Niyyel El Beit-Beit Khalteh Cast Reunited After 20 Years

Who remembers Dara? Farmi? Kamal? Samer? Gina? Jocanda? Saber and others from the old TV series Niyyel El Beit-Beit Khalteh? They shared yesterday a picture celebrating 20 years of the show on Facebook. I had totally forgotten about this show but I just looked it up and all the episodes are on YouTube. I just finished the first episode and it's so much better than all the TV shows we've seen in recent years on…

Brevet Exams Success Rate at 82.31%

Lebanon's Minister of Education announced yesterday the results of the official exams for the intermediate certificate and the success rate reached 82.31% compared to 81.78% in 2017 and 75.90% in 2016. While the success rate has improved from past years, it is still surprisingly low given how easy the Brevet exams are and the unfortunate widespread cheating during these exams. Instead of removing the exam as it was suggested a couple of years ago, it…

Cops Have GoPros Now?

According to Lebanonfiles, policemen in Lebanon are equipping their helmets with cameras now in order to better detect motorists breaking the law. The cameras would also help record any incidents policemen face while on the road. I actually like the idea and believe all cops should equip themselves with cameras on their helmets or cars. Everyone has a camera phone these days and it's necessary to have a recording when an arrest is being made…

VAR is The Best Thing That Ever Happened to the World Cup

The Video Assistant Referee system, is being used for the first time in a World Cup and I'm loving it so far! It's about time we introduce technology to football and avoid referee mistakes from ruining games. Needless to say, VAR is not perfect but at least FIFA is on the right track to rectify the major f*ck ups that took place in past World Cups and international tournaments. What are the rules of VAR?…
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National Geographic Lists #Lebanon on its 2018 Best Summer Destinations

7 years ago
National Geographic listed #lebanon as one of the top destinations this summer. The list contains the likes of Iceland, Southern Indonesia, Masai Mara, Mongolia and aPapua New Guinea. Here’s what the article said about Lebanon: ...
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TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield is Coming in October to #Beirut

7 years ago
TechCrunch has announced some really excited news for thriving startups in Lebanon, as they’re planning to bring Startup Battlefield, which tries to bring the world’s top early stage startups together on one stage to compete ...
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Ignorant & Racist Parents Complain about a “Black Kid” at a Keserwan Nursery

7 years ago
This is such a f*cked up story! A Sudanese toddler was rejected from a Zouk Mikhael nursery after parents threatened to take out their children if a black kid was enrolled. The nursery ended up ...
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Krikita’s Special World Cup Edition

7 years ago
I don’t know if you feel it too, but the usual, once every 4 year FIFA World Cup mania is in full swing across the country. Flags, big and small, on almost every car. Balconies, ...
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