Baladi
2 years 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
2 years 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 ...
Baladi
2 years 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
2 years 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 ...
Lebanon
2 years ago
Al Riyadi Beirut caused a major upset today by defeating Strong Group Athletics from the Philippines at the 33rd Dubai International Basketball Championship final game. The score was tied at 74-74 when Ismail Ahmad scored ...
Alcohol
2 years ago
Four Lebanese whiskies were featured in the buying guide of Whisky Advocate magazine fall 2023 issue. Whisky Advocate magazine is America’s leading spirits publication and one of the world’s leading whisky magazines. Ever since its ...
Baladi
2 years ago
After completing their pilgrimage to Spain’s Santiago de Compostela in 2018, a group of Lebanese decided to put in place Lebanon’s first long-distance pilgrimage route, a 130km route crossing 40 villages and covering significant places ...
Critiques
2 years ago
I really hope we don’t have of the Ali Tleiss story this year but there’s a Lebanese student who claims to have scored the highest IQ in the World of 285/300, ahead of a Russian ...
Baladi
2 years ago
I had shared a post earlier last week about “Piste Nabil” at Mzaar and the reason behind its naming, and one of the blog’s readers (Thank you Lesly!) was kind enough to send me the ...
Baladi
2 years ago
A mosaic representing Saint Charbel will be put on display in St Peter’s Basilica today at 7pm. Saint Charbel is a Lebanese Maronite monk and priest who was beatified in 1965 and venerated as a ...