Canada Prime Minister Announces First Ever Lebanese Heritage Month

Justin Trudeau, Canada's Prime Minister, issued a statement yesterday announcing the beginning of the very first Lebanese Heritage Month, "a time to recognize and honour the contributions of Lebanese Canadians to the country we proudly call home". Earlier in July 2023, Canada's parliament unanimously approved naming November as Lebanese Heritage Month and this year throughout Canada, November will be known as such. Here's the full statement by PM Justin Trudeau: “Since the 1800s, when the…

Israeli Shelling Has Destroyed Over 40,000 Olive Trees in South Lebanon

Few months back, I was posting about the gold medal awarded for Darmmess, an olive oil proudly produced in the village of Deir Mimas located South of Lebanon. Today, the olive oil harvest in Der Mimas and other towns is in danger because of Israeli shelling that has burned so far over 40,000 olive trees and torched hundreds of square km of land. According to the Agriculture Ministry, more than 100 fires in 60 different…

Can You Use Starlink in Lebanon?

It was announced last year that Starlink, Elon Musk’s satellite internet constellation, will launch in Lebanon and I read some people might already be using it and even procuring equipment via Cyprus, but this is not legal and might get you into problems if you're caught. Satellite internet services were even available before and the charge was "Collaboration with the enemy" for those using it. As far as the government is concerned, and more specifically…

Babel Restaurant Now Open at Dubai Mall

One of Lebanon's finest restaurants has recently opened a luxurious branch at Dubai Mall. Babel, which was previously at La Mer Dubai has relocated and opened on Dubai Mall’s Fashion Avenue. The new location is nothing short of breathtaking with a stunning interior decor and setup. However, the food is what makes Babel so different from other Lebanese restaurants, more specifically their innovative take on traditional Lebanese dishes. Here are few pictures and a video…
Baladi

Check Out Alfie App: Teach Your Kids Arabic The Fun Way!

2 months ago
Teaching kids the Arabic Language can be quite challenging nowadays, especially when everything around us is in English or French. This is true for locals and even more for expats whose children don’t even get ...
Humor

Pain D’or Replaced Rainbow Cakes With Sunset Cakes

2 months ago
After being targeted for promoting LGBT rights through rainbow cakes by a bunch of bigoted ignorants, Pain D’or released a rather disappointing statement and has recently decided to replace its rainbow cakes with sunset cakes. ...
Critiques

So Long Sayrafa, Hello Bloomberg!

2 months ago
Riad Salameh is gone and so is his shady exchange platform “Sayrafa”. Instead, the Council of Ministers has agreed to adopt a new Bloomberg-operated platform for dollar trading, which is expected to reflect the actual ...
Lebanon

Sprinter Aziza Sbaity Was Once Questioned Over Her Lebanese Passport at The Airport

2 months ago
Imagine being the country’s fastest female sprinter and one of its most celebrated athletes, and being interrogated at the airport by a security officer and questioned over the validity of your Lebanese passport. That’s what ...
Older