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 ...
BeirutBlast
2 years ago
The director behind an upcoming movie called “The Creator” has decided to use real footage of the Beirut port crime to simulate a nuclear explosion. Footage of the Beirut port was modified to conceal some ...
Critiques
2 years ago
Three years ago, I posted about the Mseilha dam asking why wasn’t it completed yet; the Energy Ministry claimed back then works are still underway and that we have to wait till 2021 for the ...
Baladi
2 years ago
Mohammad Zein is a diving instructor and a civil defense volunteer who wants to break the longest scuba dive world record. The Lebanese record was 12 hours but Zein managed to break it last month ...
Art
2 years ago
The Mayyas has officially released its first video music entitled “Horra” and it is absolutely stunning visually and artistically. The 5-minute long video showcases Mayyas’ incredible choreography in different settings, one of them being the ...
Automotive
2 years ago
Lebanese Rally Champion Roger Feghali has retained the fastest record for Al Hussein Rumman Hill Climb after winning the 2023 edition and breaking Jordan’s Khatshik Shadian 2019 record. Feghali had held the record for 12 ...