ISF Delivering Helmets & Gifts Instead of Traffic Fines

The ISF kicked off a Christmas awareness campaign last week where officers were stopping drivers not wearing helmets and gifting them new helmets instead of traffic fines. I love the initiative but this should not be taking place on Christmas only as there should have been a year-long awareness campaign to help implement the new traffic law which no one cares about anymore. The idea from the new traffic law should have been to help…

PM Hariri Promised Investors an Internet Speed 20 Times Faster

Our newly appointed Prime Minister Saad Hariri is keeping Lebanon's internet on top of his agenda and has promised investors at the third edition of the Global Business Summit, which was organized by LIFE and Endeavor, a twenty-fold increase in internet speed. Given that Hariri's government should only last few months, key decisions need to be taken ASAP for internet speeds to improve and for all Lebanese to get connected to fiber optics. I still…

Someone Should Prank Adam Saleh on a Plane

Adam Saleh, a vlogger and well known prankster, was allegedly removed from a Delta plane yesterday "for speaking Arabic" or at least that's what he is claiming. Delta Airlines on the other hand released a statement saying "two passengers were removed because they sought to disrupt the cabin with provocative behaviour, including shouting". Whether Saleh was truly kicked out for speaking Arabic or not is still not clear, but there have been at least 3…

Nougatini, Fine Chocolate Since 1968

I received a box last week from Nougatini with a variety of their products as well as their brand new Nougatella jar. It took me a second to recognize the brand but as soon as I did, it brought me back to my Hamra & AUB years when I had first discovered Nougatini. I grew up in Jounieh and work around Achrafieh, so I wasn’t as familiar with Hamra as I would have liked it…
Gossip & Rumors

Follow Lebanon’s Fake News Watch Page

8 years ago
Spreading false rumors and fabricated stories has unfortunately become a trend in Lebanon (and worldwide) and most of the TVs and news outlets don’t even bother verifying a story before publishing it. If we look ...
Gaming

Super Mario Run Sucks!

8 years ago
We were all addicted to Super Mario back in the 80s and 90s and I know many people who got all excited and nostalgic when Shigeru Miyamoto announced the comeback of Super Mario Run during ...
Fun

How To Not Get Financially Ruined This Holiday Season

8 years ago
December is a month full of holidays, delicious dinners and endless Christmas deals and offers. It’s also a month where streets are in a perpetual state of traffic and airport and hotel bookings are close ...
Information

New Lebanese Cabinet [2016]: Our New Ministers’ Real Profession

8 years ago
Now that the new government was formed, and after listing all the names with the corresponding ministries, here’s what these ministers actually do in real life, based on an article from Assafir and online sources: ...
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