Why our Lebanese anthem is NOT copied…

Since Mark had posted about Al Jadeed's report on our national anthem , I've seen the video several times and done some research and I am deeply convinced that AL Jadeed just wanted some attention and nothing more, specially when they got Ghassan Rahbani to enlighten us on this issue! Minute 0:29 The memo sent noticed a similarity between the Lebanese National anthem adopted in 1927 and the Moroccan Royal anthem adopted in 1956. Minute…

The Daily Star Redesign

The Daily Star website has finally been redesigned! It's the third time since it's gone under a major redesigned since it was launched back in the late 90s but even after the second redesign though it still looked and felt like an outdated news site from the 90s. It seems the third time is the charm since the new site is a lot cleaner than before, easier to use and also easier to read. But,…
Critiques

Petit Cafe Raouche

14 years ago
A friend of mine who had recently arrived from France asked me to take him out to lunch somewhere that had a sea view. Considering it was around 6pm (rush hour), we decided to stay ...
Critiques

Jounieh municipality’s incompetence (Part2)

14 years ago
I have a feeling there will be lots of parts concerning Jounieh and other cities’ incompetence because it’s getting worse every day. After posting about the public intoxicated park they are planning [Part1], I hereby ...
Critiques

Racism at an AntiRacism Event in Lebanon

14 years ago
I mean seriously?! [YouTube] via Anti Racism Movement ...
Critiques

Our tarboush is not our tarboush

14 years ago
The blog Beirut/NTSC posted some very sad news yesterday, it turns out the Gandour “Tarboush” (AKA Rass al 3abed) is actually not a Gandour or Lebanese creation, but it’s actually copied from a Swiss company! ...
Critiques

An example of bad customer service

14 years ago
I got the following email from a reader: i was walking with a girlfriend of mine in the streets of Monot less than a month ago around 5 pm when i saw Frida (a restaurant ...
Automotive

Speeding on the Jeita-Ballouneh highway

14 years ago
This is one of Lebanon’s craziest roads with practically no lanes, no lighting, no speed bumps, rare roundabouts, and no radars (only Radar signs) or cops. I was coming back from Jeita yesterday when I ...
Automotive

New signage system needed

14 years ago
Maybe we can all pitch in $10 each and help the highway department get new signs. ...
Critiques

Jounieh municipality’s incompetence (Part1)

14 years ago
It seems to be that most municipalities in Lebanon have an innate desire to screw up whatever is left of their cities. Jounieh is no exception to that despite trying to cover up its garbage ...
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