More Fiber Optics Promises: 85% of Lebanese Will Have it By End of 2017

Quoting Telecoms Minister Boutros Harb, 85 percent of the Lebanese population will have access to the service by the end of 2017, which means in less than a year time. Minister Sehnaoui said the same thing back in 2013 but we all know how that went. The real problem is not in the Telecoms Minister at the moment but at Ogero's side and we could very easily get connected to the fiber optics within a…

HuffPost Features Byblos & Zgharta Christmas Trees As The Most Breathtaking Trees Of 2016

HuffingtonPost featured in a recent article the Byblos and Zgharta Christmas tree as some of 2016’s most over-the-top Christmas trees. I have to admit the Byblos Christmas tree did not make the buzz it did last year but it's still a pretty one. Zgharta's tree is by the Bnachii lake and is beautiful. Byblos Christmas Tree People gather around an illuminated Christmas tree in Byblos city in northern Lebanon November 24, 2016. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi Source:…

MacBook vs. MacBook Air: Which Should I Buy?

I've been looking for a couple of months now for a new lightweight laptop to replace my 15-inch Lenovo laptop . My current laptop is a Lenovo Yoga Pro 3 and I'm very satisfied with it but I need another lightweight laptop to carry with me to keep the Lenovo for home use. I don't use Photoshop or heavy software and I rarely play games on my laptop, but I tend to open a lot…

Four Reasons To Attend Christmas In Action Next Week [December 14-18]

I was introduced to Christmas in Action last year by a friend and had the honor to meet Cynthia Bou Khater few weeks back, the woman behind this year's biggest Christmas event and IN Action, an initiative aimed at giving art more appreciation in our market and help promote designers through exhibitions. Christmas In Action is being held for the second year in a row at Train-station in Mar Mikhail from December 14th till December…
Critiques

Are We Finally Getting A Montreal-Beirut Non-Stop Flight?

9 years ago
[Kataeb] mentioned today quoting Beirut-Rafic Hariri airport’s manager Fadi El-Hassan that MEA and Air Canada are undergoing serious negotiations to bring back the non-stop Montreal Beirut flight. I can’t find Al Hassan’s statement anywhere so ...
Food

Trying Zaatar W Zeit’s New Online Delivery App

9 years ago
I’m really glad ZWZ has finally released a new mobile app for delivery. I order frequently from Zaatar W Zeit and I find it way more convenient to place an order online rather than call, ...
Lebanon

Julian Assange Gives Rare Interview At The 2016 Free Connected Minds Conference in Beirut

9 years ago
The 2016 “Free Connected Minds” Conference, which is organized by the May Chidiac Foundation, took place on November 26 at Phoenicia Hotel, Beirut and the highlight of the event was an interview the founder of ...
Baladi

ASHEKMAN’s Nominations for The New Government

9 years ago
Ashekman is nominating fictional characters, celebrities and superheroes for our new government and some of the choices are spot on! Imagine Yoda as our new Education Minister, Daenerys Targaryen for the Interior Ministry, Batman our ...
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