Posted By
Najib
Mar 29, 2019 02:14
On April 17 and for the third year in a row, The Chain Effect is organizing a Bike to Work event under the Patronage of the Ministry of the Environment, with the support of the Municipality of Beirut and made possible through the sponsorship of the Embassy of Switzerland and the Lebanese American University. You can use your own bike, or rent one from participating bicycle shops to beat the traffic -- and enjoy free…
Posted By
Najib
Mar 28, 2019 02:45
AUB students and activists interrupted a lecture by the World Bank's Vice President to protest against the Bisri Dam. I wrote about this topic a month ago and was curious as to why the World Bank is lobbying so hard in favor of this dam and what's in it for him. I get it they're giving us a loan but they seem to be more adamant to having this dam built than our own politicians,…
Posted By
Najib
Mar 27, 2019 12:50
Update: It looks like Marc's concerns were finally heard. Back in December 2018, three lawsuits were filed through Legal Agenda against the state for disrespecting its obligations in matters of accessibility of public spaces. Before that and during the municipal and parliament elections, the majority of polling stations were still ill-equipped to accommodate people with disabilities. Last week, Marc Torbey El Helou, who's a tetraplegic, shared his frustration after receiving a second visit to the…
Posted By
Najib
Mar 25, 2019 02:27
I heard rumors about this acquisition few months back and it looks like it's finally happening. According to Bloomberg, Endadget and several other sources, "Uber is set to announce a $3.1 billion cash-and-share deal to acquire its Dubai-based rival Careem Networks FZ as early as this week, according to people with knowledge of the matter." The deal should be announced by Tuesday according to the same source. However I am not really sure if the…
Critiques
6 years ago
Last Thursday, pictures and videos emerged of an old building’s facade collapsing in Burj Hammoud. Fortunately, the cracks were spotted ahead of time, leaving the municipal police time to evacuate the residents and set up ...
Advertising
6 years ago
Almaza’s ads have almost always been brilliant for all occasions. This year’s Mother’s Day ad was quite awesome but I tracked down their ads since 2014 and I still prefer the 2017 one more. Which ...
Health
6 years ago
There are roughly one billion smokers in the World of which 70% think of quitting, 40% actually try to quit but ultimately only 5% succeed. This is mainly because of two reasons: will power is ...
Health
6 years ago
March 21 is celebrated as Mother’s Day in Lebanon but it’s also World Down Syndrome day. For this sake, the Lebanese Down Syndrome Association released a powerful awareness video to shed light on this cause ...
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