What did the Lebanese Google in 2014?

I couldn't find Lebanon as a country under "Google Trends" but I remember Executive Magazine once did manual searches on popular terms and published the results, so I did the same exercise with more searches. You can do the same by going and searching up to 5 terms for the past year or more. What I did was perform searches related to popular companies, banks, smartphones, sports, neighboring countries, popular TV stations, famous singers and…

The Best Greeting Card To Our Lebanese Ministers and MPs

Sakker el Dekkene surprised our MPs and Ministers by sending them a $100 fake dollar bill that says "In gangs we trust" instead of the original "In God We trust". The aim was to surprise them and encourage them to refuse the bill in order to build a proper country "ملغومة ارفضها تيصير عنا بلد". Ever since it started, Sakker el Dekkane received over 1600 acts of bribery, which showed that the average bribe per…

Lebanese Daniel Khorassandjian Among The 3 Best Referees At The 2014 WTF Cup Taekwondo Championship in Queretaro, Mexico

Daniel Khorassandjian Lebanon's Daniel Khorassandjian was among the three winning referees at the 2014 WTF World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships that were held in Queretaro, Mexico last month. Daniel was also named among the best referees back in 2012. Update: I was just talked to Daniel and he told me that this is his 9th best referee award in 4 years, which is quite impressive! Here's the list of events where he was named best…

Galette Des Rois, Zlebyé, Armenian Christmas And A Tradition To Waste Electricity

The majority of Christians in Lebanon and around the world celebrate Epiphany tonight and the tradition is to eat the Galette des Rois and some zlebyé. The traditional Galette is filled with frangipane, an almond-based filling, and a slice is given to each person sitting on the table. The one who gets the lucky charm hidden in the galette gets to wear the king or the queen's crown. This year I got a galette from…
Beirut

A Job Like No Other In Beirut

11 years ago
They need someone to work in the shop without using whatsapp. Good luck finding one! Via Kriks! ...
Critiques

Lebanon To Impose Visa Restrictions On Syrians For The First Time

11 years ago
Picture via UNRWA Syrians were able to stay in Lebanon for up to six months previously, but this will no longer be possible as any Syrian who wishes to enter Lebanon will have to obtain ...
Beirut

Will Solidere Really End In 2019?

11 years ago
Update: Solidere’s term was actually extended to 35 years in 2005, so its term ends in 2029 not 2019 as is being said, open to extension. via Karl We all know that the St Georges ...
Animals & Wildlife

Animal Cruelty Reaching A New Level In Lebanon: Driving With An Animal Tied To The Car

11 years ago
This was posted earlier on BETA’s Facebook page. A Honda CRV is shown near Nahr el Kalb with a pet tied to the back of the car. WTF is wrong with people?? ...
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