2018 World Design Rankings 2018: Lebanon Ranked #24

The 2018 World Design Rankings list is out and #Lebanon is in 24th spot with 33 awards collected in the past 12 months. The World Design Rankings ranks all the countries based on the number of designers that have been granted with the A' Design Award. Countries are sorted based on the number of Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron Design Awards won, the total score is calculated based on the table below. Here's the…

Google Reviews on Hbeish (Ras Beirut) Police Station

Hbeish Police station was renovated a couple of years ago and renamed into Ras Beirut Police station. The station was one of Lebanon's most notorious station and the bastion of Lebanon’s morale values incarceration station. In fact, I remember during my AUB years hearing horrible stories about people detained there. Nevertheless, the station was revamped and chosen as a pilot for the PPP project to test the effectiveness of new policing methods in improving personnel…

PUBG Getting Banned by the Lebanese Army?

A memo was circulating few days ago on Reddit claiming PUBG was getting banned in Lebanon, but the memo stated that it will be banned to army personnel only. Yesterday, Al Arabiya shared an article confirming that the "The Lebanese Army Leadership, the 1st Artillery Regiment, issued an internal memo to it soldiers prohibiting them from downloading or using the PUBG MOBILE or any similar game". The reason for that it that these games "allow…

Lycee Abdul Kader Old School Building Finally Listed as Heritage Building

After months of speculation over its fate, the Minister of Culture has finally listed the Lycee Abdel Kader old school building as a heritage building and therefore can no longer be destroyed or modified. Back in November, rumors spread that the building was being sold and that there are plans to demolish it, but the owner quickly denied these allegations. Students and parents protested and even signed a petition to stop its demolition and their…
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Thunders From the Recent #Norma Storm Captured by Charbel Bouez

7 years ago
Check out these amazing thunder shots taken by Charbel Bouez during the past few days. Check out more pictures [here]. ...
Critiques

The Ugly Side of the #Norma Storm

7 years ago
We were reminded once again in the past few days on how mediocre our infrastructure is. Heavy rains and snow turned the streets into rivers of water and mud, highways were flooded, damaged and closed, ...
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Best Pictures of the Norma Storm

7 years ago
I compiled some of the best shots I found online of the Norma storm into a post. Enjoy! ...
Critiques

If Schools Are Closed due to Bad Weather, so Should Businesses

7 years ago
A couple of years ago, we had a similar storm to the one happening right now in Lebanon and the Health minister at the time decided to close schools and NURSERIES as well, assuming all ...
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