Posted By
Najib
Jul 13, 2020 05:03
Traffic lights have stopped working in Beirut as there's no money to renew for the company in charge of up-keeping them. As a result, we're witnessing a spike in car accidents, as "figures shared by the Internal Security Forces with Lebanon’s traffic management centre show there were 33 fatalities caused by car accidents in the country in June, marking a 120 per cent increase compared to April, when traffic lights in Beirut still worked". I'd…
Posted By
Chadi
Jul 12, 2020 05:24
The French Ambassador honored Lebanese humorist Samy Khayyat on Friday by granting him the French Recognition Medal, to celebrate 60 years of artistic accomplishments. The ceremony was held in the SCAC Gardens, in the French Institute of Lebanon. Khayyat's plays are hilarious, he does come out a bit weird sometimes but he's a genius and his acts are timeless. Here's an old sketch on the electricity/generator crisis that we're still facing in Lebanon. Check out…
Baladi
5 years ago
There aren’t that many father and son that were active players at the same time, let alone play for the same team. Fadi el Khatib and his son will be the first to do in ...
Information
5 years ago
Following the airport’s reopening on July 1st, rumors spread that any amounts over $2000 were being confiscated from passengers. The Lebanese Customs issued a statement today clarifying that all passengers can carry up to $15,000 ...
Travel
5 years ago
The below is an announcement shared yesterday by the Cyprus Embassy in Lebanon: Dear all, we are very sorry to announce that following today’s decision of the competent authorities of the Republic of Cyprus regarding ...
Art
5 years ago
“The show must go on.” The Baalbeck International Festival is defying the COVID-19 confinement by going virtual and broadcasting live on July 5 a newly conceived concert by Maestro Harout Fazlian and produced by the ...
Health
5 years ago
A report on the top 100 safest countries for COVID-19 was issued by the Deep Knowledge Group, a consortium of companies and nonprofits owned by Deep Knowledge Ventures, an investment firm founded in 2014 in ...
Humor
5 years ago
Everyone is selling & buying dollars in Lebanon and the easiest way to do so if you’re not a licensed exchanger is through WhatsApp groups. The black market is booming and those trading via WhatsApp ...
Fun
5 years ago
There’s a new Lebanese board game in town and it’s called Wasta. The game consists of several cards, including a police officer (Darake), a bank, a thug (Az3ar), your mom (Emmak), your neighbor (El Jara) ...
Critiques
5 years ago
Is it ok to swear at politicians? Is profanity allowed when addressing ruling parties that have made our lives miserable for the past 30 years and more? Why is it ok for them to swear ...
