Cool Find By Sandra Rishani: The “Grudge” In Beirut’s Manara area

The Grudge is an extremely narrow building standing on a mere 120-square-metre piece of land, that was built back in 1954 just to block the sea view for some residents. Apparently there was a quarrel between two brothers on a piece of land and one of the brothers decided to build what looks like a wall just to block his brother's sea view so that the value of his land would decrease. You can read…

Excavation Underway For The New ABC in Verdun

via Amer This picture was posted today by a friend of mine, showing where ABC Verdun will be located. I always dug out a couple of pictures showing how the land looked like before the excavation works begun. To be honest, I am not really sure if we need yet another huge mall in Beirut, and even if we do, it would have been nicer to have a greener mall with a small park in…
Beirut

Achrafieh2020 “Use Your Power” Video Competition

11 years ago
For those interested, Achrafieh2020 is organizing a video competition aimed at raising awareness on energy saving, solar and alternative power. You can use your smartphone, camcorder and DSLR cameras to record your video. For those ...
Beirut

Old Footage (1958) Of The Beirut International Airport

11 years ago
[YouTube] The quality of the videos is quite impressive! There are more videos to check out about Lebanon [Here]. ...
Beirut

FAIL: Tourist Information At The Beirut – Rafic Hariri Airport

11 years ago
I wonder how hard it is for the Ministry of Tourism to spell-check Lebanese cities. Hamra is spelled differently twice, Achrafieh three times and Broummana is misspelled. ...
Beirut

First Impression: PZZA.Co At The Beirut Souks

11 years ago
Yesterday was the soft launch for The PZZA.Co Italian restaurant so I passed by and had a late lunch there. PZZA.Co is a gourmet italian concept brought to you by the same people behind BRGR.Co, ...
Beirut

Dubai The Only Arab City Among TripAdvisor’s 25 Most Popular Travel Destinations In The World

11 years ago
Let’s hope Beirut will get back soon on the tourist map. Istanbul topped the TripAdvisor list followed by Rome, London and Beijing. Dubai ranked 17th. To check out the full list, click [here]. ...
Beirut

Baskil Bicycle Festival In Beirut

11 years ago
From 23 to 27 April, Medawwar in Beirut is hosting the Baskil Festival, a celebration of everything the bicycle represents, from community, sustainability, sport and fun. There’s a fun ride on Sunday around the Medawwar ...
Beirut

Corniche el Nahr – Beirut Train Station ( 1895 vs. 2007)

11 years ago
Both pictures are courtesy of [Qadiman Facebook Page]. ...
Beirut

Acting Beirut Governor Accused of Harassment : Governor Says Video Is Fake

11 years ago
I just finished watching that video everyone’s been sharing about Beirut’s Acting governor supposedly harassing a woman and I honestly have mixed feelings about. While it’s unfair what this woman is going through, she sounded ...
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