Update on the 7 Kidnapped Estonians

It's been almost a month since the Lebanese security forces announced that they located the seven kidnapped Estonian tourists and that their release should be very soon . My first reaction to this news was that how come the police is spreading all over the news that they found the kidnappers? I mean unless they have them cornered with no way to run, the kidnappers could have easily heard the news and fled the scene…

Women Car Wash in Lebanon?

Anyone who washes his/her car in Lebanon must have noticed how people like to do "sob7iyyet" while waiting for the car wash and seem to enjoy their time. Added to that, the washing business brings a remarkable income to the gas stations here. As far as I am concerned, I don't enjoy it one single bit but I was thinking on how profitable it would be if someone were to come up with a car…
Critiques

Antelias municipality sucks

15 years ago
It’s been 17 days since I posted about the accident on the Antelias bridge. One of our regular readers, Ronman, wrote the following comment: i wonder how long before they fix the railings. he will ...
Critiques

Bad Bad Leila!

15 years ago
I’ve been going to Restaurant Leila at ABC Dbayye and Achrafieh for few years now and the service has been very good, yet I’ve heard some complaints from friends of mine since it relocated inside ...
Critiques

Why our Lebanese anthem is NOT copied…

15 years ago
Since Mark had posted about Al Jadeed’s report on our national anthem [Link], I’ve seen the video several times and done some research and I am deeply convinced that AL Jadeed just wanted some attention ...
Critiques

The Daily Star Redesign

15 years ago
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 ...
Lebanon

Dating in Lebanon

15 years ago
Check out this list of 10 things ThisisBeirut has learned about dating in Lebanon. [Link] I must say I disagree with some of the points mentioned and agree on others. – Point1 differs from one ...
Events

April’s fool day

15 years ago
Watch out everyone for pranks and lies as it is April’s fool day. I woke my little brother up this morning telling him I broke his Wii and he fell for it. Here’s another funny ...
Critiques

Petit Cafe Raouche

15 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)

15 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 ...
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