's because our pitches are in such a deplorable condition that the national team was forced to…
Lebanon

The 2021 iPhone Index: You Need 300 Working Days To Afford The iPhone 13 in Lebanon

4 years ago
How many working days do you need to afford Apple’s latest flagship phone? Picodi.com publishes every year the iPhone Index that gather net wages and compare them to the published iPhone prices in each country. ...
Baladi

Hamra Street Cleanup

4 years ago
Volunteers from various NGOs and organizations teamed up today to give back to Hamra some of its glow by cleaning up the area between Rome & Sadat street. This activity was organized by Clean Beirut, ...
Critiques

Ghobeiry Municipal Council President Wants To Build Power Plant On Lebanon’s Only Golf Club

4 years ago
First, yes we have a golf club in Lebanon and it’s very well preserved surprisingly enough. The Golf Club of Lebanon (GCL) was established in 1923 and is the oldest and largest golf club in ...
Lebanon

Kuwait Just Sent 3 Tons of Baby Formula to Lebanon

4 years ago
Kuwait was among the first countries to provide a humanitarian aid to Lebanon following the Beirut port explosion in August 2020, and has most recently sent an airplane carrying three tons of baby formula as ...
Humor

Who Are the Thawra Avengers?

4 years ago
We’ve had tons of new movements popping left and right ever since the revolution started, including a group whose logo has the “Avengers” on it with the Thawra first in the background. Those “Thawra Avengers” ...
Elections2022

#Elections2022: Same Nationality, Same Rights!

4 years ago
The online registration for Lebanese expats begun a week ago, but it’s still not clear whether expats will have the right to vote in their respective electoral districts or be restricted to only 6 seats. ...
Events

Beirut Comic Art Festival: 6-10 October 2021

4 years ago
The French Embassy in Lebanon & l’Institut Français du Liban are organizing the first edition of the Beirut Comic Art festival from October 6 till October 10 2021. The festival will start with a concert ...
Baladi

Lebanese Photographer Myriam Boulos is This Year’s Magnum Photos Nominee

4 years ago
Magnum Photos is an international photographic cooperative owned by its photographer-members, with offices in New York City, Paris, London and Tokyo. This year, at the 74th Annual General Meeting (AGM), two new nominees were selected ...
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