Posted By
Najib
Feb 09, 2017 09:29
French Astronaut Thomas Pesquet shared yesterday a stunning shot of Beirut taken from the International Space Station. Pesquet has never been to Beirut yet but none of us Lebanese have seen Beirut the way he just did :) If you look at the high-res shot, you can zoom in and easily spot Raouche, Zaitunay Bay, Horsh Beirut, Beirut Port and the Camille Chamoun Sporting City among other things. The Cupola is an ESA-built observatory module…
Posted By
Najib
Jan 18, 2017 09:00
We finally have a bike sharing system in Beirut thanks to efforts from Jawad Sbeity in collaboration with Beirut's governor Ziad Chebib and Beirut's municipality. The first sample station was set up yesterday near Le Gray and facing Samir Kassir's garden. According to Sbeity, this will be followed by 25 other stations that will cover all of Beirut by the year 2020. All in all, 500 bikes will be available for use. Quoting Sbeity, "this…
Art
7 years ago
This year marks the 9th edition of Beirut Chants, a festival that has become one of the Christmas season’s most anticipated events. Every year during Christmas, concerts are organized in all of Beirut’s historical churches ...
Beirut
7 years ago
I’ve seen the below video being shared at least 10 or 12 times with captions such as “Rue Foch”, “Christmas in Lebanon”, “This is Lebanon” etc. Unfortunately, this is not in Rue Fosh in Beirut, ...
Automotive
8 years ago
I shared a picture of a scooter parked illegally and having a Chinese license plate a couple of days ago and I asked how does one fine this driver? As it turns out, it was ...
Beirut
8 years ago
Lebanese cuisine is without a doubt one of the most easily recognized and beloved food around the world. Highly diverse Mezza options, exceptionally healthy ingredients and cooking methods, as well as the fact that the ...
Beirut
8 years ago
It is called a harvest moon and it gives out the impression that the moon is a lot bigger than usual. This full moon rises with the setting of the sun and is at the nearest ...
Art
8 years ago
I remember first hearing about Cirque du Soleil a few years back when they came to Beirut but I didn’t give it much attention or bothered to check it out online. Earlier this year, I ...
Beirut
8 years ago
Here’s a rare video shared by Old Beirut of Martyrs Square and its surrounding back in 1995. Saifi village, Al Amin Mosque, Virgin Megastore and several other buildings weren’t built yet. I think the only ...
Animals & Wildlife
8 years ago
Photo Credits: Animals Lebanon Beirut Municipality has dropped its proposal to ban dogs on sidewalks in Beirut and clarified that they will put in place regulations and procedures to improve safety and public hygiene, and ...
