Posted By
Najib
Nov 10, 2017 10:36
The decisions we have to make when we’re 17–18 will affect the rest of our life in ways none of us had imagined at the time. The problem is that I never felt we had enough guidance and advice to choose the right major, and way too often, it’s what our parents or friends encourage us to do, sometimes for all the wrong reasons. That’s why I was very happy to see the Synkers Orientation…
Posted By
Najib
Nov 10, 2017 10:32
The UN General Assembly and Security Council elected four judges on Thursday from an initial pool of six candidates to the International Court of Justice , which is the highest judicial body in the world. The four winning judges were elected in the fifth round of voting to a nine-year term starting February 6, 2019. Lebanese diplomat, academic and jurist Dr. Nawaf Salam, who's also serving as Lebanon's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United…
Alcohol
8 years ago
I was eager to check out the second edition of Whisky Live Beirut last month, and what got me even more excited was an invitation to one of its most interesting masterlcasses this year: Malts ...
Art
8 years ago
There’s a really interesting exhibition taking place at Beyt Amir entitled “Temporary – Metamorphosis of a city: Beirut 1870 – 2052“. The exhibition is a tribute to Beirut through photographs, prints, and installations showing how ...
Architecture
8 years ago
My daily commute includes driving by the series of complete or nearly-complete buildings next to the Marina in Dbayeh. Like most, I just thought it’s another residential complex. Recently though, I got a tour around ...
Food
8 years ago
Friends in Vancouver told me that they spotted a Zaatar w Zeit branch opening there, so I looked up the news and it’s indeed happening. Quoting ZWZ’s blog which dates back to October 5, they ...
Fun
8 years ago
The iPhone X is priced starting $999 on Apple’s website yet Amhaz wants us to buy it for an outrageous $1650! I don’t know why anyone would buy it for this ridiculous price especially when ...
Beirut
8 years ago
The airport was originally built in 1992 to accommodate 6 million passengers and obviously need a whole revamp, not just an expansion plan. However the real problem is not only in the airport’s capacity but ...
Baladi
8 years ago
You obviously have to be extremely fit to run a marathon; you need stamina, endurance, months of training and obviously you need vision. You should be able to see the finish line behind the hills, ...
Critiques
8 years ago
The Burj Hammoud garbage mountain is being slowly dumped into the sea and no one’s doing anything to stop this catastrophe. In fact, there’s barely any mention of it on the news and it appears ...
