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Tag: Beirut

  • Cheap advertising

    And their food totally sucks by the way!

  • The Beirut Rose

    Looks like Beirut just earned a rose after its name, and was announced today at the Garden Show 2012 in Beirut Hippodrome!

    Beirut rose is from a French rose producer called “Meilland” and will be available in their catalogue all over the world. It will also be available for purchase at their Lebanese agent’s stand in the Garden show, Robinson Agri, till June 2nd. Not sure where can one get it from after the exhibition.

    Photo via @arzleb

  • Real life Pac-Man in Hamra

    Pretty cool!

    The classic 80’s arcade game Pac-Man found its way to the streets of Hamra. The project was the senior graphic design project of AUST arts and design department student Ahmad Makary as he took an innovative approach to better understanding urban navigation and enhancing the cognitive mapping and urban knowledge of individual travelers.

    The project consisted of 10 players, 5 dressed as Pac-Man and Inky, Blinky, Pinky and Clyde – the 4 ghosts. The 5 other players, known as path-markers, are there to mark the trail of their Player as he or she runs through the streets. As Pac-Man moves from intersection to intersection, his position is being tracked, his points calculated and updated.

    According to Mac, the creator of the project: “The goal is to give people the opportunity to make the city theirs by transforming it into a huge playground and harnessing the knowledge of its spatial elements. The choice was to focus on the social aspect of the game rather than the technological aspect: there is no use of any technological aid (GPS, Chats, Cell phones) each player has a partner running along his side, this allows more team play and an enhanced experience.” Source

  • George Michael parties in Beirut!

    George Michael must be deeply in love with his Lebanese boyfriend Fadi Fawaz to follow him to Beirut at such time! According to The Daily Star, the two were spotted at Iris rooftop bar and later at White nightclub over the weekend.

    Speaking to The Daily Star Monday, Jessica Bou-Abdou, marketing and PR Manager at Add Mind, a Public Relations company specializing in the food, beverage and hospitality industry, said Michael arrived at the Iris rooftop terrace at the An-Nahar building in Martyr’s Square, Beirut, for sunset where he enjoyed a couple of the swanky Restaurant-Bar’s signature cocktails.

    Later in the evening, Michael was seen at exclusive night-spot White, near City Mall in Dora where he joined fellow revelers until sunrise. Source

    Photos via White Beirut

  • Beirut in the 60’s

    It looks much more beautiful to me than Beirut nowadays…

  • Getting arrested sounds fun now

    For the first time in its history, 610 young girls made their way into the Internal Security Forces after announcing its will to recruit female volunteers earlier.

    The video below shows the result of a 2 months training that 200 girls have received, and as you can see many of them are quite good looking! Getting arrested now seems like a pretty cool idea eh?!

    On a serious note, I totally respect these women and believe that they’re much needed in our country.

  • So who didn’t protest in Lebanon yet?

    Have you been keeping track of the protests being called for lately? Insane, it’s like the country is all “3ayif 7alo” these days!

    Jal el-Dib residents resume protests over lack of traffic alternative

    EDL workers hold protest in Beirut

    Nurses warn of escalation if demands unmet

    Lebanon public transport workers hold strike

    Bakers still threatening strike unless prices cut

    Protesting teachers scuffle with police at Grand Serail

    And last but not least, the mother of all protests in Tripoli that has been turning the city into a mess since Saturday.

  • The solution to traffic jam in Lebanon

    These people found the ultimate solution to traffic jam in Lebanon, set up an Arguileh and share it with people around while stuck on the highway. Better yet, want to avoid fights during the wait? Add some Bekaai made “tobacco” to it!

    Thank you @krikOrianm

  • Lebanon 2012 summer festivals

    The programs of Baalbeck, Beiteddine, and Byblos festivals has been announced over the last few day, and it looks like Byblos has the most interesting one so far. Below are the three programs as announced.

    Beiteddine:

    • Caracalla Dance Theatre on June 28th, 29th & 30th
    • Sylvie Guillem & Russel Maliphant on July 7th
    • A night of Tarab, Muwashahat & Qudud on July 12th
    • The Cranberries on July 14th 2012
    • The Dizzy Gillespie on July 17th
    • La Bohème on July 26th 2012

    More information here: Beiteddine.org

    Byblos:

    • Slash on June 25th
    • Julien Clerc on July 4thB.B. King on July 5th
    • Ute Lemper on July 11th
    • Kadim Al Sahir on July 14th
    • Snow Patrol on July 17th
    • Tinariwen on July 25th

    More information here: ByblosFestival.org

    Baalbeck:

    • Chico and the Gypsies on June 29th
    • Zucchero – Chocabeck World Tour 2012 on July 5th
    • Saber Rabai on July 7th
    • Jessy Normal on July 13th
    • Mashrou’ Leila on July 15th

    More information here: Baalbeck.org.lb

  • Free night traffic decree posted in official gazette

    The decree stating that internet night traffic from 12AM to 7AM should be free has be published in the official gazette last Thursday. But it looks like it is currently exclusive to Ogero subscribers only as I’m subscribed to IDM and still get the following message each time I log in to my account:

    Note that your telephone line is NOT Unlimited nights enabled since your line did not pass the feasibility test done to support such service enhancement.
    We would like to assure you that we intend to offer this service for all our subscribers and will be working on enabling your line with Unlimited night traffic , and whenever such change will take place we will inform you accordingly.

    Almost all IDM subscriber in Beirut get double the speed and unlimited traffic at night, while others outside Beirut get the message above. If a subscriber’s phone line cannot handle more than 1mbps, why can’t they just enable the unlimited night traffic alone for them while keeping their speed as it is?!

    Anyway, you may click here to read the full text of decree as shared by minister Nicolas Sehnaoui on twitter. I hope it doesn’t take too long until all ISPs abide by it!