UAE Bans Import of Apples from Lebanon

It doesn't look like Lebanon's apple crisis is going to end anytime soon as the UAE has just banned imports of fruits and vegetables from five Middle Eastern countries, including apple from Lebanon. The reason for that is "concerns about high levels of pesticides" and they've requested from the concerned countries, which are Oman, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon & Yemen, to "submit certificates to indicate that all other vegetables and fruits are free of pesticide residues…

Jou3an? 3o2o …

Snack Chouchou has recently opened in Jounieh and the above is their idea of promoting their delivery service. Their delivery number is 71/302080 so they decided to highlight the 3020 in big letters as "3o2o". I will be honest, it took me a second to figure out what they're saying because I've never used that term. I'm familiar with "Mloto", "Kello" and other inappropriate terms but I've never used 3o2o. If anything, I've used it…

Lebanese Ministry of Telecom Website Got Hacked for 6 Hours Yesterday

The Lebanese Ministry of Telecom official got hacked yesterday in the afternoon and only got fixed around the midnight. What's funny is that I wanted to tag the ministry or minister to inform them on Twitter but the ministry's account is not active and the minister apparently doesn't have an account to begin with. I also looked on Facebook and his latest update on his personal account from was February. We can't really put the…

French Presidential Elections (Round 1) Results in Lebanon

Who did the Lebanese-French vote for in the first round of France's Presidential elections? The French Embassy tweeted the official results and surprisingly more people voted for Fillon than Le Pen which is a good sign. Macron got the second highest number of votes. What's also surprising is that around 51% of subscribed voters casted their vote, which is a higher percentage than what we see during Lebanese elections.
Automotive

#TeamLebanon Finishes First in Monza Blancpain GT series (AM Class), 27th Overall

8 years ago
And they’ve done it! #TeamLebanon which was led by Lebanese Alex Demirdjian finished in the first spot in their class at the Monza Blancpain GT series Endurance Cup, which is the first of 5 endurance ...
Automotive

#LebanonIsCalling from Autodromo Nazionale di Monza

8 years ago
I just landed in Monza yesterday to attend a very special event as Alex Demirdjian, CEO of Demco Properties, is taking part in the Blancpain GT series Cup in a Ferrari 488 GT3 under Team ...
Baladi

First Bike Lane Prototype Introduced in #Beirut

8 years ago
After getting its first bike sharing station, Beirut just got its first official bike lane. The assembly of the first bike lane prototype was completed two days ago and the first bike tour will take ...
Fun

Shape of Lebanon

8 years ago
It’s always great to hear tourists speak so highly of our country and enjoy it that much. These five tourists toured Beirut, Byblos, Harissa, Baalbek, Saïda, Jbeil & Tyre and made a video out of ...
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