Posted By
Najib
Aug 21, 2019 04:05
Telecom Minister Mohammad Chouchair announced today that Beirut Airport will be equipped with fiber optics within 10 days and passengers will be eligible for 1 to 2 hours of free and fast internet . Added that, Beirut Airport will be the first in the world to offer 5G, which is not true given that several other airports already offer it worldwide. The last time we were promised decent internet at the airpot was back in…
Posted By
Najib
Aug 18, 2019 07:39
Every year around the same time, passengers leaving Beirut go through hell to get to their gates on time. Last week marked the highest number of passengers leaving RHIA in Lebanon's history, peaking at 23,500 yesterday according to Public Works Minister Fenianos. Such numbers should be a good indicator in theory, as it means we got more tourists this summer but we also need to take into consideration the number of pilgrims flying to Saudi…
Posted By
Najib
Aug 17, 2019 03:41
Below is the statement released by the US Embassy in Lebanon a couple of weeks back: The U.S. Government continuously re-evaluates reciprocity schedules worldwide to ensure that U.S. visa issuance fees are commensurate with fees imposed by other governments on U.S. citizens. U.S. Embassy Beirut engaged with Lebanese authorities regarding fee reciprocity for nearly two years, asking the Government of Lebanon to adjust the visa and residency fees it charges American citizens to be commensurate…
Posted By
Chadi
Aug 17, 2019 05:02
The last time PVD was in town, Pier 7 was still open and he was performing there. Five years later, The international DJ & producer is coming back to Lebanon to perform at The Gärten in Beirut. The last time I heard of him was when he played at the official FIFA fan zone opening in Moscow ahead of the 2018 World Cup, and he apparently has just released a new album back in April…
Alcohol
4 years ago
I always thought it was weird that cider is not that popular in Lebanon, knowing that apples account for 1/4 of the total fruit production of the country. Wata is the first Lebanese cider I ...
Opinions/critiques
4 years ago
UNDP shared yesterday a powerful poverty stunt where bank cardholders were only able to withdraw $4 or its equivalent LL6000 from ATMs. When the bank’s officer showed up to listen to their complaints, he asked ...
Information
4 years ago
I posted recently on Lebanese movies available to watch on Netflix and Capernaum wasn’t there. I saw someone post on Facebook today that it’s there so I checked again and found it! If you haven’t ...
Critiques
4 years ago
The Lion King was the first-ever movie I bought as a videocassette. I even bought the booklet and collected all the stickers back then. Even though it’s been released some 25 years ago, I still ...
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