FAQ

Beirut Marathon

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Getting Around

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Holidays and Public Closures in November 2016

1 November is All Saints Day and some institutions might be closed
22 November is Independence Day and is a national holiday

Important Telephone Numbers

Visit http://emergency-numbers.talfen.tel/ or http://www.the-lebanon.com/lebanon_country/useful_numbers.html
100: International Calls Operator
120: Telephone Directory
112: Police
175: Fire Department
125: Civil Defence
140: Red Cross
112: Internal Security
1717: General Security
01 628000 or 150: Rafic Hariri Airport

Language

Arabic is the official language in Lebanon, and French is the second official language. These two languages along with English are widely spoken. Generally speaking, in restaurants and shops, English and French can be used. Below are some terms in Arabic:

Arabic	English
Marhaba	Hello
Masa’l’kheir	Good evening
Tusbih a’ala kheir	Good night
Kifak (masculine), kifik (feminine), kifkun (plural) ?	How are you?
Mnih (masculine), mniha (feminine), mnéh (plural)	I am fine.
Shukran	Thank you.
Yalla	Let’s go
Tayyib	Fine, or OK
Addé al si’ir?	How much is it?
Addé al séa’a?	What time is it?
Wahad	One
Tnein	Two
Tleté	Three
A’ashra	Ten
Miyyé	Hundred
Alf	Thousand

Liability and Insurance

The conference organizers are not responsible for personal, medical or travel insurance. All participants are strongly advised to have their own insurance arrangements prior to travelling to this conference.

NDUIFF

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Program Changes

The CS² organizers cannot assume liability for any changes to the conference that are related to external, unforeseen circumstances or force majeure.

Post Offices

Libanpost offices are located within most shopping malls, see https://www.libanpost.com/

Shopping

Shops usually open between 9.00 and 10.00 in the morning, and until 19.00 for independent stores or 22.00 within shopping malls. Malls are open seven days a week.

Site Seeing

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Tipping

In restaurants and cafés it is usual to tip by 10% of the total amount paid, even when there is a service charge.

Wi-Fi on NDU Campus

Access to Wi-Fi will be provided to CS² participants during the three conference days, Wednesday to Friday 9-11 November 2016.