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A 1885 Ma’moul Recipe From Beirut

2 years ago
Ma’amoul is one of many shared heritages in the Levant across religions, as it is prepared during Easter for Christians and Eid for Muslims. The tradition of Ma’amoul dates back to Mesopotamia and Egyptian Copt’s ...
Humor

After Scream 6, Barbie To Be Banned in Lebanon?

2 years ago
Scream 6 got banned in Lebanon and the Middle East due to one scene that included LGBTQ+ characters, and it looks like Barbie is set to be banned as well as it includes gay characters. ...
Critiques

2023 Municipal Elections To Be Delayed

2 years ago
The 2023 municipal elections were supposed to take place next month but will most likely be postponed, even though Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi had confirmed his preparedness to hold the elections. The lack of funding, ...
Baladi

Darmmess Awarded 2023 Gold Medal at NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition

2 years ago
Darmmess, founded by Lebanese Rose Bechara, was awarded the gold medal “Best Olive Oil 2023” at the NYIOOC International Olive Oil Quality Competition, which is considered the largest and most prestigious olive oil quality contest. ...
Critiques

Megaphone Co-Founder Jean Kassir Summoned for Interrogation

2 years ago
A protest in solidarity with Jean Kassir and Megaphone is planned tomorrow on Monday April 3rd at 11am in front of the Justice Palace. Kassir was summoned for interrogation by two members of the State ...
Architecture

The Mar Mikhael Piazza Project

2 years ago
The former intersection of Armenian & Pasteur streets will be transformed soon into a public space project named Mar Mikhael Piazza. Beirut Urban Lab, an AUB-based interdisciplinary research center is behind the project which was ...
Art

Souraya Zakharia: Lebanon’s Most Famous Doll Maker

2 years ago
Souraya Zakharia, a famous Lebanese doll maker from the 60s was featured in MEA’s Cedar Wings Magazine February 1994. Zakharia was a UN arts and crafts consultant and “had collaborated with several countries on traditional ...
Food

Portable Saj: is it Worth it?

2 years ago
Who doesn’t love Saj Manakish or simply Saj Bread? Unfortunately they’re best enjoyed when right out of the Saj and it’s hard to find that that often, especially when you’re abroad. Buying the big old ...
Art

Nayla de Freige Awarded Prestigious 2023 “Grand Prix Du Rayonnement Français”

2 years ago
L’Orient-Le Jour CEO and Baalbeck Festival President Nayla de Freige was awarded yesterday during a ceremony in Paris the “Grand Prix Du Rayonnement Français – Prix du rayonnement francophone” in the presence of France’s First ...
Critiques

George Khabbaz Powerful Scene in Ramadan Show Getting Mixed Reactions

2 years ago
Lebanese renowned actor and director George Khabbaz is starring in a Ramadan show on Shahid called “Al Narr bil Narr” (Fire with Fire). The series deals with the daily social conflict between the Lebanese and ...
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