Someone Did the Math Behind Lebanese Governments’ Formation

Benjamin Redd, Journalist at the Daily Star, tweeted yesterday an interesting excel sheet showcasing the amount of times it took the past eight prime ministers to form their governments, the number of days from designation to formation, the numbers of days from formation to confidence or resignation and other insightful numbers. As of today, it's been 140 days since Hariri was designated to form a government, which is the third longest period we've spent in…

Alfa Telecom to Ship 460 Tons of e-Waste to Sweden

As of 2017, over 47 million tons of e-waste were generated and the numbers are rising annually by 4%. Unfortunately, only 20% of e-waste is subject to recycling and 80% are dumped in landfills or burned, knowing that e-waste accounts for nearly 70% of toxic waste. Telecom companies are always upgrading their network components and servers and for that sake, Alfa has decided to package all retired equipment and ship them to Sweden for recycling.…

Generator Owners can Now Claim Insurance Fees

Negotiations between generator owners and the ministry of economy are still ongoing and the latest updates reveal that generator owners who installed meters can now charge customers insurance fees, starting with 100,000LL for 5-ampere subscription, 175,000LL for 10-ampere subscription and 75,000LL for every additional 5-ampere. Subscribers can claim back the amount if they decided to cancel the subscription, or in other terms when we will start getting 24/7 electricity or we leave the country for…

#NotEverythingIsForSharing: Alfa’s Timely Reminder

It's like every single day, countless new videos are shared online of people in situations they will most probably later regret. Most of the time, it's the people concerned themselves that share something they later wish they never posted. Other times, it's people who are seeking to harm someone else. More recently, it's organized crime rings trying to blackmail people. In short: think before you share. Pause a moment, and consider if you really want…
Lebanon

LBCI Launches Paid Subscription Service to Rewatch Episodes

7 years ago
Much to the discontent of TV viewers, LBCI surprised its fans by launching a couple of days ago a paid subscription service, to be able to rewatch the episodes of its programs. The news was ...
Critiques

Haret Hreik Lab Tests Show Water Contains Human Stools

7 years ago
A Haret Hreik resident sent a sample of his building’s water to test to have it checked, and the laboratory tests turned out to be horrific. Not only is the water not drinkable, but it ...
Health

#FeelTheBeat: Get your Free Checkup For Heart Diseases at City Centre Beirut

7 years ago
Heart diseases and strokes remain the leading causes of death globally and plenty of cases can be prevented by running routine check-ups. In an attempt to raise awareness on that matter, LAU Medical Center-Rizk Hospital ...
Fun

Al Hayba is on Netflix

7 years ago
I was going through series on Netflix last week when I noticed Al Hayba is now available to watch. The series made a lot of buzz when it aired last year but I never watched ...
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