Riachi Winery & Distillery Launches Exclusive ATHYR 8 Year Old Cask Strength Edition

Two years ago, Riachi Winery & Distillery launched Athyr: the first ever Lebanese single malt, and since then have released a double aged "Cedarwood Finish", a "Norway Exclusive" matured with virgin Lebanese white oak and most recently the long-awaited 8-year old cask distillery exclusive release. This distillery exclusive bottle is a Lebanese oak release bottled at cask strength and limited to 236 bottles. For those interested, reach out to Riachi on their FB page. In…

First Netflix Arabic Original Film Coming Out on January 20

"أصحاب... ولا أعزّ،" is the Arabic adaptation of hit Italian concept movie “Perfect Strangers” and will be the first Netflix Arabic original film. The release date was announced yesterday by Netflix MENA. The movie was directed by Lebanese Wissam Smayra, and will feature high-caliber actors including Nadine Labaki, Adel Karam, Diamand Abou Abboud, Eyad Nassar, Georges Khabbaz, Fouad Yammine and Egyptian star Mona Zaki. Netflix will release the movie in 190 countries on January 20.…
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Christmas Trees From Around Lebanon [2021]

2 years ago
“That’s the thing though in Lebanon now: whether it’s Christmas or any other day, there’s no joy left.” This quote pretty much sums up Christmas in Lebanon this year. Closed shops, deserted shopping malls and ...
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#HummusForLebanon Relaunched: Bring a Smile To Lebanese Children This Holiday Season!

2 years ago
For those of you who did not catch on the #HummusForLebanon campaign back in May, Al Wadi Al Akhdar is launching the second wave of the Hummus initiative during December to incite further people to ...
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Monika Borgmann Awarded Franco-German Human Rights Prize

2 years ago
Few weeks after Dar Al Jadeed, a publishing house founded by Lokman Slim and his sister Rasha Al Ameer in 1990, received the 2021 International Publishers’ Association Prix Voltaire award, Monika Borgmann who is Lokman’s ...
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Beirut House Awarded Best Interior Design at the AD Design Awards 2021

2 years ago
An Achrafieh apartment, designed Lebanese designer Marc Dibeh, has won the Best Interior Design trophy at the AD Design Awards 2021. The apartment was rebuilt after the Beirut Blast, and “serves as a metaphor for ...
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Lebanese Habib Emile Dergham Wins The 2021 “Paris Match Grand Prize for Photography”

3 years ago
Habib Emile Dergham, a 26-year old Lebanese photographer from Bouar, has won the “Paris Match” 2021 Grand Prize for Photography, a competition that includes over 50,000 participants from all over France. Dergham, who is pursuing ...
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WASIL: A New Bicycle Courier Business in Tripoli

3 years ago
WASIL is a newly launched bicycle courier business in Tripoli, targeting businesses primarily and delivering packages up to 1kg. The aim is to offer an eco-friendly and sustainable service at times where gas prices are ...
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Mounia Akl’s “Costa Brava” To Represent Lebanon at the 2021 Oscars

3 years ago
The Lebanese Ministry of Culture has selected the film “Costa Brava”, directed by Mounia Akl, to compete at the Oscars for Best International Film. The movie has recently won the “Green Star” award from the ...
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Lebanon’s First International Top Model Featured On Vogue Arabia Cover

3 years ago
Andrée Acouri is Lebanon’s first ever international top model. She modeled in the 60s and 70s, was featured on several fashion & lifestyle magazines, and has walked the runway shows for Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, ...
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