Apps with Car Plates Directories Are Still Available Online

A friend was showing me yesterday an app she uses to figure out who's blocking her car at the parking lot. It's called MinMsakar where you simply need to enter the car's license plate number to get all the information related to the car and owner. I looked up a couple of plate numbers and the info is accurate but a bit outdated. I thought these apps were not allowed anymore but I asked around…

Spielberg’s Latest Movie “The Post” May be Banned in #Lebanon

I was asking around if there's any avant-premiere events for Spielberg's latest movie THE POST which features Tom Hanks & Meryl Streep but I was surprised to hear that the movie apparently didn't pass censorship and may be banned because of Spielberg. This brought me back 6 years ago to when Spielberg's name was blacked out on Tintin's posters at a local theater. I was hoping we would never be faced with similar stupid acts…
Critiques

Lebanese Cabinet Wants to Expand Costa Brava Landfill

8 years ago
Few days ago, I was arguing that “we don’t need McKinsey to clear garbage from the streets and recycle, we need competent ministers who are convinced that burning garbage is bad for our health and ...
Business

[Updated] Can McKinsey Help Revive Lebanon’s Economy?

8 years ago
Update 10/07/2018: Global consulting firm McKinsey & Co. has set out its vision for Lebanon’s economy, with recommendations ranging from building a wealth-management and investment-banking hub to becoming a provider of medicinal cannabis. Turning it ...
Critiques

Stop Spreading that Stupid #Goatman Story in Choueifat

8 years ago
I can’t believe people still fall for such stories. Someone started a rumor that a human-goat hybrid is hiding somewhere in Choueifat and has already eaten four people, and that the security forces are after ...
Business

VAT is Officially 11% Now in #Lebanon

8 years ago
The increase in VAT from 10 too 11% officials went into effect yesterday on Jan 1st 2018. The 1% increase is expected to lead to a 5 to 7% increase in the prices of goods, ...
Critiques

LRC & AUBMC On New Year’s Eve: Don’t Drink & Drive

8 years ago
Every year, it is important to remind all party goers on New Year’s Eve not to drink and drive. If you’re planning on getting wasted, take a cab or just grab a ride with your ...
Animals & Wildlife

Ghobeiry Municipality Issues Statement, Says They Didn’t order the Killing of Stray Dogs

8 years ago
Following the horrendous video that was shared yesterday showing Ghobeiry municipality members poisoning and killing stray dogs, the municipality issued a statement today claiming they did not order the killing and that the act was ...
Automotive

New Plans for a Highway Linking Dbayyeh to Okaibeh Passing Through Jeita & Adma

8 years ago
The Lebanese cabinet has approved a plan to build a highway from Dbayyeh to Okaibeh passing through several villages and towns in Keserwan, mainly Jeita, Antoura, Ain el Rihane, all the way to Adma and ...
Critiques

Number of Registered Syrian Refugees Drops Below 1 Million

8 years ago
The U.N. refugee agency (UNHRC) counted 997,905 Syrian refugees as of November 2017, marking the first time the number of refugees dropped to below one million since 2014. Back then, Lebanon became the country with ...
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