Posted By
Najib
Mar 24, 2017 08:54
I missed out on new Ogero Head Imad Kreidieh's talk at Arabnet this year but I just read an article where he's promising to "double or triple the internet speed by end of March", which is next week! PM Hariri had already promised a 20 times faster internet within months. I'm guessing the speed increase will be most notably in Beirut so I'll run a speed test next week at the office and see how…
Posted By
Najib
Mar 23, 2017 01:27
There are planned road works on Makdssi street in Hamra starting March 24 until April 10 and few roads will be blocked during that period. Traffic is already horrible in Hamra so I'm finding it hard to imagine how much worse it could get! On another hand, I find it funny when some news portal or website asks you to stay away from Hamra during these planned works, as if Hamra is some remote area…
Posted By
Najib
Mar 23, 2017 09:46
This is even better than the Emirates reply, and that's not the first time RJ pokes fun at Trump's travel bans. The latest US Travel ban forbids passengers on flights from more than 10 Middle Eastern from bringing laptops, iPads, Kindles and even cameras larger than mobile phones into the cabin. The UK followed suit and issued a similar flight ban on anything electronic larger than a normal smartphone for direct flights from Turkey, Lebanon,…
Posted By
Najib
Mar 22, 2017 07:58
Two days ago, a motorist named Badih el Mir fell into a gap on the City Mall Bridge and died instantly. The 70 year old man used to drive his scooter to skip traffic and used to drive trucks. He was a married man and was expecting a grand child the same day he passed away. According to Annahar, the gap was fixed the next day by the authorities and no statement was issued by…
Advertising
8 years ago
I’ve been attending the Product of the Year Awards ceremony in Beirut for the past 3 years, but this year was a bit different for me after being selected as a jury member. It was ...
Opinions/critiques
8 years ago
The years are passing by, and nothing is being done to clarify of the 17,000+ missing from Lebanon’s civil war. Their families are still waiting and fighting to learn of their loved ones’ fate. Imm ...
Critiques
8 years ago
After US authorities banned electronic devices from cabin baggage on flights from more than 10 Middle Eastern and North African countries, the UK followed suit and issued a similar flight ban on anything electronic larger ...
Critiques
8 years ago
Update: The lecture has been cancelled. Here’s the [memo]. The Insight Club is hosting a public lecture on Thursday 23rd of March at the Issam Fares Lecture Hall – AUB (near AUBMC) at 5PM on ...
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