Tennis Legend Rafael Nadal endorses 11-year-old Lebanese Marc Krajekian in Fight for Cancer

Rafael Nadal has accepted, via Twitter, a challenge proposed by an 11-year-old Lebanese by the name of Marc Krajekian, similar to the trendy 2014 "Ice bucket challenge", dubbed the "Volleying challenge". He was nominated alongside the boy's hero, Roger Federer and the NBA star Michael Jordan. It aims at showing support and solidarity with cancer patients, among whom Marc was. Diagnosed at 8 with a rare and aggressive form of bone cancer, Ewing sarcoma, Marc,…

Make #WorldMankoushehDay A National Day

I woke up this morning to an online petition asking everyone to declare November 2 as the official World Mankousheh Day. An ode to the symbol of Lebanese Food Culture and Traditions. #WorldMankoushehDay was launched by Zaatar W Zeit last year and this year they're also celebrating it by distributing over 9000 man2ousheh all over Lebanon. They also shared a couple of awesome videos showcasing a Lebanese old man baking Manakish with love since 1962…
Automotive

FREM Industry Registers First Lebanese SUV Vehicle

6 years ago
What was a practically doomed project three years ago due to lack of funding has turned into a major achievement and a historical moment for all Lebanese. David Frem‘s Immortal project has finally seen the ...
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Zahrani Municipality Cutting Down on Plastic Bags Use

6 years ago
It’s also good to see Lebanese villages and towns taking eco-friendly initiatives and cutting down on plastic use. Jbeil vowed to ban all plastic bags by end of 2018 and Zahrani municipality is encouraging people ...
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Dr. Paul Salem Becomes First Lebanese-Arab President of the Middle East Institute

6 years ago
Dr. Paul Salem, former director of the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut and one of the world’s leading scholars on the Middle East, has been named president of the Middle East Institute (MEI). The ...
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Lebanon’s Spike App Wins $100K at GITEX’s Future Stars!

6 years ago
Building on last year’s momentum at GITEX Future Stars, Speed@BDD had another strong presence this year with 15 Lebanese-based startups and one of its alumnus were able to clinch the first prize of $100K in ...
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On #WorldFoodDay, Zaatar W Zeit is Donating a Percentage of its Bills to #FoodBlessed

6 years ago
Today is #WorldFoodDay, a day of action dedicated to tackling global hunger and for that purpose one of Lebanon’s most popular food chains Zaatar Wou Zeit has decided to team up with #FoodBlessed, an amazing ...
Art

Check Out The New Nabu Museum in el-Hery, North #Lebanon

6 years ago
There’s a new addition to Lebanon’s rich list of museums; the Nabu Museum located on the coast of the Mediterranean North of Lebanon. The museum was named after the Mesopotamian patron god of literacy and ...
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Beirut Mosque Launches Kindness Fridge Initiative

6 years ago
Al Daouk mosque on Bliss Street set up a fridge on the sidewalk whereas people can donate extra food and needy people could pick it up. This Kindness Fridge idea will hopefully help feed the ...
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Alfa Telecom to Ship 460 Tons of e-Waste to Sweden

6 years ago
As of 2017, over 47 million tons of e-waste were generated and the numbers are rising annually by 4%. Unfortunately, only 20% of e-waste is subject to recycling and 80% are dumped in landfills or ...
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