Posted By
Najib
Sep 10, 2018 10:41
The Consumer Price Index is still on the rise in Lebanon, standing at 7.6% in July which is the highest recorded level in the past five years. Food and non-alcoholic beverages prices rose by six percent, rising oil prices caused electricity and gas prices to surge by 17 percent and transportation cost rose by 12.9 percent as well. The cost of health services rose 5.9 percent while the prices of clothing and footwear soared 14.6…
Posted By
Najib
Sep 06, 2018 05:04
The famous French director behind the "Don't go to" web series visited Beirut and shared some misconceptions often told around our country. I'm not sure if this is the final video or he will be sharing something on his YouTube channel but it's rather disappointing. He's pretty much reciting Lebanon's wikipedia page and repeating every cliche out there . He did complain about pollution in Lebanon but someone should tell him the problem is way…
Posted By
Najib
Sep 04, 2018 01:18
Following my article on the lack of outdoor playgrounds in Lebanon, I received an email regarding an award-winning initiative undertaken by two landscape architects Zeina Kronfol & Pamela Haydamous who redesigned the old Karantina public garden into a playground for kids. The new design, which won the award for the public space category during the Lebanese Architecture Awards last year, is one of the first public play gardens for kids in Beirut. The architects transformed…
Posted By
Najib
Sep 03, 2018 07:08
When supermarkets decided to axe plastic bags in Australia, one fed-up customer decided to put the entire shopping kart and take it back home. When interviewed by a local channel, he welcomed them "the Lebanese Way" and went on to brag about what he did. The stunt is a funny one but I hope he's not serious about getting charged for plastic bags. It's not "just a plastic bag" as plastic pollution is one of…
Critiques
7 years ago
Telecom Ministry Jamal Jarrah tweeted a statement issued by the Ministry announcing new measures to prevent illegally imported mobile devices. Unlike the useless and ineffective decision taken few years back forcing smartphone users to register ...
Lebanon
7 years ago
British artist Tom Young moved to Lebanon ten years ago and is a deeply committed artist who draws his inspiration from Lebanon’s heritage, mainly old abandoned houses and buildings. Young is famously known for being ...
Lebanon
7 years ago
The ISF released a statement last week stating that part of the northbound Jounieh highway will be closed for four days in order to install fiber optic cables. The works included fiber loops, cleaning manholes ...
Animals & Wildlife
7 years ago
Lorises are a group of several species of nocturnal strepsirrhine primates. They are highly endangered species that somehow made their way to a Lebanese pet shop, where they obviously don’t belong. The pet shop was ...
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