Posted By
Fred
Nov 14, 2020 12:39
In a not very surprising - given the French President Macron's latest promises to help Lebanese students in France - yet very welcome initiative given the current economic crisis that is plaguing the country, Campus France has sent pupils joining the French territory for the upcoming 2020-2021 academic year an email stipulating the possibility of receiving 500 euros of aid from the French Government if you fill ALL of the following conditions: 1- You are…
Posted By
Najib
Nov 13, 2020 10:38
The Interior Ministry wants to enforce a lockdown starting tomorrow, which he doesn't believe in, and has decided to ban, among other things, delivery services after 5PM and all delivery services on Sundays. When asked about this matter, the interior minister told LBCI and I quote "Let women cook on Sundays". The minister said so when interviewed live during LBCI's 8pm news bulletin as per the below tweet. Here's the . It's quite amazing how…
Posted By
Najib
Nov 13, 2020 04:25
BDL has been considering a digital currency since 2017 following the rise of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, and is apparently set to launch it in 2021, according to Governor Riad Salameh. The digital currency is destined exclusively for local use and aimed at easing payment methods but given the economic crisis we're going through, one has to wonder what's the purpose of wasting time and money on such a project. How will a digital currency…
Posted By
Najib
Nov 11, 2020 05:27
Ex-PM Hassan Diab announced yesterday a new two-week lockdown to contain the COVID-19 spread starting November 14 up until November 30. The airport will remain open, as well as vital industries and hospitals of course. Unfortunately, and just like every other decision taken by this government, they did not agree on a plan to enforce the lockdown prior to announcing it, and today's Serail meeting was a waste of time. So in other words, they…
Baladi
5 years ago
Waddah Malaeb, a Lebanese engineer, was crowned “Stars of Science” Season 12 winner. The show is the leading innovation show in the Arab World, and aims at empowering Arab innovators to develop technological solutions for ...
Critiques
5 years ago
This guy is all over the place, he’s been useless since day1 and he continues to prove his incompetence in every possible aspect. I’m talking about Raoul Nehme of course, Lebanon’s minister of Economy & ...
Art
5 years ago
If you’ve ever wondered, like myself, who are the brilliant minds behind Walt Disney and Pixar’s animated movies, you’d be happily surprised to know one of them is a Lebanese animator and a former schoolmate. ...
Lebanon
5 years ago
DASKARA, which is Arabic for “Authentic village”, is a recently launched app that is user-driven and serves as a repository of insider information on the plethora of natural and cultural sites in Lebanon. The app ...
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