ISF Going the Wrong Way on Dbayyeh Road

This is a daily occurrence on the Dbayyeh maritime road leading to the Antelias bridge. The road on the way back to Jounieh is closed in front of the ISF barracks yet some "privileged" cars are allowed to skip traffic and drive in the wrong direction towards Antelias. As a result, they pose a serious threat to cars driving back towards Jounieh and make traffic worse. I've seen at least a dozen accidents on that…

Zomato Gold Finally launched in #Lebanon: Here’s All You Need to Know

After establishing itself as the go-to platform for everything food-related, Zomato is finally rolling out its popular membership program “Zomato Gold” in Lebanon. Not only does Zomato Gold help you discover the top restaurants around, but it also encourages you to visit the trendiest go-to places in Beirut. How does it work? Zomato Gold works as an exclusive dine out and social drinking membership, that gives members special perks where they can enjoy 1+1 on…

A Shelter for Stray Dogs in The Chouf Area

Killing stray dogs is unfortunately quite common in Lebanon, despite being barbaric and ineffective. There are several ways to handle stray dogs, one of them being building local shelters or contacting animal services to some professional help. Barbara municipality was among the first to set an example for others to follow by rescuing and adopting the dogs, and now Chouf municipalities have opted to handle this matter in a civilized by setting up a big…

#AdoptACedar: If We Lose Our Cedar, We lose Our Identity

I honestly don't know if the below is a recent stunt or an old one, but I thought of sharing it to shed light on the Adopt a Cedar campaign and hopefully encourage more people to join in and help plant further native trees in public lands & high mountains. The stunt below was performed during a basketball game where the Austrian National Anthem was played at the start of the game instead of the…
Business

Lebanon’s Debt Increases $21,000 Every Minute

6 years ago
In 2018, Lebanon’s national debt increased by $6.6 Billion Dollars, which amounts to almost $12,500 every minute. This year, the debt is expected to increase by $11 Billion Dollars, which means that that it will ...
Baladi

#Tripoli Volunteers Take The #TrashChallenge but What’s Next?

6 years ago
Unlike other useless challenges, the internet’s newest trend the “Trash Tag Challenge” is encouraging people to protest the environment by cleaning up a place where trash has accumulated, then taking another picture of the spot ...
Critiques

Why Are There “Thank You Russia” Billboards Around?

6 years ago
Update: Turns out it’s a LADA campaign. Bad taste or Hilarious? It didn’t make me laugh to be honest because this tendency to thanking neighbors and foreign countries is becoming sickening. I wonder when this ...
Information

World Happiness Report 2019: Lebanon Ranked #91 WorldWide, #6 in Arab World

6 years ago
The World Happiness Report is a landmark survey of the state of global happiness that ranks 156 countries by how happy their citizens perceive themselves to be. The report is produced by the United Nations ...
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