Graduates mismatched with job market

“There is a great mismatch in Lebanon between what the job market needs and the majors that students are specializing in,” said Riwa Akl, recruitment coordinator at Malia Group. “We receive hundreds of CVs every year and 80 percent of them belong to students graduating from engineering schools, for instance, so we end up having an excess number of engineers incapable of finding jobs”.

Restaurant syndicate pushes food-safety compliance

The Syndicate of Restaurant Owners is mobilizing to provide Lebanon’s eateries with better information and training in order to improve food safety. The initiative will help eateries recognize the authorities who deal with food safety, determine the difference between quality inspection and quality assurance, and learn how various products must be handled.

Brand lebanon ready for export

If the rumors are to be believed, Lebanon’s up for grabs. Who could possibly afford such hot property, I hear you ask? Admittedly, it’s not the country’s land that’s on the market, but rather its geography, values, image and associations. The Lebanon brand is, as we speak, being defined, spruced and buffed up by experts so it’s travel-ready for promotion abroad.

Lebanese men sport heels to stomps on abuse

Lebanese men strolled through Marina Dbayyeh in red high heels Sunday as part of the “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” campaign, an international march in women’s shoes to raise awareness about violence against women. Civil society groups and activists still consider the law an achievement that resulted from years of lobbying for legislation on domestic violence. While the law has been successfully used to protect victims of domestic violence, civil society groups argue that problems remain with implementing the legislation.

Confusion reigns with new traffic law in action

On its first day, the new law was met with a mix of hope, skepticism and all-out protest by drivers across Lebanon’s three major cities. The ISF set a goal of distributing 3 million pamphlets on the first day to raise awareness on the new law. Officers were posted at intersections across the country to hand them out.

Fitness and self-defense for little superheroes

In response to the growing concern worldwide regarding obesity and sedentary lifestyle among children, Radical Fitness developed Radkidz, a 55-minute fun, educational fitness program geared toward youngsters. Christina Mehran Chammas, a certified Theta healer, heads the class. She helps children spot danger so they can escape it. Read more on: http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Life/Lubnan/2015/Apr-17/294697-fitness-and-self-defense-for-little-superheroes.ashx

Beirut’s ‘down and dirty’ nightlife on air

There are not many places in Lebanon where one can hear disco, boogie and funk on any night of the week. Dobson’s, who’s radio nom de guerre is Tara Jane, weekly show consists of her playing a collection of relatively new music that she’s been listening to and is mainly focused on music discovery. Dobson explained that the show was originally a talk show wherein local and sometimes international guests would come on and discuss the good, the bad and the ugly of Beirut’s nightlife.

Illegal tobacco costs $200m a year

The Lebanese treasury can boost revenues by up to $200 million if authorities succeeded in a campaign to crack down on tobacco smuggling, Finance Minister Ali Hasan Khalil said. “The amount of money which is being squandered and wasted as result of tobacco smuggling ranges between $150 million to $200 million a year,” Khalil said after touring the facilities of state-run tobacco company Regie.

Tripoli residents engage in dialogue online

Every Sunday morning social media activists gather in a Tripoli coffee shop and discuss civic affairs for hours, after having spent the week debating online. After messaging on Facebook and WhatsApp for several months the members began a forum to discuss issues of importance to the city, as well as their most pressing thoughts and beliefs.

Are you suffering from the “wedding folies”?

Couples to wed each have a lengthy and intricate checklist to make their dream wedding a reality. Although brides have different priorities, all share common worries like hair and makeup, catering, photography, decoration and the much treasured wedding gown. Beyond a bridal fair, the four-day wedding extravaganza showcases almost everything that a couple might think about for their big day, all displayed under one roof. Wedding Folies is organized by PromoFair and attracts more than 20,000 visitors from around the world.

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