Posted By
Najib
Feb 07, 2024 03:16
The International Court of Justice issued a press release today announcing that Judge Nawaf Salam was elected President for a term of three years. Salam had become a member of the Court in 2018 after having served as a Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations in New York from July 2007 to December 2017. Following this announcement, Salam tweeted the following: "My election as President of the International Court of Justice is a…
Posted By
Najib
Jan 29, 2024 01:31
Four Lebanese whiskies were featured in the buying guide of Whisky Advocate magazine fall 2023 issue. Whisky Advocate magazine is America's leading spirits publication and one of the world's leading whisky magazines. Ever since its inception, it serves as a reference for whisky lovers and features on a quarterly basis new whiskies and new ratings. The four Lebanese whiskies who made the 2023 fall issue are all produced by Riachi Winery & Distillery: 92/100 Athyr…
Baladi
9 months ago
After completing their pilgrimage to Spain’s Santiago de Compostela in 2018, a group of Lebanese decided to put in place Lebanon’s first long-distance pilgrimage route, a 130km route crossing 40 villages and covering significant places ...
Baladi
9 months ago
I had shared a post earlier last week about “Piste Nabil” at Mzaar and the reason behind its naming, and one of the blog’s readers (Thank you Lesly!) was kind enough to send me the ...
Baladi
9 months ago
A mosaic representing Saint Charbel will be put on display in St Peter’s Basilica today at 7pm. Saint Charbel is a Lebanese Maronite monk and priest who was beatified in 1965 and venerated as a ...
Baladi
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Zaatar W Zeit appears to be doing quite well in Canada as they just opened their second branch in Vancouver on Park Royal, with the first open back in 2019 in Downtown Vancouver. I was ...
Baladi
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Justin Trudeau, Canada’s Prime Minister, issued a statement yesterday announcing the beginning of the very first Lebanese Heritage Month, “a time to recognize and honour the contributions of Lebanese Canadians to the country we proudly ...
Baladi
1 year ago
Teaching kids the Arabic Language can be quite challenging nowadays, especially when everything around us is in English or French. This is true for locals and even more for expats whose children don’t even get ...
Baladi
1 year ago
This week marks the feast of the assumption of Mary, a feast celebrated mainly by Catholic Churches around the world. The assumption of Mary or (عيد السيده) is a very special in Lebanese villages mainly ...
Baladi
1 year ago
Lebanese Paralympian Arz Zahreddine scored an incredible result by clinching the Gold Medal for the 200m at the 2023 Kinshasa “Jeux de la Francophonie”. Lebanon is taking part in the 2023 Francophonie Games with over ...
