#Together_We_build_a_Nation: Proudly Taking Part in Annahar’s Special Issue

I'm honored to be one of the 250 guest writers who will be featured in Annahar's special issue that will be published tomorrow. The Editor-in-Chief for this special issue will be governor of Banque du Liban Dr. Riad Salameh and the theme is "working together hand in hand to build the Lebanon we all dream of". This is a great initiative by Annahar and will hopefully pave the way for many others to follow, and…

Awesome LOGI Video Raises Concerns On Proposed Oil & Gas Draft Laws

LOGI is an independent Lebanese NGO that's working hard to advocate for transparency in Lebanon's Oil & Gas Industry. I love their work and the follow-up and commitment they've shown and they're just launched a kickass campaign asking decision makers to stop passing laws that will dictate from now what we plan to do with revenues from oil and gas without putting first a national strategy and with out doing any public consultations. In other…

Lebanese Army is Getting 32 New M2A2 Bradleys from US

The Lebanese Army will be receiving a total of 32 M2A2 Bradleys from the US army, as part of a larger US Military assistance program announced in 2017 that includes light attack helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles as well. The latest batch of 8 Bradleys was handed to the Lebanese Army few days ago, making Lebanon one of three countries that currently operates the M2A2 Bradley with the US of course and Saudi Arabia being…

AUB President Clarifies Appearance in Makhzoumi Electoral Video

I was surprised to see LAU & AUB presidents featured in Fouad Makhzoumi's latest electoral video, as it looked like some sort of endorsement for the candidate. However, AUB president Fadlo R. Khuri clarified the matter today, starting that "the discussion is virtually identical in content to ones that the two of us have had with a large number of Lebanese business and political leaders, and should not be construed in any way as an…
Critiques

Why I don’t Bother Going to Mzaar/Kfardebian on Weekends Anymore

8 years ago
Whether I’m planning to go ski, take my kid to play with the snow or go out with the family to have lunch, Kfardebian & Mzaar are always last on my list. I love it ...
Information

Teleferique is Retiring its Main Cable After 25 Years

8 years ago
Teleferique is closing for the next three weeks as they’re planning to replace their main cable with a brand new one after 25 years. The Teleferique was founded in 1965 and links Maameltein to Harissa. ...
Lebanon

Damaged Marine Cables Between Cyprus & Alexandria Affecting Internet in #Lebanon

8 years ago
If you’re wondering why internet in Lebanon has slowed down* in the past week, this is due to a rupture of two cables connecting Cyprus to Europe. The latest update I read stated that the ...
Baladi

The Awesome Story Behind Moussa Castle

8 years ago
Even though I’ve been to Moussa Castle several times, I had no idea that the man who built it was still alive and for some reason never had the curiosity to look him up. Unfortunately, ...
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