Zomato remodels its Gold program, limiting users per day and per table

The "fair usage policy" is something we got used to hearing in Lebanon in the technology domain, with data consumption. But guess what? Zomato has started applying it too. On September 21st, if you consulted your Inbox/Junk folders at around 10PM, Zomato would have sent you a broadcast stating the following: Dear Member, Zomato Gold’s journey in the last few months has been nothing short of phenomenal. This couldn't have been possible without the trust…

Byblos Festival teases major Celine Dion concert set for summer 2020

After suffering a backlash following the cancellation of both Mashrou’ Leila and Within Temptation’s concerts at their festival this year, Byblos are desperately trying to make amends for and recover from their disappointing 2019 residual lineup, and it seems they are already up for something big for next summer.   In a surprising post to their social media platforms today, a photoshopped version of Celine Dion’s European tour teaser posted a couple of days ago…

Capernaum Among 100 Best Films of 21st Century, Ranked #119 on IMDb

The Guardian released its 100 best movies of the 21st century list and Capernaum is featured among them. Ranked #71, here's what they said about Nadine Labaki's masterpiece: A sprawling drama that functions both as an excoriating treatise on the nature of poverty in Lebanon, and an idiosyncratic drama in which a child takes his parents to court for their ill-treatment of him. We tend to think of the latter type of juvenile emancipation as…

Lebanese Wrestler Withdraws to Avoid Confronting Israeli Athlete

This is not the first time this happens and won't be the last. Yet another Lebanese athlete forced to drop out of a competition to avoid confronting an Israeli. This time it was Lebanese Wrestler Dominique Abi Nader, who withdrew from the 2019 Senior European Wrestling Championships taking place in Kazakhstan. I read somewhere that Dominique wanted to play but then decided otherwise , but vowed not to represent Lebanon again. I wouldn't be surprised…
Critiques

OTV Removes Racist Caricature After Facing Extreme Backlash

6 years ago
I have no idea what they were thinking. Not only is the idea behind the ad a racist one, but they went as far as using the N word! The best part is how some ...
Lebanon

YouTube Music & Premium Now Available in #Lebanon

6 years ago
Android Central shared last week news that YouTube Premium & YouTube Music have now expanded to eight new countries in the Middle East including Lebanon, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia & the UAE. YouTube ...
Critiques

ESCWA Road Reopens After 8 Years, Salim Slem Works Still Ongoing

6 years ago
ESCWA road was finally reopened after almost 8 years by orders of Interior Minister Raya el Hassan, in an attempt to ease traffic. I never understood why this road was closed in the first place, ...
Baladi

Vandalized Lebanese Army Monument On Qornet el Sawda Cleaned

6 years ago
A group of young men from Zahle and Bcharreh climbed up to the Qornet el Sawda (Qornet Shodo in Syriac, meaning the Martyrs Summit) and rehabilitated the monument that was installed by PolyLiban few years ...
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