AUB Outdoors 2014

Ever since I was an AUB student, I enjoyed going to the AUB outdoors as it's a lot of fun and it's great walking around the AUB campus and meeting with your old buddies. This year's theme is "Take me to New York" and looks like a lot of fun. There's Nemr Abou Nassar, Comedy Night, VRL live, my good friend Gino hosting the event and Who Killed Bruce Lee and Meen entertaining the crowds…

Dekkenet El Balad Now Open!

If you are looking for an illegal driving license, a free degree, an open construction permit or wasta for some paper work, Dekkenet el Balad is the place to be. Everything is for sale there even your vote! I know this may sound shocking to some readers, but everything can be bought in Lebanon with bribes and wasta. In fact, Lebanon today ranks 127th out of 176 countries on the corruption scale, which makes us…
Beirut

Updated: Bike Lane On The Beirut Corniche

10 years ago
Picture via Gino I shared this picture before knowing that the project wasn’t approved by Beirut’s municipality and I didn’t pay much attention to where the lane is. Having said that, I do agree with ...
Beirut

Lezem Fashion Show

10 years ago
[YouTube] I don’t usually post about fashion shows but this one is a different one as it doesn’t only showcase the work of young talented Lebanese but also uses the collective funds of the event ...
Architecture

AUB’s Charles Hostler Student Center Among The 50 Most Impressive Environmentally Friendly University Buildings

10 years ago
The American University of Beirut’s Charles Hostler Student Center was ranked among the 50 Most Impressive Environmentally Friendly University Buildings. I am not sure how recent this list is but a friend of mine shared ...
Beirut

Beirut: Wasting Electricity since 1975

10 years ago
Picture via OldBeirut ...
Beirut

Rare Footage of Beirut In The 1920s

10 years ago
Post by Kheireddine El-Ahdab. I enjoy watching old footages of Beirut and these two videos are the longest footages I’ve seen of Beirut in a while. I tracked down the source to this [website] which ...
Beirut

Beirut One Of The Middle East’s Most Hip And Fashionable Party Destinations

10 years ago
This ChannelsNewsAsia report feels like a déjà vu. ...
Beirut

Pictures and Inspiring Stories From The 2014 Beirut Women Race

10 years ago
I proudly took part in the Beirut Women Race last Sunday and ran the 5K in support of women and their rights in Lebanon. Almost 10,000 attended the event running for fun, for women and ...
Automotive

Car Blocking The Dora Highway

10 years ago
Picture via Annahar Based on what Annahar posted, a woman driving a Mitsubishi locked herself inside the car and refused to move aside after her car broke down in the middle of the Dora highway. ...
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