Check out The Latest Ramadan Drama Courtesy of Sayfco

Four years ago, it was hard to imagine that Sayfco, a company that had projects worth 2 billion dollars and was running its business solely on Facebook with almost 4 million likes and spending millions on Facebook advertising might get bankrupt this quickly. Back then, I remember tweeting about NOT liking their page because almost everyone else did in Lebanon. Unfortunately, it appears that Sayfco has gone bankrupt or at least that's what its FB…

One Million Fewer Smokers in France Since Last Year

I was reading yesterday on how the anti-smoking measures introduced in France have caused a sharp fall in the number of people smoking daily, with ONE MILLION fewer lighting up from 2016-2017! The measures taken included "reimbursements for people using tobacco substitutes, higher cigarette pricing and campaigns like the national tobacco-free month". Meanwhile, Lebanon ranked third globally in smoking back in 2015 and it's easily noticeable how the number of smokers is increasing still. The…
Critiques

Man Shot Dead After Speeding Past an ISF Checkpoint in Tripoli

8 years ago
I have no idea if the recent tensions in Tripoli led the ISF to fire at the driver instead of the car, but killing a man for failing to stop at a checkpoint is quite ...
Art

iTunes ME To Put Back Al-Rahel Al-Kabir Censored Songs

8 years ago
A couple of weeks ago, five songs of the Lebanese band Al Rahel Al Kabir (The Great Departed) were censored from iTunes Middle East with the music giant claiming the songs were “inappropriate for the ...
Critiques

New Beach Resort A Threat To Rass El Natour’s Peninsula In Anfeh?

8 years ago
Anfeh has one of the most beautiful and cleanest coasts in Lebanon and Deir El Natour Peninsula specifically is one of the few remaining coastal sites which are both culturally and ecologically significant. The Monastery ...
Critiques

How Can Any Lebanese Try to Discredit Nadine Labaki’s Achievement?

8 years ago
One can argue whether Nadine Labaki’s movies are good or not, and whether there are better Lebanese directors or not, but to try and discredit her most recent achievement at the 2018 Cannes Festival is ...
Critiques

You Now Have to Pay LL550,000 Yearly to Read Lebanon’s “Official Gazette”

8 years ago
It appears that the authorities are running out of ways to feed the treasury, so they’ve decided to charge people to gain access electronically to the Official Gazette Service, which is a journal that contains ...
Critiques

Article 49 of the 2018 Budget Annulled by Constitutional Council

8 years ago
The Constitutional Council annulled yesterday 7 articles in the 2018 budget including Article 49 which allowed any foreign national who invests in a real estate starting at around $500,000 inside Beirut and $330,000 elsewhere to ...
Critiques

Man Arrested After Slashing Tires of Over 50 Cars in Achrafieh

8 years ago
Over 50 cars had their tires slashed in the Rmeil and Badawi areas in Achrafieh by an unidentified man two nights ago. Residents woke up to find their cars’ tires slashed and reported it quickly ...
Critiques

Fraud or Miscalculation, There MUST Be a Recount of Votes in Beirut I

8 years ago
What happened with Joumana Haddad in Beirut I is something we have gotten used to unfortunately in past elections, and that we’re unable to change or challenge simply because those who are in charge are ...
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