Posted By
Najib
Oct 12, 2016 05:29
I shared a piece by the Guardian earlier this year on the The Grand Aley Hotel and how it's been for sale since 2008 after the central bank seized the hotel. Update: The owners are currently planning the renovation project and the reopening of the grand hotel. Until then, it is not open for public but prior appointments can be made to visit the site. A good friend of mine, Jad Ghorayeb, visited the hotel…
Posted By
Najib
Oct 12, 2016 08:50
I have no idea who took this picture but it shows how bad traffic was yesterday, and it wasn't just because of the dead body of the poor man that was found in the middle of the Dora highway. In fact, any minor incident that takes place on that road causes traffic and no measures are being taken to facilitate traffic. If anything, the cops are making things worse by fining people on the Jal…
Lebanon
7 years ago
Here’s an fun interview from 1985 with a Lebanese Rambo look-alike. There is a striking resemblance between him and the real Rambo. I love how he’s out there emptying his clips and firing RPGs in ...
Automotive
7 years ago
Instead of informing us that vehicles are not moving due to traffic from Dbayyeh to Beirut, these LED boards can be used to entertain the drivers and for marketing purposes as well lol! PS: That ...
Beirut
7 years ago
Lebanese cuisine is without a doubt one of the most easily recognized and beloved food around the world. Highly diverse Mezza options, exceptionally healthy ingredients and cooking methods, as well as the fact that the ...
Art
7 years ago
The National Museum of Beirut’s underground floor has finally risen from the dead after being closed for over 40 years. Rehabilitating the 700 square meters basement was kicked off in 2014 by Lebanon’s Culture Minister ...
Art
7 years ago
An exhibition on “The Daily life in Ancient Lebanon”, supported by by the British Museum, the American University in Beirut and the National Museum of Beirut, was hosted by Durham University’s Oriental Museum from June ...
Fun
7 years ago
“Where am I? Who controls this neighborhood? Canada is scary, you cannot feel safe, not at all, not at all! You walk, walk and walk and you do know this street is controlled by whom. ...
Lebanon
7 years ago
There’s an Egyptian channel called “Beirut” and using the Beirut City official logo, the one that was designed back in the 1990s. They didn’t even bother change the logo, they just took it and place ...
Baladi
7 years ago
Lebanon’s Health Minister announced on October 1 that the government will “cover the expenses of breast reconstruction operations after mastectomies for patients benefiting from the ministry’s services”. This means that Lebanese women without private insurance ...
