The Mar Mikhael Piazza Project

The former intersection of Armenian & Pasteur streets will be transformed soon into a public space project named Mar Mikhael Piazza. Beirut Urban Lab, an AUB-based interdisciplinary research center is behind the project which was first envisioned by the late Habib Debs. Works kicked in 2021 but got delayed by infrastructure works, but construction resumed in 2023 and the project is expected to be completed by July 2023. The Mar Mikhael Piazza aims to make…

Librairie Antoine Beirut Souks is Temporarily Closed

The iconic "Librarie Antoine" book store at the Beirut Souks has officially shut down today after a farewell ceremony in honor of the victims of the August 4 Port explosion. The ceremony was led by authors Joumana Haddad & Akl Awit and the book store was closed indefinitely afterwards. Source: https://icibeyrouth.com/culture/103307 This marks the end of an era but does not come as a surprise as the Souks have been empty for quite some time…
Baladi

WASIL: A New Bicycle Courier Business in Tripoli

1 year ago
WASIL is a newly launched bicycle courier business in Tripoli, targeting businesses primarily and delivering packages up to 1kg. The aim is to offer an eco-friendly and sustainable service at times where gas prices are ...
Automotive

Interior Minister Raya El Hassan to Make “Special” Car Plates Public for sale

3 years ago
In a tweet unleashed today on her official account, Minister of Interior and Municipalities Raya El Hassan, who has been making positive headlines ever since she took the position, by removing blocs from the front ...
Beirut

2019 Mercer Report: Beirut 53rd Most Expensive City WorldWide, Fourth Among Arab Countries

3 years ago
Mercer’s 2019 Cost of Living Survey ranked Beirut as the 53rd most expensive city in the world, and fourth among Arab cities after Dubai (#21), Abu Dhabi (#33) and Riyadh (#35). “Mercer’s widely recognized survey ...
Art

Souk el Ahad (Beirut’s Flea Market) No More?

3 years ago
Every city has flea markets and Souk el Ahad was Beirut’s most popular flea market, but not for long. There’s been talks for months now about shutting down and relocating Souk el Ahad and they’ve ...
Beirut

Beirut has a Surplus of Road Signs

3 years ago
These pictures were shared by MP Paula Yacoubian and Karen Nassar. Similar road signs being placed right next to each other, while others that don’t make any sense being put randomly left and right. Let’s ...
Beirut

Sunexpress airlines to link Beirut to 3 German cities starting this June

4 years ago
A joint venture of Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, Sunexpress, a company based between Germany and Turkey, has taken over where broken Germania left off in February, compensating for the loss of direct flights made by ...
Baladi

#BeirutMunicipality to Create 16Km of Dedicated Bike Lanes by 2020

4 years ago
When I first heard about a bike lane prototype introduced in Beirut, I was a bit optimistic about it but it turned out to be a rushed plan and an utter failure. This being said, ...
Baladi

Awesome Shots from The Egg – Beirut

4 years ago
The Egg was built in 1966 by Lebanese architect Joseph Philip Karam. It was one part of a modernist set of buildings, a sort of multi-user complex including an egg-spaced shell and two high towers ...
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