http://www.bloggingbeirut.com/templates/default/img/s9y_banner_small.pnghttp://www.bloggingbeirut.com/2011-10-23T14:10:52ZSerendipity 1.5.3 - http://www.s9y.org/enfinkployd2011-10-23T13:57:55Z2011-10-23T14:10:52Zhttp://www.bloggingbeirut.com/wfwcomment.php?cid=17710http://www.bloggingbeirut.com/rss.php?version=atom1.0&type=comments&cid=1771http://www.bloggingbeirut.com/archives/1771-guid.htmlSaudi Prince assaults on-duty Police Officer, GETS an Apology (Lebanon)
Beirut, Lebanon
This story is big in Lebanon and is being talked about on Arabic websites throughout the world. Here is the story. Al-Akhbar was the first media to reveal the story. His name has been suppressed in Arab media but New TV yesterday revealed his name: Prince Salman Bin Faysal bin Muhammad bin `Abdul-`Aziz. He was drinking hard last Saturday in downtown Beirut and parked his car in a marked "no parking" spot. A passing traffic cop passed on his motorcycle and proceed to give the Prince a ticket. The Prince emerges with his entourage, very drunk, and proceeded to insult the cop and the Lebanese people and saying that "we bought this downtown area". A group of young Lebanese (25 or so) gathered and were offended at the sight: so they proceeded to beat the shit out of the Saudi prince. The Lebanese Internal Security Forces (Hariri-run) were dispatched to the scene and arrested the cop--kid you not. The prince was hospitalized and the cop was forced by his bosses to go and offer an apology to the Prince. Yesterday, the Lebanese police arrested the 25 Lebanese. This is not it: the Hariri parliamentary bloc met and said: "In the last period, cases and practices that violate the rules and laws have been repeated against Arab and foreign tourists, the last one of which happened in downtown Beirut where an attack was perpetrated against an Arab citizen." I kid you not. This last passage was a verbatim translation of the official weekly statement by the Hariri Mustaqbal parliamentary bloc. (source-- Angry Arab)
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finkployd2011-10-20T22:46:49Z2011-10-20T23:00:04Zhttp://www.bloggingbeirut.com/wfwcomment.php?cid=17700http://www.bloggingbeirut.com/rss.php?version=atom1.0&type=comments&cid=1770http://www.bloggingbeirut.com/archives/1770-guid.htmlCoworking in the heart of Beirut
Lebanon is finally entering the knowledge age, with its recent Internet price reductions and upcoming massive infrastructure upgrades.
Just in time, as Beirut's only coworking space opens its doors in Hamra, the building just before the Central Bank, with the fastest Internet connection you can walk into.
Work it harder, make it better. Daft Punk
Coworking is a style of work which involves a shared working environment, sometimes an office, yet independent activity. Unlike in a typical office environment, those coworking are usually not employed by the same organization. Typically it is attractive to work-at-home professionals, independent contractors, or people who travel frequently who end up working in relative isolation.
Coworking in Beirut is now possible! For just 14 USD a day, you can co-work in Lebanon's state-of-the-art internet startup accelerator, Seeqnce, alongside entrepreneurs, professionals, students, and freelancers. Seeqnce's State-of-the-Art facilities are open 6 days a week for coworking. Featuring the fastest internet connection you can walk into, writable walls and desks, a zen lounge, and a full kitchen.
Seeqnce is ideally located in Hamra, at the heart of Beirut, and just 10 minutes walking distance from the American University of Beirut, downtown Beirut, and the famous Beirut corniche.
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finkployd2011-10-20T16:12:19Z2011-10-20T22:46:22Zhttp://www.bloggingbeirut.com/wfwcomment.php?cid=17690http://www.bloggingbeirut.com/rss.php?version=atom1.0&type=comments&cid=1769http://www.bloggingbeirut.com/archives/1769-guid.htmlCinemoz, Hulu of Arab World - Teaser Trailer - Meet the Team
Cinemoz is one of the Middle Easts very first on-demand online video service. With an obvious comparison to Hulu, the service is set to officially launch by the end of summer.
Founded by 27 year old Lebanese-French Karim Safieddine, Cinemoz started out as a concept jotted down on a post-it-note. The service launched having secured the necessary funding with the help of Seeqnce, a Top 10 Startup Accelerator in the MENA.
With a private beta coming at the end of the summer, Cinemoz will be offering Arab films, TV series and documentaries, with a social networking twist, allowing you to share and rate what youre watching on your social networks.
