Posted By
Najib
Dec 29, 2014 11:40
via Sara Assaf Former Minister of Finance and Saad Hariri Senior Advisor Mohamad Chatah was killed along with 6 others in a car explosion exactly one year ago yet we haven't figured out who assassinated him in the heart of Beirut and we probably never will. Meanwhile, he got a square named after him in Beirut. Every martyr that fell since 2005 got a street, a garden or a square named after him but we…
Posted By
Najib
Dec 29, 2014 08:50
The Business Insider published a nice article two days ago explaining why "Beirut Was Once Known As The Paris Of The Middle East". They used photos taken by Charles W. Cushman, an avid traveler and amateur photographer who visited Beirut in its golden years. I am familiar with Cushman's pictures as he had stayed at the famous Excelsior hotel which I researched and posted about earlier this year but I think the author should have…
Beirut
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My friend Abir sent me this [heartwarming story] that she heard from her father and that is apparently popular among Armenians in Lebanon. Lebanese Armenians have been here for almost 100 years and are a ...
Beirut
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Minister Rifi asked Judge Hammoud to investigate the incident that took place in Achrafieh a couple of days ago where security guards stepped down from a convoy to assault a driver and damage his car. ...
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via Yasa I saw the pictures yesterday online and Elie shared with me a video showing the car burning near ZWZ Jal el Dib on the highway. It doesn’t look like it hit anything so ...
Beirut
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Health Minister Bou Faour decided to close the food and medicine storage warehouses at Beirut’s airport due to the scary, horrible and unacceptable conditions there. Dirty floors, unsafe storage of the good and expired products ...
Beirut
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The flash mob was performed by the Viva Maria Choir. [YouTube] ...
Automotive
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Update2: Uber Beirut confirmed that these claims are not true and that business is running as usual. Mustapha shared me with me this morning an article from Annahar stating that Uber will be banned in ...
Beirut
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Beirut’s mayor Bilal Hamad mentioned in an interview with Executive Magazine that the city has almost around $800 million in surplus and that they are spending money where it needs to be spent. Knowing that ...
Beirut
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Beirut Municipality is organizing with the support of Achrafieh 2020 a Christmas village on December 13 and 14 next to Sassine square. They will be transforming the area into a pedestrian Christmas village for everyone ...
