Lebanon’s 75th Independence Day

Here’s a nice roundup of some of the Lebanese ads, videos and posters about Lebanon’s Independence that were shared in the past week or so. There's not much to celebrate this year, just like the YEARS before it, but we must remain hopeful that things will eventually change. This year's Lebanese Army poster looked as if someone used MS Paint to design it. On the other hand, Alfa teamed up with Tania Kassis, Michel Fadel…

What’s With This Year’s #Beirut Christmas Decoration?

A ex-member of Beirut's municipality tweeted today claiming that the NGO in charge of decorating for Christmas this year is installing the same decoration from the year before. If I'm not mistaken he's referring to a company called BEASTS which was born out of the blue last year and organized a sports event with F1 cars and stuff. I honestly know nothing about the company but I didn't like one single bit what they did…

Celebrating 9,000 Blog Posts Today

I was looking at my dashboard today and realized I had crossed the 9,000 posts mark, which means that I've been average around 3 blog posts daily for the past 8 years or so!! I never thought I'd be blogging for this long and I'm not planning on stopping any time soon since I'm still enjoying it. I hear a lot of people claiming that blogging is dead, but I disagree. If you're not reading…

Carlos Ghosn Accused of Financial Misconduct, Facing Arrest in Japan

] Now that's not something we'd want to be hearing about Carlos Ghosn, but Nissan's Chairman and Renault's CEO is apparently facing arrest in Japan and will be fired for alleged financial violations. Some Japanese media reports are claiming he has already been arrested but that wasn't confirmed. Nissan on the other hand issued a statement claiming that Ghosn and another senior executive, Greg Kelly, had been “reporting compensation amounts in the Tokyo Stock Exchange…
Health

Six Months After Switching from Normal Cigarettes to the IQOS

7 years ago
A year after my brother visited Philip Morris International’s HQ in Switzerland, he convinced me to switch from normal cigarettes to the IQOS Heated Tobacco System, and brought me the device along with four packs ...
Lebanon

Four New Airbuses to be delivered to MEA Starting 2021

7 years ago
According to Flight Global’s website, the Middle East Airlines’s full-year financial statement points to the commitment to 4 new Airbuses (A330neo) in addition to 11 previously announced ones (A321neo), in the carrier’s bid to modernise its long-haul ...
Critiques

No One Wants to Take the Blame for Friday’s Sewage floods

7 years ago
Every time it rains in Lebanon, sewer lines are blocked causing floods all over the road but what happened on Friday was a different story. Ramlet el Baida and Bliss streets were flooded by sewage ...
Health

Homosexuality is NOT a Disease: Helpine by #LebMASH Launched to Raise Awareness

7 years ago
HINAD, which stands for “Homosexuality is not a disease”, is a campaign launched by The Lebanese Medical Association for Sexual Health (LebMASH) and Agnes Varis Trust with the aim of challenging homophobia and raising awareness ...
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