Interestingly enough, as Cinemoz is to be offered throughout the Arab world, the site will be tailored to suit each country it is offered in so a GCC audience wont necessarily be seeing exactly the same content as their Lebanese and Egyptian counterparts, for example. --TheNextWeb
finkployd2011-09-23T10:33:29Z2011-09-23T10:33:29Zhttp://www.bloggingbeirut.com/wfwcomment.php?cid=17680http://www.bloggingbeirut.com/rss.php?version=atom1.0&type=comments&cid=1768http://www.bloggingbeirut.com/archives/1768-guid.htmlOgero finally falls in line the Laws of the Republic of Lebanon
Ogero finally falls in line with the Laws of the Republic of Lebanon.
finkployd2011-05-26T12:08:11Z2011-05-26T13:14:28Zhttp://www.bloggingbeirut.com/wfwcomment.php?cid=17670http://www.bloggingbeirut.com/rss.php?version=atom1.0&type=comments&cid=1767http://www.bloggingbeirut.com/archives/1767-guid.htmlISF stages coup on the Ministry of Telecom on behalf of Ogero?
two weeks ago we reported the existence of an 'unknown' third mobile network (Ogero Mobile) operating in Lebanon:
when the Ministry of Telecommunications went to investigate this unlicensed, unreported, and 'illegal' mobile network (Ogero Mobile), this is what happened:
BEIRUT: Caretaker Telecoms Minister Charbel Nahhas accused Thursday a branch of the Internal Security Forces of unlawfully preventing him access to facilities linked to the Telecoms Ministry.
Describing the act as a coup, Nahhas said some 400 heavily-equipped members from the ISFs Information Branch have also banned employees from entering the second level of the building attached to the ministry in Adliyeh, east of Beirut.
Nahhas said rooms on the second floor, which contained communications equipment donated to Lebanon, were sealed off since Friday.
This a coup by the Information Branch, Nahhas told a news conference at the ministry shortly after the incident which was aired live on a local television station.
Under the law, this act is considered a mutiny, Nahhas said, laying the blame on ISF chief Maj. Gen. Ashraf Rifi.
He said Rifi had taken a unilateral decision to deny access to ministry employees, adding that caretaker Interior Minister Ziad Baroud had no knowledge of the decision.
Nahhas, a member of Michel Aouns Free Patriotic Movement, also said he was waiting for the withdrawal of the police unit after they had been ordered by Baroud to do so.
Security forces prevented on Thursday caretaker Telecommunications Minister Charbel Nahhas, several directors at the ministry, and a technical team from entering one of the ministrys buildings at the Adlieh area.
Sources told Naharnet, that the minister and the technical team headed to the building in order to dismantle a mobile phone station belonging to Ogero Telecom.
The station, which was operating under a trial period, was presented as a gift from the Chinese government to Ogero a few months ago.
Ogero Telecom General Director Abdul Monem Youssef had previously informed Nahhas that he has no right to dismantle the station and transfer it to the MTC mobile phone operating company.
Any modification to the donation agreement between Ogero and the Chinese government would require approval by Cabinet, he added.
The telecommunications minister disregarded this fact and insisted on dismantling the station, he said.
Nahhas headed to the building at Adlieh Thursday morning where he was confronted by the security forces who informed him that he may enter the station, but without the technical team, Youssef clarified.
The minister later held a press conference recounting the mornings developments, describing the practices at the ministry as a coup, led by the Internal Security Forces.
He urged the army leadership to suppress the ISF coup, saying that the Intelligence Bureau is refusing to implement caretaker Interior Minister Ziad Barouds order to pull security forces out of the ministry building.
Telecommunications Minister Charbel Nahhas said Thursday that Internal Security Forces (ISF) Information Branch personnel have occupied a building owned by the Telecommunications Ministry in the Adliyeh area of Beirut and are mounting a coup against the states authority.
In a press conference broadcast on OTV, Nahhas said that ISF personnel had taken over the second floor of the building and prevented his ministrys technical teams from performing routine maintenance work.
Interior Minister Ziad Baroud was not aware of the situation and, once notified by the telecommunications minister, issued an order requiring the personnel to leave the building, Nahhas said.
He said that he visited the building on Thursday morning and encountered 400 armed personnel, military and civilian, with their weapons ready when he tried to go up to the second floor.
He stated that these units have not left the building and are therefore rebelling against the state, accusing the ISF Directorate-General of defying the Interior Ministrys orders.
finkployd2011-05-19T12:44:15Z2011-05-20T10:20:13Zhttp://www.bloggingbeirut.com/wfwcomment.php?cid=17660http://www.bloggingbeirut.com/rss.php?version=atom1.0&type=comments&cid=1766http://www.bloggingbeirut.com/archives/1766-guid.htmlLebanese Spammers Outed - Blacklist them now!
What do Digital ITS, Moursel, eCAMM, ePublicities, and Right Services have in common? They're all spammers -for- hire!
These companies have been sending me over 100 spam emails a day. I never subscribed or registered for their services.
Blacklist them on your servers. File them as Spam. Block their IPs (see below). Let's take them down once and for all.
If nothing else, perhaps this will discourage the many legitimate companies that are using these services to stop paying to dollar for spam-folder bound emails.
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