Posted By
Najib
Jun 04, 2019 04:37
The indoor smoking ban was first implemented back in 2012 but it turned out to be an epic failure. In 2015, Health Minister Wael Abu Faour promised he will make sure the law is enforced but instead smoking rates went up the roof. Fast forward to 2019, new Health Minister Jabak just launched today a national strategy to fight tobacco consumption and promised to: 1- Double the prices of cigarettes. 2- Implement Law 174 3-…
Posted By
Fred
Jun 02, 2019 02:39
It might not come as a surprise that in Lebanon, even in the world of tennis, to thrive and move forward, players have to fly under another flag to reach higher grounds. This is what 17-year-old Kevin Chahoud, born in Sweden to a Lebanese father, has done after years of training between the Scandinavian country and pop-ups to Lebanon to train and participate in local tournaments, competing against and even defeating older players. His talent…
Posted By
Najib
Jun 01, 2019 06:13
A Beirut-based research consultancy firm published statistics for the year 2019 regarding the number of Lebanese leaving the country for good, and over 57,000 Lebanese are expected to leave the country by end of 2019, vs. 34,500 in 2018. The stats are based on the number of Lebanese leaving the country every month compared to those returning. I am not really sure how accurate these numbers are, and how does one qualify as an immigrant…
Posted By
Najib
Jun 01, 2019 03:26
According to BusinessNews, The Ministry of Telecommunication is set to launch a new roaming service with the Switzerland-based company Wonet, that will be priced at $25 per month and will allow Alfa and Touch users to use the Internet abroad, consume data, receive and make phone calls at local tariff rates. We're in dire need of a decent roaming service that's for sure, but I didn't quite understand the concept here. I looked up the…
Automotive
6 years ago
Going the wrong way, even on a highway, crossing a red light, cutting off other cars, speeding, tailgating, dangerous driving, speeding maneuvers, highway drop off and every possible traffic violation you could think of in ...
Critiques
6 years ago
“Political aspirants make too much of the people before election, and, if successful, too much of themselves after it”. Unfortunately, Lebanese voters have yet to learn from their mistakes and keep on voting for the ...
Critiques
6 years ago
Environment Minister Fady Jreissati launched a teaser campaign last week where he shared a picture of himself covering his face and using the hashtags #SaveOurFace #نظّف_سمعتنا. The campaign was revealed today and consists of a ...
Automotive
6 years ago
Those who follow the blog probably know how big of an F1 fan I am. I haven’t missed a Grand Prix for the past 10 years or more and was fortunate enough to watch Michael ...
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