Beirut River Solar Snake Project To Start Generating Electricity Soon!

Phase 1 of The Beirut River Solar Snake is almost complete and the photovoltaic farm currently set will generate 1.08 MWp and help light up around 1000 houses by Q1 2015. The BRSS is expected to generate up to 10 MW to support the EDL once done and will feature high-level security, with a 3-meter fencing around the plant and CCTV cameras, in addition to around the clock security personnel. Even though the 1 MW…

Old Lebanese Law Requires Women To Be Single To Enroll In The Diplomatic Service

via Annahar Apparently there's an old Lebanese law that is still applicable and that requires women applying for certain job openings at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Lebanon to be single. I tried asking around to see why this requirement is there but no one had an answer and it doesn't make any sense. Why would it matter if the woman is single or married? Are they worried her husband might be spying on…
Art

So A Beirut Graffiti That Says “To be free, or not to be” Is A Threat To Civil Peace Now?

10 years ago
The beautiful Tabaris mural that was painted by the awesome ASHEKMAN brothers was removed today by the Beirut municipality, as part of the campaign to remove “all political slogans” from Beirut. I don’t understand how ...
Beirut

Beirut Marathon Officially One Of The 26 Exclusive Silver Races In The World!

10 years ago
The BDL Beirut Marathon has been promoted to a SILVER Road Race by the International Association of Athletics Federation after it met all the organization’s quality requirements. Becoming a silver label marathon is very difficult ...
Beirut

How To Stop Celebratory Gunfire In Lebanon

10 years ago
Pictures via Amr Celebratory gunfire is dangerous as the falling bullets off walls, break through glass windows and occasionally cause injuries or tragic deaths. This is a known fact and we’ve had quite a few ...
Beirut

Smoke An Arguile While Getting A Haircut

10 years ago
This picture was taken in a Beirut hair salon. Aside from the fact that this guy will end up with hair in his mouth and on the arguile pipe, how come he’s smoking inside? ...
Automotive

How Lucky Is This Guy?

10 years ago
The person who uploaded this video said he took the film from the store owner and that it happened somewhere in Beirut. I can’t really tell where the crash took place but that was a ...
Beirut

Forever 21 Now Open At City Centre Beirut

10 years ago
I had posted back in September that Forever 21 is set to open early January and today is the official opening. ...
Beirut

Isn’t That The Old Elie Saab Logo?

10 years ago
I first thought it was Elie Saab until I re-read and noticed it’s Saba not Saab. However, I’m almost sure Elie Saab had the same logo with the same font and different thickness for the ...
Beirut

Beirut Among The 50 Unpredictable And Non-Clichéd Places To Travel To In Your 20s

10 years ago
Beirut made it on EliteDaily’s List of The 50 Unpredictable And Non-Clichéd Places To Travel To In Your 20s and I actually agree on their description of Beirut as being a “great place to eat, ...
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