CNN Travel: Almaza No.1 Beer in the Middle East and North Africa

Picture taken by myself According to CNN Travel, Almaza is the No.1 beer in the Middle East and North Africa. Almaza is indeed great but now I am interested in tasting the other 5 beers on that list. I don't think we have any of them in Lebanon though . Check out the top 6 beers list . In at number one is the king of Middle Eastern beers and the staple of any trip…

Beirut Social Media Awards 2013 Official Results

Numbers for all the categories are available in Cloud961's Issue The official numbers for the 2013 Social Media Awards are out in the latest Cloud961 issue that you can download . I am glad they decided to roll out the numbers as it shows transparency and helps clarify things for participants and those who criticized the awards. As you all probably know, BlogBaladi won the Blog Of The Year Award and I have to say…

Le Chef Restaurant Under Renovation

Picture taken from BeirutNTSC via Sans Gluten a Beyrouth I am not a big fan of Le Chef and always wondered what makes tourists want to go eat there, specially that the place feels dirty. I am glad they finally decided to renovate after almost 30 years.

Lebanon ranks 142 out of 162 in the Global Peace Index Report

This means Lebanon is among the least peaceful countries in the world. You can download the full report and check out other countries . Here are few rankings related to Arab countries : Jordan: 52 Syria: 160 Iraq: 159 Saudi Arabia: 97 Qatar: 19 Kuwait: 37 UAE: 36 The 2013 Global Peace Index shows that the world has become less peaceful, with a sharp rise in the number of homicides. The GPI measures peace in…
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Lebanese football referee jailed for six months in Singapore for accepting sexual services

12 years ago
Gary Low, the lawyer for the three Lebanese referees accused of accepting free sex – via DailyStar First 24 Lebanese Football players get accused of match-fixing in Lebanon back in February 2013 and now 3 ...
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Youssef to Sehnaoui: The ball is in your court now

12 years ago
Picture taken from @Nicolasehnaoui Telecom Minister Nicolas Sehnaoui has launched an online campaign few days ago blaming Ogero Chief Abdel Menhem Youssef for the internet slowness lately and asking him to release the bandwidth. Youssef ...
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How to report Lebanese Police Misconducts?

12 years ago
Fighting Crime in Gemmayze I know this is too good to be true, and that chances are slim complaints will be taken seriously but it doesn’t mean we can’t give it a try. Here are ...
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Lebanese beaches no longer safe for swimming

12 years ago
In case you are wondering whether it’s better to swim in a beach or a pool, this LBC report and DailyStar article will make you reconsider going swimming in the first place in Lebanon. According ...
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