Skiing in Beirut: Picture by NatGeo

Picture taken from Gino via NatGeo I was tagged in this picture earlier today by a friend of mine and I didn't know what was the big deal behind it until I read some of the comments and the controversy it caused. Honestly I don't see what's so offensive or disrespectful about it, even if there was an army-related event up there, as we are among the very few countries in the world where you…

CNN: Did Phoenicians beat Columbus by 2000 years?

Picture taken from CNN Christopher Columbus has long been the poster boy Renaissance explorer who found fame and fortune by sailing from the Old World to the New. But more than five centuries later, a British adventurer plans to show that the New World could have been reached by another seafaring nation 2,000 years before Columbus. Former Royal Navy officer Philip Beale hopes to sail a replica Phoenician boat 10,000 kilometers across the Atlantic in…
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Hazardous Orthodox Law

12 years ago
[YouTube] I liked the initiative but I am surprised no one freaked out or reported them to the police. I guess we’ve become accustomed not only to bombings but also toxic and chemical attacks. Source
Animals & Wildlife

Animals Lebanon Updates: Lebanon joins CITES, Law Campaign moving forward

12 years ago
Lebanon made two steps in the right direction this week by first joining CITES, which is considered to be one of the most important conventions on endangered species and the law campaign that we actively ...
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Lebanese Bloggers Reinvent the World: Catalyzing the Digital Spring in Lebanon

12 years ago
I was reluctant to participate in this competition at first as I knew how far we are from realizing inventions such as Nano-Robots or flying cars, not because we lack the intellect or the brains, ...
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A new Golf Course in Lebanon

12 years ago
I’ve never been to the Golf Course in Beirut but I tried two Mini-Golf courses in Kaslik and Mansourieh. The problem with Beirut’s Golf Course is that few people know about it and it’s far, ...
Humor

Wa2if na2 ya Majdoub

12 years ago
Picture taken from Bilamaliyeh I agree that we should stop nagging but don’t expect people to listen to you when you call them “Mjedib”. ...
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Ripoff Report: Lebanese-Jordanian Amer Hazime

12 years ago
According to the report, Amer Hazime lived in the Platinum Tower in Beirut ( Tallest building on the right of the picture) I got this link today from a reader. It’s a report about a ...
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