Posted By
Najib
May 06, 2018 05:40
Amid all the tensions in today's elections, here's a fun story for a change. Lebanonfiles shared earlier today a remote polling station that's basically a small tent in the outskirts of Jbeil in the town of Hbaleen that cannot be reached by car. Voters have to park their cars and walk up to the polling station, if they're lucky enough to know where it's located. The tent was apparently replaced by a container later on…
Posted By
Najib
May 06, 2018 05:30
After announcing his departure from LBCI, Marcel Ghanem will officially make his first appearance on MTV tonight as part of a special coverage of the elections as the results are coming out. To be honest, I was hoping to see him interviewing candidates before the elections but it will be interesting to see how different his approach would be from LBCI. On another note, what's that invisible touch screen showing on the promo? This can't…
Posted By
Najib
May 04, 2018 09:24
Polling station employees, including heads of stations and clerks, casted their votes yesterday in an early election. Once stations were closed at 7 PM, the ballot boxes were transferred to the Banque du Liban under strict security. The turnout was obviously high, nearing the 90%, and observers from the Lebanese Association for Democratic Elections were there to stop violations and report them. By the end of the day, over 35 violations were filed in a…
Posted By
Najib
May 04, 2018 08:55
Uber announced few weeks back that it's offering free rides on Elections Day and has just unveiled the promo code to be entered on Uber's ride-sharing mobile app. Two free rides will be offered around Beirut, Metn and Baabda and are aimed to ease traffic and encourage voters to get to the polling stations without the hassle of finding nearby parking lots. How does it work? - Download the Uber app - Enter the promo…
Critiques
7 years ago
April 30 2018 was the last day of work in sweeping and collecting waste for Sukleen in Beirut. Starting May, another contractor, Ramco if I’m not mistaken, will be carrying out these duties. Sukleen has ...
Advertising
7 years ago
It’s impossible not to notice Taanayel Les Fermes’ branded products for the elections at the supermarket. They’ve customized the package of their Labneh containers and other products with the Lebanese flag and featured several messages ...
Animals & Wildlife
7 years ago
I have no words to describe what’s happening in these pictures. They’re dyeing a freaking camel in blue to show support to their political leader and dragging the helpless animal on the street. I don’t ...
Elections2018
7 years ago
A friend referred me to an interesting infographic on reddit highlighting the reactions of Lebanese on social media in regards to the upcoming elections. I tracked down the original post, which was published on socialmediatag ...
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