Posted By
Najib
Nov 24, 2012 08:30
Picture taken from TheDailyStar Pierre Hashash was intercepted two days ago by plain-clothed army intelligence and beaten with rifles on his head in broad daylight outside Dunkin Donuts in Batroun. He was taken to Batroun's serail then to Qobbeh prison in Tripoli where he's being held as we speak. For those of you who don't know Pierre, he's an artist and a controversial figure who runs for parliament using sarcastic slogans and banners. The reasons…
Posted By
Najib
Nov 17, 2012 09:05
4G Live Test reaching peak of 100Mbits/s - Picture taken by @NicolaSehanoui "Let's Connect" took place yesterday at the Beirut Digital District where Telecom Ministry Nicolas Sehnaoui talked about the progress done by his ministry between June 2011 and June 2012 and announced plans for the launch of the 4G service next year. You can read the one-year report . I was unfortunately unable to attend the event but I have to say there's been…
Critiques
13 years ago
Picture taken from TheBeirutReport The residence of the author of The Rock of Tanios and the first Lebanese to become a member of the presitigious “l’Academie Francaise” will probably be demolished in the next few ...
Critiques
13 years ago
Ever since the smoking-ban law 174 went into effect on September 3, there’s been an ongoing debate on whether this decision will affect negatively the restaurants and pubs or not. For that sake, the Syndicate ...
Critiques
13 years ago
When I first read the title, I thought it was terrible news but then I checked the source (Addiyar) and I started laughing. I am not sure how Addiyar newspaper didn’t turn yet into a ...
Critiques
13 years ago
The electricity boats were supposed to provide an extra 500 MW during the summer season, however it’s almost winter and nothing has happened. Meanwhile, owners of generators are still increasing the price of 5 amps ...
Critiques
13 years ago
Update: I added *Spoiler Alert* as per one of the reader’s suggestions and edited slightly the post. I went on Saturday to watch the avant-premiere of the new James Bond movie Skyfall at Grand Cinemas ...
Critiques
13 years ago
I first read about this app today on Joe’s box. It’s a nice app to have as you can check out strictly Lebanese blogs and maybe get to know some that you aren’t aware of, ...
Information
13 years ago
R.I.P They say that you don’t need to meet some people in person to know they are special. Cynthia was one of those people. She’s an exceptional human being, one of the nicest, most cheerful, ...
Critiques
13 years ago
A friend of mine sent me an article published in Annahar yesterday about a young Lebanese man called Ehab al-Azzi who claims that he had his left hand’s fingers cut off with a sword on ...
