“Illustrated History of Lebanon” Updated 25 Years Later!

25 years after having published the first edition of "Illustrated History of Lebanon", Nayla de Freige & Maria Saad with Fadlallah Dagher as the illustrator have released an updated version that will include events up until 2008. The aim of the book, that will be distributed by "Hachette Antoine", is to educate young people on the era between 1975 and 2008, given that most history books in schools end in 1943. It will be definitely…

Lebanon Wins Award For Best Arab Video Commercial Film On Cyber Extortion

A Lebanese video commercial won the award for the best Arab Video commercial on Sexual Harassment/Cyber Extortion in Tunisia. Lebanon was taking part in the 45th Conference of Arab Police and Security Leaders being held in Tunisia. Can't believe we won an award 🤩 A TV commercial about cyber extortion that my startup @thecabinetlb produced for @Nclwgov and @LebISF won an award at Tunis! thanks to @EliasZayek for being the face of the campaign. @AbedTekriti…
Art

Philippe Jabre’s Spectacular Art Collection

2 years ago
A 1908 painting of a Lebanese family overlooking the Mediterranean from their Ghazir house caught my attention on Twitter, so I decided to look further into its owner and discovered Philippe Jabre’s mesmerizing collection of ...
Baladi

Tawlet Paris Opening on January 12!

2 years ago
Tawlet By Souk el Tayyeb was one of my favorite spots in Mar Mikhail, and it’s great to see them open their first location abroad in the French Capital. The announcement was made yesterday on ...
Baladi

The Story Behind Café Lady Stanhob in The Village of Joun

2 years ago
OldBeirutLebanon shared a picture from 1969 of a cafe located in the village of Joun called Cafe Lady Stanhob. The Lady in question was called Hester Lucy Stanhope and was a British aristocrat and adventurer ...
Baladi

Baalbeck Tour in Spoken Latin

2 years ago
Baalbeck is home to the two largest and grandest Roman temple ruins: the Temple of Bacchus and the Temple of Jupiter. The Bacchus Temple is considered as one of the best preserved Roman ruins, dating ...
Alcohol

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

2 years ago
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 ...
Baladi

First Netflix Arabic Original Film Coming Out on January 20

3 years ago
“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 ...
Baladi

Christmas Trees From Around Lebanon [2021]

3 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 ...
Baladi

#HummusForLebanon Relaunched: Bring a Smile To Lebanese Children This Holiday Season!

3 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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