Blog Baladi

Kobayat’s wonderland

Posted by Najib

Via Joe’s Box

Jan 26, 2012 | 0 Comments

Rally driver’s killer reflexes

Posted by Mark

Found this by mistake awhile ago and it turns out it took place in Lebanon. Pretty cool. [YouTube]

Jan 13, 2012 | 6 Comments

Zaatar is of spiritual significance to Lebanese

Posted by Mark

A woman from Lebanon brought zatar with her which is prohibited in Australia. Her son in law who has lived in Australia for 25 years is determined to bring the food whith him because it’s a typical Lebanon delicacy.

This guy REALLY wants his zaatar! [YouTube]

Thanks Thoraiya

Jan 12, 2012 | 13 Comments

David Letterman on driving in Beirut

Posted by Najib

Jan 8, 2012 | 11 Comments

The new Lebanese flag?

Posted by Najib

I thought the Lebanese flag was our flag. I really hate it when politics are mixed with sports. Now this guy will probably be kicked out of every competition even though he seems talented.

Russian News reporter gives Obama the finger

Posted by Najib

Walaw?

Nov 23, 2011 | 2 Comments

Failed Kidnap attempt in Sed El Bawshrieh

Posted by Najib

[YouTube]

I wish all stories end the way this one did. The victim was unhurt and the criminal caught. More importantly, people did not overreact and kill the man but waited for the cops to come. If only Myriam was that lucky!

Nov 23, 2011 | 11 Comments

MTV Report on Tom Jones Concert in Lebanon

Posted by Najib

[YouTube]

Make sure you check the comments at 0:48 and 1:11.

Nov 16, 2011 | 4 Comments

Alloush vs. Chaker on MTV

Posted by Najib

This just happened on MTV few minutes ago. Can’t believe they did this on the air.

Nov 14, 2011 | 23 Comments

BBC Report: World’s Slowest Internet

Posted by Najib

BlogBaladi took part in the report BBC did on the internet in Lebanon as I was interviewed by Howard Johnson on that matter few weeks back. Surprisingly though, they did not include anything I said but simply showed me browsing the net at the start of the report. Di3an kel hal 7ake!

For those interested, I talked about most of the issues the other interviewees mentioned but also noted that the cap given to internet users is very low, that our infrastructure might not be able to handle increasing numbers of internet users specially after the drop in prices and the speed upgrades, and that both issues could prove very problematic in the near future.

Oct 11, 2011 | 4 Comments

Beirut Night Life – Summer 2011

Posted by Mark

Looks like it wasn’t all work and no play for Richard Quest. CNN just aired a segment on the Beirut Night Life scene covered by Richard Quest. Pretty cool. [YouTube]

Thanks Caline

Sep 1, 2011 | 1 Comment