What’s Happening to Beirut’s Rose House (La Maison Rose)?

La Maison Rose is one of the oldest mansions in Ras Beirut that was built in the 19th century overlooking the lighthouse in Manara. Back in 2014, British artist Tom Young, who fell in love with the house, was offered a studio space over the summer by the owner and later on decided to turn the mansion into an exhibition venue and open it to the public. "La Maison Rose" opened last year from November…

#WannaCry Virus: Update your Windows & Install an Anti-Virus Right Away!

There's a very nasty virus out there that has infected more than 100,000 computers in over 100 countries. Even though the majority of attacks have targeted Russia, Ukraine and Taiwan, everyone is at risk as some UK hospitals were hit as well. The ransomware is being described the most damaging in cyberattacks history. How does it work? Wanna Decryptor , is a ransomware that locks all your files and leaves the user with only two…

Stefano Fallaha to Represent Lebanon at the 2017 Global Student Entrepreneur Awards

Stefano Fallaha may be Lebanon's and the Middle East's youngest entrepreneur and he was just nominated to represent Lebanon and the American University of Beirut at the 2017 Global Student Entrepreneur Awards. Making it to the finalists' list is already a major achievement as it means he's one of the top student entrepreneurs in the world. Fallaha founded a company called Fallound that "allows you to communicate with the world around you in a completely…

Beirut Mayor Jamal Itani Biked to Work This Morning

A video and pictures emerged this morning showing Beirut Mayor Jamal Itani biking to the municipality's building in Beirut. It's a nice publicity stunt of course but I have two comments: 1- The video is showing him biking right next to the municipality. Why didn't they make it a bit longer to show that he's biking from his house? 2- Why isn't he using the bike lane that was introduced recently? On another note, I've…
Critiques

Ogero Announces Better DSL Prices, Speeds Remain Unchanged

8 years ago
Update: Open Speed means if you are close to the central office you can get a much higher speed (could reach 12 mbps or more in some cases), so speeds may differ for some lucky ...
Baladi

I won The “Top Blogger” Award At the 2017 “Middle East Social Media Festival”

8 years ago
I was invited yesterday to receive my award at the “Middle East Social Media Festival 2017” under the category “Top Social Media Blogger”. The MESMA (Middle East Social Media Award) “rewards individuals in various categories ...
Critiques

Brawl Between Sagesse Students & Hazmieh Municipal Police

8 years ago
Knowing that I am totally against these dangerous and reckless parades that a lot of Lebanese schools do on graduation day, what Hazmieh’s municipal police did was inadmissible and if I’m not mistaken even illegal. ...
Critiques

What if the Electoral Law were a Taouk Sandwich?

8 years ago
Here’s Sandwich w Noss’ attempt at explaining the difference between the proposed electoral laws in Lebanon. “الاكثري والنسبي بعيون سندويش ونص تخيٌل انّك اشتريت سندويش طاووق انت وصاحبك، انت اكلت كدشي وهو طرق كل باقي ...
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