Posted By
Najib
Dec 03, 2017 01:09
I found a FB page called Beirut2022 in my saved posts and I have no idea who's behind it or why it was created in the first place. I remember seeing something similar to it during the most recent municipal elections but I'm not so sure about it. They don't have a website or a description or even a contact number or email. It looks like a fictional page, just like the Beirut they're dreaming…
Posted By
Najib
Dec 02, 2017 08:59
December is here which means three things: Shopping, Christmas and more traffic. Our economy loses around $2 billion dollars on a yearly basis due to the chronic traffic problem and there's no will from the authorities to fix this problem or even consider a sustainable transport system for the whole country and especially for Beirut. In fact, I have no idea how those in charge can implement a whole system when they can't even plan…
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