Lebanon Internet Download & Upload Speeds in 2013

Source via LebaneseMemes Lebanon ranked 152nd out of 182 countries in terms of download speed, which is a negligible improvement from our position at the rock bottom of the list 3 years ago. Based on millions of recent test results from Speedtest.net, this index compares and ranks consumer download speeds around the globe. The value is the rolling mean throughput in Mbps over the past 30 days where the mean distance between the client and…

Clarification on MTV’s Prank On April 1st

Screenshot via Trella In case you missed it, MTV pulled a prank on the 1st of April by claiming fishermen had gone missing after sailing from the Dora port. Few minutes later, LBC reported that the Civil Defense sea rescue unit is patrolling the area with the help of the army before MTV announces that they were pulling an April Fool's joke. After what happened, LBCI and MTV both came under fire, LBCI for falling…

U.S and Canada warn against traveling to Lebanon

It looks like it will be yet another tourist-less summer for Lebanon. The most recent travel advisories and warnings issued by the US and Canada warned against traveling to Lebanon. While the US urges its citizens to avoid all travel to Lebanon, Canada was more lenient and asked its citizens to avoid non-essential travel. LEBANON - AVOID NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada advises against non-essential travel to Lebanon due to heightened tensions…

The Cost of Living in Lebanon

A nice report by Reform Lebanon. The cost of consumer goods is still on the rise in Lebanon while salaries are still the same. Everything's becoming so damn expensive and no one seems to be complaining or demonstrating about it for some reason. Come to think of it, it's better than no one demonstrates anymore because the prices will rise again. To have an idea about the prices in Lebanon, check out this link. Here's…
Humor

Lebanese Politicians take on the Social Media Awards

13 years ago
[High-Res] Original Idea and Drawings done by Maya Zankoul and QifaNabki back in 2011 Jokes aside, don’t forget to vote for BlogBaladi as Blog of the Year and Best News Blog of the Year. Note: ...
Automotive

A lot of Ferraris in Beirut

13 years ago
There are other videos that you can watch under Ferrari Lebanon Drive. ...
Health

Fattest countries in the Arab world: Kuwait tops the list, Lebanon in 8th position

13 years ago
A graphic was posted recently on the DailyMail showing the average body mass index values for adults around the globe. Kuwait is officially now the fattest country in the world, followed by the United States ...
Information

Fairouz to release a new CD this summer

13 years ago
Ziad Rahbani has announced that he is preparing for a new album for his mother the legendary Fairouz to be released in the summer of 2013. Ziad refused to release single songs and is intending ...
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