In Pictures: Discover Gemmayze by Achrafieh2020

Discover Gemmayze was amazing today! Thousands of people in the streets, plenty of artists, lots of fun and activities and more importantly no cars polluting the air. I am still holding high hopes for the Achrafieh2020 initiative and I wish we could have monthly car-free days in several streets in Beirut and outside it. Here are few selected pictures from today's event: Achrafieh2020 committee around MP Nadim Gemayel - via Achrafieh2020 Lebanese food stands all…
Automotive

Weird Car Crash At Beirut’s Entrance

12 years ago
Pic from SawtLebnan I missed this huge car crash by 10 minutes luckily today but I couldn’t help but wonder how it happened. Traffic is at its peak at this point which is next to ...
Beirut

What To Do After an Explosion Or A Terrorist Attack

12 years ago
Picture from BuzzFeed Whenever an explosion takes places in Lebanon, and unfortunately there’s been way too many this year, people tend to react the wrong way by rushing towards the bombsite. Even though the intention ...
Art

New Graffiti Spotted in Beirut

12 years ago
[High-Res] I spotted this new graffiti on the way up to Sassine Square in Achrafieh. It looks like Yazan’s work but I can’t really tell what it says. Update: It’s the work of Graff’me Lebanon ...
Automotive

Patriotic Lebanese Taxi

12 years ago
via Sara ...
Beirut

A Car-Free Day In Gemmayze On December 1st

12 years ago
A car-free day will be organized on December 1st in Gemmayze as part of the Achrafieh2020 initiative. This is the 4th pedestrian day organized by Achrafieh2020 after Achrafieh, Rmeil & Geitawi and Mar Mikhail. These ...
Beirut

In Pictures: An Abandoned Mansion in Beirut

12 years ago
According to abnf.co, the mansion used to be the home of Takieddin el-Solh (1908 – 1988), a Lebanese Sunni politician who served as Prime Minister from 1973-74, and 1980. ...
Beirut

Pictures From The 2013 Beirut Marathon

12 years ago
I just got back home from the Beirut Marathon after finishing the 10K Fun Run in 1 hour and 17 minutes. It’s a decent time specially that I haven’t ran 10K in years but I ...
Beirut

Azadea Foundation To Revive Rene Moawad Garden in Sanayeh by January 2014

12 years ago
Picture from RagMag Azadea Foundation has taken the pledge to rehabilitate and revive the Sanayeh garden, one of Beirut’s oldest and most popular gardens in collaboration with the Municipality of Beirut of course. The new ...
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