We Now Have Bathroom Reviewers in Lebanon

I remember hearing about a Tiktoker going viral for reviewing bathrooms in luxury stores, claiming that high-end stores should have fancy bathrooms, but my interest in bathroom reviews stopped there. It appears though that this trend hasn't died yet and even reached Lebanon where people are reviewing random toilets now, including university and mall toilets, and asking people to recommend their favourite Lebanese bathrooms. Is it just me who finds this whole trend disgusting and…

Public Prosecutor Ghassan Oueidat is Retiring Today From His Post

Lebanon's top prosecutor Ghassan Oueidat has officially left office today following a 5-year tenure from September 2019 to February 2024. Oueidat will leave his post after having reached retirement age, and will be replaced by the President of the seventh Criminal Chamber of the Court of Cassation, Jamal Hajjar. Hajjar was appointed as an Acting Public Prosecutor by the President of the High Judicial Council Souhail Abboud, as it's not possible to appoint a new…
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Kalei Coffee Co. Featured Among The Most Beautiful Coffee Shops in The World

2 months 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 ...
Critiques

Jezzine Main Entrance Road Could Collapse Anyday!

2 months ago
The vital road that connects the town of Jezzine South of Lebanon to Saida and surrounding villages is at high risk of collapse. Last Friday, a wall partially collapsed blocking the entrance for a short ...
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Téléférique Still Closed for Maintenance

2 months ago
On December 29th 2023, two Teleferique cabins collided leaving 25 people stranded in mid-air for hours. The incident raised concerns on the safety of this decades-old cable car system and prompted its operator to shut ...
Lebanon

An Old Lebanese Passport From 1945

2 months ago
A popular passport vintage collector Instagram account shared a rare passport from the 1945-1948 era on his page. The passport was issued at the Lebanese consulate in Cairo to a Lebanese businessman named Jack Bassili. ...
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Three Lebanese Restaurants on MENA’s 50 Best Restaurants 2024 List

2 months 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 ...
Fun

The 12 Levels of Friendship in Arabic

2 months ago
Bayt Al Fann is an online platform dedicated to “building understanding between cultures and creating a sustainable world while amplifying Islamic art heritage and culture and preserving it for future generations”. The projet was launched ...
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Judge Nawaf Salam Elected President of the International Court of Justice

2 months 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 ...
Lebanon

Have You Seen Elissa’s Netflix Docuseries?

2 months ago
Netflix has released a documentary last week shedding light on the life and career of Lebanese pop star Elissa, and I have to say it was actually a good watch. The docuseries consists of three ...
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