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Najib
May 02, 2015 06:10
via KunHadi Drivers who run a red light or don't respect pedestrian passages will be fined up to 700,000 according to the new traffic law, yet most drivers in Lebanon chose to abide by the first rule and ignored the second one. Most pedestrian passages in Beirut are dangerous whereas cars park all over their lane and drive away even when there are people still crossing the road. I was at the Four Seasons Beirut…
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Najib
May 02, 2015 09:10
The union of Cable providers in Lebanon decided to take down LBCI yesterday as a sign of protest against the decision taken by 8 local TVs to make them pay a fee for broadcasting their shows. LBCI, Future TV, Tele Liban, NBN, Al Jadeed, Manar, OTV and MTV all set new broadcasting rules by asking cable providers to pay 4 dollars for each subscriber, and asking all cable providers to sign official documents that grant…
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Najib
May 01, 2015 09:55
via DailyStar While everyone was too busy talking about Salma Hayek's visit to Beirut, two brave fire fighters died fighting a blaze in Mar Elias and trying to save others. Mohammad Al-Mawla was 25, a newly wed and a father-to-be while Adel Saadeh who was only 28 was preparing for his wedding. Mawla and Saadeh were involved in evacuating the building and suffocated to death after they got trapped in the building. Some are saying…
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Najib
Apr 30, 2015 06:27
Fixr.com put together a map of the world with the most-Googled for object in each country, using the auto-complete formula of "How much does * cost in ". Of course the results aren't scientific but they are fun to look at. Here are some of the findings from the Arab world: - People want to know how much a wedding and a PS3 cost in Lebanon. - People want to know how much a loaf…
Baladi
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The short movie Waves ’98 by 2012 cinema-grantee Ely Dagher was selected by the 2015 Short Films Competition of the Cannes Festival out of 4550 short films submitted. These films will all run for the ...
Humor
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The above screenshot is taken from the front page of the DailyGuideGhana and shows a picture of the Turkish power ship Fatmagul currently docked near the Zouk Power plant in Lebanon. Apparently Ghana has an ...
Information
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The first World Happiness Report was released in 2012 and ranked Lebanon in the 97th position worldwide and 8th position among Arab countries. In the 2015 World Happiness Report, Lebanon dropped 6 spots and was ...
Business
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We all know by now that Lebanon’s oil and gas reserves off its coast might be the richest and best in the Mediterranean, and a lot of Lebanese are thrilled about this discovery and already ...
