Why do Arabs say “What’s the news” (Chou el Akhbar) ?

Source Chou el Akhbar? Chou Akhbarak? are common Arabic greetings that we hear a lot in Lebanon. Here's a possible explanation from ArabGlot as to where this greeting originated from and why it is used so commonly in the Arab world. “Meanwhile the old man had made coffee and set out dates for us to eat. Hamad said, ‘He is the Christian.’ The old man asked, ‘Is he the Christian who travelled last year with…

Eva Ghazal, 13 years old, Kidnapped and Forced in to Marriage in Bekaa

The Sheikh who approved the marriage should be put in prison, as well as the sick man who took the girl from her family. Let's see if the authorities will work on freeing the girl unless we need to seek foreign help for these issues too. Mystery has been surrounding the marriage of the 13-year-old Eva Ghazal to Hussein Msheik despite her father’s objection. Eva Ghazal was reportedly kidnapped by people who had financial issues…
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Ghadi Darwish: The First Lebanese Baby Born Without A Sect

12 years ago
Nidal Darwiche and Kholoud Succariyeh had a baby boy over the weekend, the first Lebanese baby registered with the sect field left blank. President Sleiman congratulated the couple and the Lebanese people as a whole. ...
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#BreakingBarriersLebanon: Michael Haddad Did It!

12 years ago
Mike has walked 19 kilometers between the Cedars of Bcharre and the Cedars of Tannourine and completed his challenge! This is awesome news and to make things even better, a cedar will be planted for ...
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Spinneys Celebrating 65 years

12 years ago
A nicer way to celebrate should be something like paying for all the customers shopping at that moment. ...
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30th Anniversary Of The Beirut Marine Barracks Bombing

12 years ago
Families of the Beirut Bomb Victims marked the 30th anniversary of the Beirut Barracks Bombings in the city of Jacksonville a couple of days ago. On October 23 1983, two truck bombs struck separate buildings ...
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Star Academy Lebanon Scandal

12 years ago
[YouTube] I saw the post first on +961 but the video wasn’t available anymore so I looked for another one. A guy’s boner is very scandalous indeed lol! ...
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Outdoor Venue Next To The Cedars Forest To Be Removed

12 years ago
[YouTube] The Lebanese Environment Minister took the decide to remove the recently built amphitheater right next to the Cedars Forest in Bcharreh by Gebran Tawk. Tawk supporters protested the decision at first and even blocked ...
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Dispersal of Syrian refugees in Lebanon by region

12 years ago
These numbers are updated as of October 17 2013 as per the UNHCR Lebanon. These UN statistics are particularly important in Lebanon, where government numbers are unreliable and haven’t been updated since March 2013, at ...
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