Lebanese Army Ads [2018]

Posted By Najib
Aug 01, 2018 06:37
Advertising
Here’s a roundup of the Lebanese Army Day ads I found this year. Unlike other celebrations, I never really understood why agencies and brands would go this far in showing their love to the Army while promoting their products. Unless you want to go for a super creative ad, it's better to keep it simple and avoid the lame connotations.

Mobile Data Consumption Up by 70% from 2017

Posted By Najib
Jul 31, 2018 12:47
Information
Businessnews reported last week that data consumption through mobile phones between 2016 and 2017 has increased by 78% for Alfa users and 66% for Touch users, and that the annual data consumption is expected to approach 40,000 TB for each operator by the end of 2018. It only makes sense for mobile users to be consuming more data, especially with the wider spread of 4G and the ever-increasing use of social media and messaging/calling tools.…

Ten Old Army Tanks Sunk in Sidon’s Sea To Create new Habitat for Marine Life

Posted By Najib
Jul 31, 2018 12:30
Animals & Wildlife
Ten old army tanks were dumped off the coast of Sidon in an attempt to create a new haven for wildlife in the Mediterranean Sea, as well as attract tourists and divers to the area. Dumping these tanks took over 12 hours in collaboration with the Lebanese Army, Civil Defense units and Friends of the Coast of Sidon. The later shared pictures of this underwater park, "a world away from the beaches which have not…

Fayrouz Dubbed #AllTimeGreat on Forbes’ Arab Stars List

Posted By Najib
Jul 31, 2018 12:18
Art
Forbes Middle East compiled two lists of Arab Celebrities on the Global Stage and Celebrities With Arab Roots and placed Lebanese Singer Fairouz on top of all others as the greatest Arab star of all time. The first question that came to mind is why aren't Umm Kulthum and Abdel Halim Hafez on that list, but it's simply because the methodology used tracked the Arab celebrities’ activities since 2016. Here's what they said about Fairouz:…
Information

De Prague Hamra is Shutting its Doors on August 16

7 years ago
I was reading yesterday that de Prague is closing shop on August 16 and remembered that they were due to close five years ago but changed their minds. It’s definitely unfortunate news but I just ...
Animals & Wildlife

A Hen House Inside EDL’s Building

7 years ago
This is hilarious. According to this MTV report, they are raising chicken inside EDL’s headquarters on the second floor and they’re provided with 24/7 electricity while the rest of us are paying outrageous generator bills ...
Fun

The Largest Mosaic Made Out of Recyclables: A New Lebanese Guinness World Record

7 years ago
A group of Lebanese are attempting to break the Guinness World Record for “The Largest Recyclable Material Mosaic” and they’re doing it on July 29 at Waterfront City, Dbayeh. The attempt is organized by CleverNes ...
Critiques

Lebanese Basketball Federation Limits Foreign Players Back to Two Per Team

7 years ago
The dumbest decision ever taken by the Lebanese Basketball Federation was allowing three foreign players instead of two a couple of years ago. Instead of promoting local talent and regulating every team’s budget to make ...
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