Posted By
Najib
Sep 03, 2011 12:07
Residents in the neighborhoods of Ain al-Remmaneh and Furn al-Chebbek have forced a bargain retail store in Beirut to close its doors after they protested against “controversial†merchandise sold there. Ali Fakih, a Shia Muslim, was forced to shut down his Big Sale store because he was selling sandals adorned with the Christian cross. I am not sure why would the owner of a bargain store gets sandals with crosses on them on purpose and…
Posted By
Najib
Sep 02, 2011 01:49
Lebanon-based Birdy Nam Nam launches a new version of their iPhone app game today, an answer to the extremely popular "Angry Birds"-- in Arabic. While you may remember the clever video that referenced Angry Birds in light of the Arab Spring, transforming Arab dictators- Ben Ali, Mubarak, Gaddafi- into pigs that the birds tried to oust, Birdy Nam Nam offers a different take that is no less addictive. The game was created by two Lebanese…
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