Lebanon
Three Stolen Ancient Statues Returned to the Lebanese Republic
7 years agoThe Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. announced during a press conference that three ancient sculptures that were stolen during the Lebanese Civil war from the Temple of Eshmoun, are being returned to their rightful ...
Baladi
Bcharreh will soon be Home to The World’s Tallest & Biggest Statue of Jesus Christ
8 years agoLebanese sculptor and artist Rudy Rahme revealed to Al Jomhouria newspaper that he’s sculpting the world’s biggest and tallest Jesus Christ statue which will be placed in his hometown Bcharreh once done. The statue is ...
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Ziad Doueiri’s “The Insult” Shortlisted For The Oscars’ Best Foreign Language Film
8 years agoThe Insult became the first ever Lebanese movie to be shortlisted for the Oscars under the Foreign Language category. The Academy had to choose 9 films out of a record-breaking 92 entries this year and ...
Critiques
Will #Lebanon Become a Petroleum-Rich Country? Is this a Good Thing?
8 years agoLebanon’s cabinet was celebrating yesterday the passing of the petroleum decree and our Energy & Oil Minister announced afterwards that Lebanon will start exploratory drilling off the Lebanese coast in 2019. Obviously this is big ...
Automotive
New License Plates in Lebanon Starting Dec 21
8 years agoThe Traffic Management Center tweeted a picture of a new car plate that is expected to roll out starting December 21. According to this Annahar article, the new plates cannot be forged in any way ...
Food
Did Ladurée Close for Good in Beirut?
8 years agoI was passing by La Duree Beirut the other day to pick up some macarons only to find that it’s closed. I wasn’t a frequent visitor to be honest, I think the last time I ...
Architecture
Handiss.com: Helping Engineers and Architects Do Freelance
8 years agoI came across Handiss the other day, and I must say I loved what this Lebanese startup is doing. Basically, Handiss is a web platform that connects engineers and architects to companies or individuals that ...
Critiques
Yet Another Dull Christmas Tree in #Beirut
8 years agoIt was great seeing a decent Christmas tree in Martyrs Square in Beirut last year after years of ugly ones but it appears that we’re back to square one. In fact, I thought I spotted ...
Critiques
Yet Another Violent Demonstration in Awkar
8 years agoWe’re all outraged by Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and the Lebanese government has fiercely condemned it, and we’re all in favor of protesting peacefully near the U.S. Embassy ...
Baladi
2017 Rugby League World Cup Rankings: Lebanon Jumps to 9th Spot!
8 years agoThew new Rugby League World Cup 2017 standings were announced few days ago and Lebanon was one of the major movers whereas our Cedars team gained 9 spots and now ranks 9th out of 48 ...