Posted By
Najib
Mar 22, 2017 03:45
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 different because I was a lot more aware of the process. For those of you who don't know what Product of the Year is, it is the only consumer product award that rewards innovation and is voted by consumers. It…
Posted By
Najib
Mar 22, 2017 10:45
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 Rashid is one of many mothers who are still hopeful that their son is still alive even though he has gone missing since 1976. These mothers want to bury their children and weep for them, they need to close this…
Posted By
Najib
Mar 21, 2017 07:23
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 than a normal smartphone for direct flights from Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia. The carriers affected are Turkish Airlines, Pegasus Airways, Atlas-Global Airlines, Middle East Airlines, Egyptair. Royal Jordanian, Tunis Air and Saudia. The British government has…
Posted By
Najib
Mar 21, 2017 07:06
Update: The lecture has been cancelled. Here's the . The Insight Club is hosting a public lecture on Thursday 23rd of March at the Issam Fares Lecture Hall - AUB at 5PM on "Homosexuality in Lebanon: the Challenges of Modernity”. The lecture will be hosted by two doctors and university professors who believe that homosexuality is an illness that can be cured using shock therapy. After being criticized for hosting these doctors, the club responded…
Critiques
9 years ago
CNN, BBC and The Guardian are reporting that the US authorities have just banned electronic devices from cabin baggage on flights from more than 10 Middle Eastern and North African countries. The requirement would forbid ...
Advertising
9 years ago
Here’s a nice round-up of this year’s Mother’s Day ads in Lebanon. A Happy Mother’s Day to all! – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – And here ...
Health
9 years ago
My recent trip to the Philip Morris International (PMI) Research Center in Neuchâtel in Switzerland might have come as a shock to many. Most of you know I don’t smoke, and that I’m a staunch ...
Critiques
9 years ago
If you scrolled through your Facebook yesterday or flipped through local TV stations, here are the events that were taking place at almost the same time: – Lebanese protesting against the government’s planned new taxes ...
