Posted By
Najib
Jul 16, 2016 09:28
A bottle of water and a red bull cost 14,000 LL at Cafematik at the Rafic Hariri airport, while they barely cost 3,000 LL anywhere else. The above bill was shared online and went viral, forcing the Ministry of Economy & Trade to issue a statement saying that they sent a group to the airport to investigate. It's normal for airport prices to be more expensive than street prices but in that case, it's an…
Posted By
Najib
Jul 15, 2016 03:40
Photo Credits: Patrick Pharaon I look forward to the Jounieh fireworks every year, and I think it's a nice tradition to kick off the Jounieh International Festivals but I didn't enjoy them this year for two reasons: - They were scheduled on a Thursday night which is a big mistake. People driving back from their work were stuck for hours in unnecessary traffic. I spent almost 3 hours to get from Achrafieh to Jeita and…
Posted By
Najib
Jul 15, 2016 08:39
VALERY HACHE / AFP - Getty Images I got back home around 10:30 PM yesterday and was chatting with a close friend of mine in Nice while watching the Jounieh fireworks. An hour later, he sent me a text that someone opened fire on the crowd and that it's chaos. I was half asleep so I thought it was a joke at first or some isolated incident and just fell back asleep. This morning, I…
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