From Leb With Love: DIY Miniature Lebanese Traditional Houses

If you like DIY arts and crafts and wish to support a local brand, From Leb With Love are selling wooden model kits representing traditional houses. They currently have two models: - The Beirut Central Hall House combining western European and Near Eastern styles, which has existed in Beirut and throughout Lebanon since the mid-19th century and continued to be built, in various forms, until the mid-20th century. Cost: $89 -The Riwaq which refers to…

17 Medals for Team Lebanon at the 2023 West Asia Athletics Championships

The 2023 West Asia Athletics Championships were concluded today with Qatar winning the first place for men and women by clinching a total of 28 medals. Lebanon's athletics team finished on a high note with 17 colored medals. This is not an official number as I was following our athletes' update mainly through sports journalist Rawad Mezher's feed and the Lebanese athletes official instagram page. The only official website related to West Asia Athletics Championships…
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Claudine Kamar’s Hilariously Relatable Comics About Everyday Life

2 years ago
It takes a special talent to translate everyday struggles into fun comics, especially in a country plagued by so many problems, but Claudine Kamar, or as she prefers to be called Lemy, does it perfectly. ...
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Lebanese Wineries Map

2 years ago
If you’re coming to Lebanon this summer and want to go wine tasting, check out this comprehensive map of all its wineries. The map is one of many cool Lebanon posters sold on Cantina Beirut’s ...
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Canadian Musician Daniel Lavoie’s Beirut-Inspired Song

2 years ago
Daniel Lavoie is a Canadian singer and actor who is widely known for playing the character of Frollo in Notre Dame de Paris; the famous French-musical. Lavoie participated in Notre Dame Edde Paris productions in ...
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Lebanese NFT Artist Ralph Khoury Artwork Featured in Times Square

2 years ago
Ralph Khoury, also known as Gingerpotter_21 on social media, had his artwork on display in Times Square during NFT NYC, an annual event that brings together NFT artists from all over the world. His work ...
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Gandhi Abu Diab’s “Cave of Arts” Museum

2 years ago
Abu Diab’s residence in al-Jahliyeh, a village in the Chouf District, served as a refuge during the civil war. However, after he discovered under his residence an entire structure of multiple vaults interconnected through tunnels, ...
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Cypriot Maronite Arabic or Sanna: A Dying Language

2 years ago
An AFP report on the Cypriot Maronite Arabic language, also known as Sanna, caught my attention few years back. Unfortunately, and based on this most recent article, no substantial efforts have been done to save ...
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A 1885 Ma’moul Recipe From Beirut

2 years ago
Ma’amoul is one of many shared heritages in the Levant across religions, as it is prepared during Easter for Christians and Eid for Muslims. The tradition of Ma’amoul dates back to Mesopotamia and Egyptian Copt’s ...
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Darmmess Awarded 2023 Gold Medal at NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition

2 years ago
Darmmess, founded by Lebanese Rose Bechara, was awarded the gold medal “Best Olive Oil 2023” at the NYIOOC International Olive Oil Quality Competition, which is considered the largest and most prestigious olive oil quality contest. ...
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