Getting physically assaulted today at District S site
My chest and wrists still hurt from the arms of the men who tackled me, twisted my hands…
Saudi-Lebanese plate
Best of both worlds?
Stealing a peek at the past: Riad al Solh dig
Stalled since it was announced in 2004, Jean Nouvel’s Landmark mall and tower development has become one of…
Whose telecom is it?
Telecom minister Nicolas Sehnaoui is in the news every day it seems, either launching new initiatives or defending…
13 hours to download Skype
Six years ago, Lebanon’s telecom minister promised that the country would enter the knowledge economy “through the front…
When will the fiber be ready?
Lebanon Slowly Glimpses Its Blazingly Fast Future By Habib Battah For several years now, successive Lebanese telecom ministers…
Did independent candidates win the elections?
Nadine Moussa, left, is one of 49 candidates who claim to have won a parliamentary seat by default. …
Politically correct flightpath
From my Royal Jordanian flight home yesterday.
Jordan airport internet
This is a speed test from the free wifi zone at Amman airport, provided by ISP Zain. Let’s…
Beirut maps over time
I’ve seen this 1923 map on a number of websites lately. It seems to have been posted a…