Around Lebanon in 80 days

Hani Nassar, a teacher, and his wife Barbara – who is battling bone cancer – and children Leonie and Leonard, 11 and 10-years-old, embarked on their journey on July 1 in Sidon and have since traveled across the country in a caravan painted as the Lebanese flag. The aims of the journey, Hani Nassar said, were to show the coexistence of the Lebanese people; to reveal the beauty of the country and its people and…
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Halla2 Lawen?

14 years ago
After clinching the Francois Chalet prize at the Cannes Festival, Nadine Labaki’s new movie “Where do We go Now?” won the people’s choice award for best picture at the Toronto International Film Festival. [Link] The ...
Critiques

Thefts, thefts and more thefts

14 years ago
In the past two weeks, over 3 thefts were reported in Elissar, Mount Lebanon. A polyclinic, a storage room for servers and IT equipments, and a cellular place were all cleaned out. One of my ...
Automotive

Insufficient funds

14 years ago
My friend got this message after he was filling up his car with gas at a Total station near City Mall. He had to pay 105,000LL but instead got charged 226,125,000 Lebanese Liras, which is ...
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Arguile Rip-off

14 years ago
A tiny arguile for 15 Euros. Spotted at a local store during my visit to Milan. ...
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Sawaya & Moroni

14 years ago
This store caught my attention as I was walking through Milan’s streets. When I mentioned its name to my dad when I got back, he told me that the Sawaya guy (William Sawaya) is a ...
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LMFAO in Beirut on October 1st

14 years ago
I was considering attending their concert, but I am watching the NRJ Tour on MTV as we speak and the average age is around 15 from what I am seeing, so I guess I will ...
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Egypt Denies Lebanese Blogger Entry

14 years ago
[Trella.org] A Lebanese blogger who was apparently linked to jailed Egyptian blogger Maikel Nabil Sanad has been denied entry to Egypt on Monday, a Cairo airport official and a media watchdog said. Imad Bazzi’s name ...
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No to a concrete mixer in Zouk Mosbeh

14 years ago
Ever since they fixed Zouk Mosbeh’s industrial road, I’ve been spotting banners asking to stop installing a concrete mixer in the area as it will cause more pollution and is a threat on people’s lives. ...
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