Uber Beirut Fares Drop by 15%

I ordered an Uber for my wife yesterday to take her from work to our home in Jeita and was surprised when I got charged $13.36 only. It usually used to cost me around $17-18 but then I read on Gino's blog that Uber has apparently dropped its prices by around 15-20% and saw the story on Uber's blog as well. If we look at the above prices shared by Uber, the drop is somewhere…

Ramlet el Baida Construction Works Halted by Lebanon’s Shura Council

Update : Shura Council has once again ordered all constructions works to stop on Ramlet el Baida after a new construction license emerged. Lebanon's Shura Council issued a decision today to halt temporarily construction works of a luxury resort on the Ramlet el Baida beach, following a request for review that was submitted by Green Line Association and Legal Agenda three months ago. Several violations were highlighted in the review in an attempt to annul…

Attention all Lebanese Developers: Join The Facebook Messenger Challenge

Facebook is challenging all Middle East Developers to create the smartest bots for FB Messenger and asking people to sign up and join the contest. Developers, in teams of up to three people, are invited to create bots in three categories: gaming and entertainment; productivity and utility; and social good. The judging criteria will be on technical quality , non-technical quality and user-experience . Bots must comply with all Facebook for developers Messenger Platform developer…

Lebanon’s Energy Ministry Blames Electricity Problems on Refugees

The easiest thing to do these days is blame everything on Syrian refugees and the Syrian crisis. Air pollution? Syrian refugees. Increase in crime rates? Syrian refugees. No 24/24 electricity? Syrian refugees. There's no doubt that we're suffering economically from the 1.5 Million refugees in Lebanon but to claim that we would have had 24/24 electricity if it weren't for them is surreal. If The Energy Ministry truly conducted serious studies to back this claim,…
Critiques

WTF is Happening in Kaslik?

8 years ago
Prostitution rings, fist fights, gun fights outside nightclubs, I have no idea what’s happening in Kaslik these days and I had no idea there are so many people who go party there still. Check out ...
Critiques

Marine Le Pen Refused to Cover Herself Up To Meet Mufti

8 years ago
I wasn’t really surprised to hear Le Pen refused to cover herself up when she went to meet Lebanon’s Grand Mufti today. Some will interpret it as a disrespectful act while others will claim that ...
Fun

Rollerblading on the Highway

8 years ago
A friend sent me this video of some guy rollerblading on the Zalka highway by holding onto a truck. How do we fine this guy according to the new traffic law or any law? If ...
Beirut

A Lavish Sunday Buffet at The Four Seasons Beirut

8 years ago
I love the Four Seasons Hotel in Beirut. It’s definitely one of my favorite hotels in the capital. It seems that I always keep coming back for their amazing breakfast, but sometimes, I just pass ...
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