The Lebanese American University Turns 100

I completed my bachelor degree at the American University of Beirut and my Masters of Business Administration at the Lebanese American University. I'm proud to have graduated from these two prestigious academic institutions, and it's great to see both of them still evolving in these troubling times. The Lebanese American University is celebrating 100 years this year, and a documentary was aired yesterday on MTV sharing 100 facts about LAU. One of the fun facts…

Ontario Restaurant Dedicated to Fallen Lebanese-Canadian Trooper Marc Diab

Marc Diab was originally from Ain Ebel South Lebanon before he immigrated to Canada with his family and decided to join the Canadian army. He always dreamt though of opening a restaurant next to his base in Petawawa, a town in the province of Ontario. Unfortunately, Marc was stationed in Kandahar province in 2009 when a roadside bomb exploded beside the vehicle carrying him and his fellow soldiers. Marc was killed in the explosion and…
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Lebanese Ramy Naouss is Running 110km Barefoot in Dubai

2 weeks ago
Ramy Naouss is a cancer survivor and an influencer who has accomplished amazing feats of physical strength and endurance in the past few years. Last year, he broke a Guinness World Record for the longest ...
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Beirut’s Untold Stories

2 weeks ago
I discovered an amazing Instagram account sharing the raw untold stories of Beirut’s People. The account came to my attention after one of their stories went viral, the story of an old man talking about ...
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Lebanese-British Farah Dakhlallah is The New NATO Spokeswoman

2 weeks ago
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has appointed this week Farah Dakhlallah as the new NATO spokesperson. Farah had worked before as a communications manager at the WHO and an Arabic spokeswoman for the UK Foreign ...
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Kalei Coffee Co. Featured Among The Most Beautiful Coffee Shops in The World

3 weeks ago
Beirut has several beautiful coffee shops, maybe some of the most beautiful worldwide according to this CNN article. In fact, Beirut-based Kalei Coffee Co. was featured in “Designing Coffee: New Coffee Places and Branding”, a ...
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IAA Lebanon Celebrates Vintage Advertising Jingles With Musicals

1 month ago
The IAA Lebanon Chapter held its first IAA Half of Fame at Casino du Liban on January 27th and “honoured 17 railblazing individuals whose remarkable contributions have left an indelible mark on our advertising landscape”, ...
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Three Lebanese Restaurants on MENA’s 50 Best Restaurants 2024 List

1 month ago
The World’s 50 Best Restaurants is an annual publication highlighting the best 50 restaurants in the MENA region. In this year’s list, three Beiruti restaurants were featured: Em Sherif, Baron and Tawlet Mar Mikhail while ...
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Judge Nawaf Salam Elected President of the International Court of Justice

1 month ago
The International Court of Justice issued a press release today announcing that Judge Nawaf Salam was elected President for a term of three years. Salam had become a member of the Court in 2018 after ...
Alcohol

Four Lebanese Whiskies Featured in Whisky Advocate’s 2023 Fall Issue

1 month ago
Four Lebanese whiskies were featured in the buying guide of Whisky Advocate magazine fall 2023 issue. Whisky Advocate magazine is America’s leading spirits publication and one of the world’s leading whisky magazines. Ever since its ...
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