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Najib
May 10, 2015 09:52
The new traffic law is still the hottest topic in Lebanon right now and is even being mentioned in foreign media outlets. The Financial Times shared an article on the traffic law last week and The National shared a story entitled "Lebanon attempts to impose order on its traffic jungle" on the same topic today . I got interviewed by Josh Wood from the National and here are the key points I mentioned regarding the…
Posted By
Najib
May 09, 2015 09:29
I was actually surprised to see all parties sitting on one table to protest against the Zouk power plant on April 25 but I soon realized it was all nonsense when they started talking about forming committees. I know it's too early to judge but no one had a serious proposal to end the Zouk Power Plant problem and it doesn't look like we will get rid of it that soon. What's even worse is…
Posted By
Najib
May 08, 2015 10:15
As you all probably heard by now, UAE citizens will no longer require a visa to travel to Schengen Zone Countries, after the European Parliament approved their proposal back in June last year. Needless to say, the Lebanese weren't very fond of this decision and filed an official complaint to the EU claiming that they deserve this more than other Arab countries, specially after a study proved that Lebanon is indeed the centre of the…
Posted By
Najib
May 07, 2015 11:58
Picture via Charbel Saadeh To be honest, I'm not a big fan of plays and the ones I've seen in Lebanon so far were truly disappointing, but I finally managed to convince a group of friends to join me in watching Venus after repeatedly hearing positive feedback about it and I'm glad I did! Venus is an absolutely brilliant play and it was extended for 10 more days due to an overwhelming popular demand. Here's…
Lebanon
10 years ago
14 teams will participate in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup, out of which 7 automatically qualified and the 7 remaining will be determined after four regional qualification tournaments. Lebanon is playing in the Middle ...
Beirut
10 years ago
Update: WalkBeirut is not organizing walks at the moment. One of my favorite things to do in Beirut is walk around and discover new streets, old houses and hidden spots. I always have people ask ...
Automotive
10 years ago
I posted back in 2010 about a shortcut road in Dbayyeh that might save you 20 minutes of morning traffic. The road (shown in red above) was accessible to everyone back then but they’d close ...
Health
10 years ago
Even though Keserwan is one of the most populated districts in Lebanon, the hospitals there are all average or below average when compared to the ones in Beirut. I’ve been to most of them and ...
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