The Pope is in Lebanon!
The plane carrying Pope Benedictus XVI has landed few minutes ago. Picture Taken by MP Nicolas Sehnaoui Picture Taken by MP Nicolas Sehnaoui Roads are all empty. Taken by NadimHoury
Meet Skandar (Not Alexander) Keynes, Charles Darwin’s great-great-great-grandchild
Skandar Keynes is a British actor known for starring as Edmund Pevensie in the Chronicles of Narnia film series since 2005. Keynes's mother is Zalfa Hourani, who is of Lebanese descent. Added to that, Keynes' great-great-great-grandfather was naturalist Charles Darwin, and he is the great-great-nephew of economist John Maynard Keynes. This being said, and in a recent interview with NowLebanon, Keynes stated that he likes to be called 'Skandar' not Alexander, and that he loves…
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(FAKE NEWS) Lebanese Fadi Flat-White reserves iPhone 5 for $200,000
13 years agoUpdate: Al Arabiya removed the article, Naharnet posted it without checking the source as well [Link]. Update2: Naharnet removed it as well. I read this piece of news in Al Arabiya earlier this morning and ...
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Closed Roads During The Pope’s Visit
13 years agoFor all of you who are wondering which roads will be closed during the Pope’s visit, Abir posted everything you need to know today, along with maps illustrating the closed roads for the 3-day visit. ...
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Not Good Enough Mr.Miqati
13 years agoPrime Minister Najib Miqati announced readiness on Wednesday to reexamine a government decision to increase the public sector’s salaries after criticism over the boost in the wages of the country’s top three leaders, ministers and ...
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Angelina Jolie visits Syrian refugees in Lebanon
13 years ago[YouTube] Apparently no one told her about the kidnappings. ...
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Update: Turkish abductee freed
13 years agoAfter having freed the abducted Syrians earlier today, the Lebanese security forces freed the Turkish national few hours ago. By doing so, the Lebanese army put an end to the kidnappings spree of Syrians and ...
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Nice Infographic on the new Wages Scale
13 years agoAs posted earlier today, the salaries hike agreed on recently in Lebanon wasn’t limited to public sector employees but also reached the salaries and compensations of the three top presidential posts of the country, the ...
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Abducted Syrians freed by the Lebanese army
13 years agoVDL (100.5): Interior Minister Marwan Charbel confirmed that the army freed the four kidnapped Syrians and arrested Hassan al-Meqdad who is the head of the clan’s military wing. The abducted Turkish national Tufan Tekin was ...