Road Safety in Lebanon
Our problems are much bigger than texting and driving. PS: Both Pictures taken from Sietske
New Wages scale approved by the government
Infographic on the new wages scale prepared by Abir I was almost sure that PM Miqati will reconsider the increase in salaries for the three top presidential posts of the country, the ministers and the parliament members but instead the government passed the law as it is, which means we just added $1.2 billion for our state treasury to cover. I believe it still can get rejected in the parliament but I am not sure…
Automotive
Nahr el Kalb decoration for the Pope’s visit
13 years ago[YouTube] A friend sent me this video of the lights and poster that were put on Nahr el Kalb’s entrance to welcome the Pope during his 3-day visit that ended on Sunday. I wonder what ...
Automotive
Who’s to blame here?
13 years agoI was going through the Yasa website when I noticed this piece of news: A 14 year old young man, called Mehdi Hamdan, was killed yesterday after he lost control of his car on the ...
Automotive
Don’t text and drive!
13 years agoDon’t Text & Drive is a new campaign by YASA and Touch aiming at raising awareness among the youth on road safety and the need to respect traffic rules and regulations. ...
Humor
Lebanese Alternative/Rock band Roswell to open for Keane
13 years ago[YouTube] The below announcement was posted on Roswell’s Facebook Page a week ago. I wish them the best of luck as this is a great opportunity for them as a local band. For Our Biggest ...
Critiques
Annual Salaries of Lebanese Politicians
13 years agoPicture Taken from Al-Akhbar President of the Republic: LL225,000,000 ($150,000) Parliament Speaker and Prime Minister: LL212,844,000 million ($141,896) Minister: LL212,844,000 ($103,496) Member of Parliament: LL153,000,000 ($102,000) Adding all the “extra benefits”, the total paid for ...
Information
How much did the Pope’s visit cost?
13 years agoPicture taken from LaiquePride Facebook Group This picture has been circulating around on Facebook and Twitter for the past few days by few people who believe we should not have welcome the Pope. Executive Magazine ...
Lebanon
Lebanon defeats China by 20 points in ASIA FIBA Cup
13 years agoThe massive win virtually wiped out the memories of the defeat Lebanon had suffered against Philippines on Saturday and put the WABA champions in an advantageous position for the top position in Group A should ...
Events
Picture from the Pope’s open-air Mass in Beirut
13 years agoAround 100,000 are attending The Pope’s mass that’s being held at Beirut Water Front. Picture taken by Clement Tannouri via Rania El Khatib ...