London Base Ads: Ma Tkhalleela Te7le2lak

I keep bumping into these ads on my way home and keep asking myself if it's a smart or lame one. Someone might even label it as a sexist one or demeaning to women. One thing is for sure, it would have been much better in Arabic "Ma Tkhalleela Te7le2lak".

After Two Years, We Finally Have a Lebanese President … in Brazil

Michel Temer has officially become acting President in Brazil after the Senate suspended Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff. The 75 year old vice-president of Lebanese origins "was a key figure in the recent upheaval". Who is Michel Temer? - He has been Brazil's Vice President since 2011. - He is president of Brazil's largest party, the PMDB. - He has always been known as the "kingmaker, but never the king, having helped form coalitions with every…

A Giant Lebanese Flag on Martyrs Square

I spotted last week a huge Lebanese flag installed in the middle of Martyrs Square. I don't know if it's linked to the municipal elections or the upcoming Beirut Cultural festival but I felt like someone just saw an empty space and decided to plant a 15 meter long flag. Few years back, a similar flag was placed in Sin el Fil, then two others were placed on Sassine Square and facing the Saint Georges.…

Don’t Forget to Donate To the Lebanese Red Cross this Month

The Lebanese Red Cross is not a governmental association and relies largely on volunteers with a limited number of paid staff. They provide relief to the victims of disasters, respond to emergencies, accidents and are always there when we need. In return, the Lebanese Red Cross cannot keep serving us and providing medical assistance for free without our generosity and support. They depend on our donations and on new volunteers to keep saving lives and…
Automotive

It’s Been 1 Year Since the New Traffic Law Was Implemented

9 years ago
via ISF The ISF set up checkpoints yesterday and were distributing fliers to remind the Lebanese about the new traffic law and driving responsibly. They also shared the below video as part of their awareness ...
Critiques

Min Bya3ref: A Lebanese TV Show That Is Making Me Watch TV Again

9 years ago
Over the past years I found myself moving away from watching local TV towards streaming online video content. I am one of those people who spends a lot of time in front of screens, with ...
Lebanon

Beirut Results Are in! At Least 40% voted for Beirut-Madinati

9 years ago
Beirut-Madinati has indeed lost but the big surprise is that the difference in votes was around 15,000 only! It is also worth noting that the difference was 7,156 votes between Elie Yahchouchi (39,089) who got ...
Critiques

LADE Report On Municipal Elections: 647 Violations Reported, Up by 107% From 2010

9 years ago
The Lebanese Association for Democratic Elections (LADE) just released its report on the municipal elections that took place yesterday. The report covered the Beqaa and Beirut elections and stated that the Ministry of Interior did ...
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