Lebanon
2 years ago
Saudi Arabia was the first to issue a travel warning to Lebanon following the ongoing clashes at Ain el Helwe camp, followed by Kuwait, Bahrain & Qatar. While Saudi Arabia & Bahrain urged their citizens ...
Food
2 years ago
There’s a new chain of coffeehouses open across Lebanon called “Stories” that has a striking resemblance to Starbucks. From the logo to the colors, the cups, the straws, even the aprons, everything looks the same. ...
Baladi
2 years ago
Lebanese Paralympian Arz Zahreddine scored an incredible result by clinching the Gold Medal for the 200m at the 2023 Kinshasa “Jeux de la Francophonie”. Lebanon is taking part in the 2023 Francophonie Games with over ...
Critiques
2 years ago
How many times are we going to hear such tragic stories? How many children and innocent civilians have to pay the price of dumbasses firing their guns in the air? The answer is unfortunately not ...
Lebanon
2 years ago
The Lebanese government met today and agreed to increase the internet fees for Ogero users by 7 folds, which means that if you’re paying 90,000 LL for a 50mb (100GB quota) connection, you will soon ...
Baladi
2 years ago
“Beirut Dreams in Color” is a short movie directed by Michael Collins about the Mashrou’ Leila Lebanese rock band and feminist activist Sarah Hegazi. Mashrou’ Leila was one of the most popular alternative rock group ...
Critiques
2 years ago
An old picture showing rainbow cakes sold at Pain D’or resurged online few weeks ago, triggering an Anti-LGBTQ campaign against pastry shops selling rainbow cakes. The campaign even extended to include festivals that were raising ...
Lebanon
2 years ago
Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh left office today after 30 years on the job. Unfortunately, him leaving doesn’t change much as Lebanon’s caretake government has failed to appoint a permanent successor, and Salameh’s deputy Wassim ...
Critiques
2 years ago
Lebanon’s Minister of Culture tweeted today that Lebanon will suspend cultural coordination with Denmark and Sweden and their corresponding embassies in Beirut. The decision comes after the Koran burnings that took place in both countries, ...
Economics
2 years ago
Remittances continue to serve as a vital source of support for the Lebanese economy and Lebanese families as they amount approximately $6 to $7 billion per year. Despite the COVID crisis and the global recession ...