Ziad Abi Chaker: Replacing Stolen Metal Manhole Covers with Eco-Friendly Ones

Lebanon's economic crisis has led to a spike in the theft of manholes covers, and these thefts are still ongoing despite the numerous arrested by the ISF. The absence of manholes is a hazard for both pedestrians and cars and the authorities are incapable of replacing them due to the dollar crisis. Fortunately, Environmental Engineer & Founder of Cedar Environmental Ziad Abi Chaker took it upon himself to replace these stolen manholes using recycled single-use…

Anghami is Officially The First Arab Tech Company Listed on NASDAQ

After having completed a merger with Vistas Media Acquisition Co. Inc. last year, Abu Dhabi-headquartered Anghami has officially rang today the opening bell at Nasdaq in New York to celebrate approval for listing. A couple of weeks ago, Anghami also announced a partnership with SLING TV to offer the ultimate Arabic entertainment experience to SLING Arabic subscribers To think that Anghami launched back in 2011 in Lebanon and evolved to become the leading music streaming…
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“Beirut After 40” Wins 2021 Hollywood Gold Award For Short Documentary

2 years ago
‘Beirut After 40’ by Anthony Merchak has just won the Hollywood Gold Award for Short Documentary. In this documentary, Anthony describes his personal experience, as he was few meters away from the explosion that took ...
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HEC & CMA CGM Launch “The CMA CGM Excellence Fund for Lebanon”

2 years ago
At times where seeking higher education abroad has become out of reach for many Lebanese university students, HEC & CMA CGM have decided to partner and launch The “CMA CGM Excellence Fund for Lebanon”, a ...
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“Illustrated History of Lebanon” Updated 25 Years Later!

2 years ago
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 ...
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Lebanon Wins Award For Best Arab Video Commercial Film On Cyber Extortion

2 years ago
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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