EBRD Injects Confidence in Lebanese Financial Sector with Acquisition of 2.51% of Bank Audi’s Total Common Shares

These days, most of the news surrounding Lebanon’s economy and financial sector are dire warnings for a Greece-like meltdown in Lebanon, the world’s third most indebted country. This is why the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development announcement this afternoon is so significant. The EBRD acquired 2.51% of Bank Audi’s total common shares. This is the first ever equity investment by the EBRD in the southern and eastern Mediterranean region. This demonstrates a confidence in…

Lebanese Mother of Four Gives Birth to Sextuplets

You know how they say that two children feel like ten? I wonder how having ten kids would feel like! A Lebanese mother of four got pregnant for the fifth time and is now a mother of ten! Mona and Youssef were not planning to have a fifth child and were surprised to know she was pregnant again and even more shocked to know she was having a sextuplet! The mother gave birth yesterday to…
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A First: A Stand-up Comedy for The Deaf by Lebanese Comedian Wissam Kamal

6 years ago
Back in 2010, Lebanese stand-up comedian Wissam Kamal was performing at Al-Kafaat when he noticed one of the students was laughing at his jokes even though she was deaf. He learned later that she was ...
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After Rola Hoteit, Erica Chbeir Becomes Second Female Pilot to Join the MEA

6 years ago
Rota Hoteit is no longer the only female airline pilot in Lebanon as Erica Chbeir has recently joined the Middle East Airlines and is currently a First Officer aka Copilot. I was also told that ...
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“The Insult” Loses to “A Fantastic Woman” at The 2018 Oscars For Best Foreign Language Film

6 years ago
“The Insult” by Ziad Doueiri did not win the Oscar for Best Foreign Film but being among the nominees is already a historic achievement and a huge victory for the Lebanese cinema. A month ago, ...
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Cinema Returns to Tyre as Rivoli Reopens

6 years ago
After bringing back to life El Hamra cinema few years back to hold Tyre’s first ever international film festival, Kassem Istanbouli has taken the abandoned Rívoli Cinema of Tyre, for its restoration and opening as ...
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LittleBits’ Star Wars Droid Inventor Kit Wins 2018 Creative Toy of the Year Award

6 years ago
The 18th annual Toy of the Year Award ceremony took place last week Ayah Bdeir’s LittleBits was awarded the “Creative Toy of the Year” award for her Star Wars Droid Inventor Kit. The TOTY Awards ...
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Tripoli Mina’s 2018 Zambo Festival

6 years ago
Not many of you may have heard of Zambo, but it is a yearly tradition that has been held for almost a century now and that takes place in Tripoli Mina a day before the ...
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Christopher Feghali is Lebanon’s Youngest Karting Champion

6 years ago
Christopher Feghali, Abdo Feghali’s son, became the youngest Karting Champion in Lebanon’s history after winning five out of eight races in the 2017 Micromax karting Championship. Christopher began racing at age 4 and clinched the ...
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#TrueLoveNeverGoesBlind: A Wonderful Initiative by Alfa This Valentine’s Day

6 years ago
A couple of months back, I was at Alfa’s HQ when they offered three legally blind children the gift of sight and I captured the heart-warming moment they start seeing properly again. It was a ...
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