Tag: Advertising

Even if independent candidates don't win big on election day, they are already having an impact on Lebanese political culture. They have introduced new...

Keep your friends close, but keep your enemies closer. I'm not a fan of quoting cliches, but in these Machiavellian times, few phrases seem to...

Text above reads roughly: "What are you waiting for? 0 percent downpayment. Now you can be independent" It's hard to believe this is real, but...

There has been much fanfare about the removal of political signs and posters from Beirut, as part of a reported reconciliation deal between the...

In Arabic "جو" (pronounced jao or jaaw) means atmosphere or mood. Somehow it doesn't convey the same 'mood' in English.

It's easy to get the depressed with all the violence in the news these days and the knee-jerk jingoism to accompany it. But it's nice...

The Lebanese police are celebrating their 153rd anniversary. At a commemoration event, the head of the force pledged officers would continue to serve all...

Lebanese president Michel Sleiman left office today, but his presidency will linger a while longer in billboards erected across the highway.The sign above literally...

Both establishments pictured here in Hamra. Not sure if a "like" buys you a discount. 

For those interested, this is actually not a joke. He told me with a straight face that he'd given up on newspaper advertising. Male...