List of Donors at the #CEDRE Conference

Posted By Najib
Apr 09, 2018 11:13
Business
Lebanon received more than $11 billion between loans and grants at the CEDRE conference last week, in a bid to support development projects and reforms in the country. We were looking for investments between $16 and $17 billion for Phase I and Phase II of the Capital Investment Program that was being presented, so the outcome is rather positive and exceeded expectations. However, these billions don't really mean anything and will only increase our debts…

[Updated] Lebanese to Watch the 2018 World Cup for Free?

Posted By Najib
Apr 09, 2018 09:38
Fun
Annahar reported an agreement was reached to broadcast the World Cup on Tele Liban for free. Information Minister Melhem Riachi has promised football fans in Lebanon that they will be watching the 2018 FIFA World Cup for free. The details will be announced next week but it looks like the minister is adamant on avoiding the fiasco that took place four years ago where we almost got deprived of World Cup and Tele Liban ended…

Review: Honor 7X

Posted By Najib
Apr 07, 2018 06:51
Lebanon
If you had asked me a year ago if you could buy a decent smartphone for $300, I would have told you to spend a couple of extra hundred dollars and buy yourself a high-end smartphone with decent specs and a longer lifespan. However, things have changed in recent months and we're seeing a lot of "lite" versions of flagship smartphones and some impressive mid-range entry smartphones at very competitive prices. The most recent one…

Can We Use The New Driving License Abroad?

Posted By Najib
Apr 07, 2018 12:16
Automotive
Biometric driving licenses were introduced a year ago and they're relatively easy to acquire. All you need to do is go to the "Nef3a" with a passport photo, a copy of your ID and your old driving license. The whole process takes around half an hour and costs LL38,000. What's great about the new driving license is that it fits in your wallet and that it can be used abroad from what I've been told,…
Baladi

Dutch Ambassador Jan Waltmans Joins Eves on Wheels for a Bike Ride in Tripoli Mina

7 years ago
What began as a simple photography project to celebrate women and their bicycles in Tripoli has turned into frequent bike rides around Lebanon, and a regular call to celebrate life with women on bikes. The ...
Fun

Cristiano Ronaldo vs Roda Antar’s Bicycle Kick

7 years ago
Ever since Cristiano Ronaldo scored that stunning overhead kick against Juventus on Tuesday, everyone’s been comparing to the greatest all-time overhead kicks, and a couple of football fan pages in Lebanon even brought one of ...
Critiques

A Part of Me Doesn’t Want “CEDRE” To Succeed

7 years ago
We’ve been to Paris already three times now, and every time made reform promises that never came to be. Our debt has accumulated over the years, most of the projects to enhance the infrastructure and ...
Fun

Beirut’s “Green Line” Through the Eyes of Lebanese photographer Patrick Baz

7 years ago
Just like many Beirutis, war was the new normal for Lebanese Photographer Patric Baz who used live along Beirut’s Green line during the Lebanese civil war. At age 17, he picked up his father’s camera ...
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