Posted By
Najib
Jun 02, 2018 11:33
Retired Brigadier General Maroun Hitti became the fourth Lebanese citizen to be awarded the Honorary Member of the Order of the British Empire award during ceremony held at the British Ambassador's residence in Beirut. General Hitti was granted this award for services to Security in the Levant, after playing a crucial role in "creating the excellent defence relationship between the Lebanese Armed Forces and the UK, in particular in the design and implementation of the…
Posted By
Najib
Jun 02, 2018 11:14
Every time a naturalization decree was signed, it caused controversy in the first few days but then people forgot about it and I don't expect a different reaction this time UNLESS those opposing the decree are able to challenge it in front of the Constitutional Council. The decree gives citizenship to over 350 people, mostly Syrian, Palestinian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Yemeni, Tunisian, Egyptian, Saudi, German, French, British, Iranian, Chilean, American and Indian, as well as a…
Posted By
Najib
Jun 02, 2018 08:45
It's been three months since works started at the Jal el Dib bridge and traffic is getting worse by the day. In the last two weeks, they started closing additional sections on the highway and maritime road and the outcome was an extra 30 to 45 minutes in traffic. Last Wednesday, it took me over 3 hours to get back home because of the works and because some politician decided to block roads at 5PM.…
Posted By
Rachel
Jun 01, 2018 08:55
Prior to the launch of the Huawei P20 Pro in Lebanon, I had the privilege to visit the Huawei Experience Store in Milano and was among the first to try out the Huawei P20 pro as well. Huawei's Milano store has Italian written all over it, from the design to the features to the feel and stands out from your average mobile experience stores. Sustainability and green design are highlighted in every corner of the…
Baladi
7 years ago
The first time I wrote about Ali Wehbe back in 2014, he was running Lebanon for 12 days in 12 different marathons to raise and support the Lebanese Austism Society (LAS). This year, Ali Wehbe ...
Baladi
7 years ago
Lebanese-Palestinian Lina Rafeh, director of the Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World (IWSAW) at the Lebanese American University, was included on the world’s 100 Most Influential People in Gender Policy in 2018, a ...
Automotive
7 years ago
It’s easy to blame the authorities here for everything and we’re usually right most of the time, but believe it or not, the rise in local oil prices is not something the government can control. ...
Information
7 years ago
The strongest cyclone to ever hit southern Oman and neighbouring Yemen has left its mark on Lebanon in the last few days and some of the most affected areas by the recent rainstorms are Ras ...
