My Nominations for The Social Media Awards

The Social Media Awards are happening for the first time in Lebanon and I thought it would be fun to share my nominations for the various categories listed. Before that, here's how the selection process will occur: Stage 1: Online Nominations Members of the online community nominate candidates for different categories via our website www.SMABeirut.com. Users can nominate themselves, friends or an organization on business based on the criteria of each category. Their submission is…

CNN: Did Phoenicians beat Columbus by 2000 years?

Picture taken from CNN Christopher Columbus has long been the poster boy Renaissance explorer who found fame and fortune by sailing from the Old World to the New. But more than five centuries later, a British adventurer plans to show that the New World could have been reached by another seafaring nation 2,000 years before Columbus. Former Royal Navy officer Philip Beale hopes to sail a replica Phoenician boat 10,000 kilometers across the Atlantic in…
Humor

Wa2if na2 ya Majdoub

12 years ago
Picture taken from Bilamaliyeh I agree that we should stop nagging but don’t expect people to listen to you when you call them “Mjedib”. ...
Humor

Hala Issam Fares won the French Lottery

12 years ago
Lebanese Hala Issam Fares was reported yesterday to have won the French lottery worthy over 160 million euros. That’s great news as she can buy herself now a private jet plane, a castle, an apartment ...
Humor

Fun Facts about Sheikh Ahmad Al-Assir

12 years ago
Source He’s an Android fan (Samsung S2 maybe?) and he drinks what looks like a Contrex or a Nestle Pure Life Pink Bottle. This post reminded me for some reason of Mark’s Ultimate Water review.
Automotive

No Parking For Trucks at the Marina Dbayyeh

12 years ago
You can’t really blame the municipality or police officers as it’s very hard to spot a truck stationed in Marina Dbayyeh with all the buildings and towers there. On a serious note, the only place ...
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17 kidnappings in 9 months in Lebanon

12 years ago
The last of the 17 victims Mohammad Awada was freed yesterday. PS: I don’t think LBC should count Raja al-Zouhairy as he apparently kidnapped himself to draw attention. ...
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AUB Spell-Check Fail

12 years ago
via Slapdash There’s a very reasonable explanation to why students (including myself) didn’t notice this spelling mistake until now. That’s the only time that they are being paid by AUB and not the other way ...
Humor

Enta Horr Bass Mich Hal2ad …

12 years ago
via Trella There’s nothing wrong in posting someone else’s quote/post as long as you give him/her proper credit. The funny part is that whomever posted this had time to remove the last two words but ...
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