Early-bird tickets available for the 2019 Beirut Marathon until August 1

You can now register for this year's Beirut Marathon's races at special prices. The list of races and the different amounts to be paid have been generated by the organization on July 22, and you will be able to benefit from the offer until August 1. The event will be held on Sunday, November 10. Run the BLOM BANK Beirut Marathon at a very special price!! 🤩🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️👨‍👩‍👧‍👧 Hurry and register now to benefit from the early bird special…

Mohammad Iskandar Ordered to Remove “Iskan Bank” From Song

After what's been happening with Mashrou3 Leila, I first thought this news of censoring a Mohammad Iskandar song was made up by a satire website but it turned out to be true. Apparently, the song talks about bribes and hints at the Iskan Bank which upset the bank that filed a lawsuit forcing the singer to remove any mentions of the bank in the song and stop playing it on all channels until then. I…

Legalizing e-cigarette in Lebanon to be Determined Soon

They've been around for 4 years in Lebanon, commercialized under the names "Juul" ou "Vaporesso", soaring recently in the 3rd country with the biggest smoking population worldwide. Philip Morris International 's "Iqos", British American Tobacco 's "Glo" and Japan Tobacco International 's "Ploom" have been marketed as less dangerous than normal cigarettes, containing lower amounts of nicotine and its derivates. They are however to date not legalized in the country, and merchants tend to get…

“Beyrouth la rayonnante”, a new 43-minute documentary by M6

French TV stations love to explore countries that speak the same language all around the world, Lebanon being one of them. M6 has unleashed on its TV show 66 minutes on July 14, a new 43-minute documentary entitled "Beyrouth la rayonnante", French for "The radiant Beirut", which tackles a beautiful side of the capital. A seulement 4 heures de Paris, francophone et baignée par la méditerranée, Beyrouth offre un cadre idéal pour les expatriés. Entre…
Lebanon

Lebanon Starts Long Qualifying Journey for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the AFC Asian Cup 2023

4 years ago
Just like in Basketball, Lebanon’s FIFA team has a mountain to climb if they are to reach the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.But first, they have to go through the 2022 World Cup qualification second round, ...
Lebanon

Lebanon to Have its First Netflix Series “Dollar” on August 8

4 years ago
A few weeks after controversial Jordanian series “Jinn” made the headlines by becoming the first Arabic series to hit the Netflix platform on June 13, Lebanon strikes with a series of his own, “Dollar”, which ...
Automotive

Interior Minister Raya El Hassan to Make “Special” Car Plates Public for sale

4 years ago
In a tweet unleashed today on her official account, Minister of Interior and Municipalities Raya El Hassan, who has been making positive headlines ever since she took the position, by removing blocs from the front ...
Lebanon

Mashrou’ Leila Under pressure to Cancel Byblos International Festival Gig

4 years ago
A Facebook page by the name of “جُنود الرَّب” (God’s soldiers) has been unleashing since July 17 a series of posts to its 5.5K followers condemning Mashrou’ Leila’s sexual/religious ideologies, performances and lyrics. This comes ...
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