Posted By
Najib
Feb 09, 2017 09:29
French Astronaut Thomas Pesquet shared yesterday a stunning shot of Beirut taken from the International Space Station. Pesquet has never been to Beirut yet but none of us Lebanese have seen Beirut the way he just did :) If you look at the high-res shot, you can zoom in and easily spot Raouche, Zaitunay Bay, Horsh Beirut, Beirut Port and the Camille Chamoun Sporting City among other things. The Cupola is an ESA-built observatory module…
Posted By
Najib
Feb 08, 2017 02:48
“We Invent the World We Want to Live In": This is the advertisement that littleBits has placed in Arabic on a billboard in Times Square to send out "a message of inclusivity and diversity, and hope for a peaceful future that celebrates all peoples". It's a direct reply to Trump's ban and a way to associate Arabic script with a positive message for all to see. It also reflects the team behind littleBits, a company…
Critiques
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Baladi
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Automotive
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Critiques
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Animals & Wildlife
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Fishermen caught a massive Mola Mola fish, also known as Sunfish, in Tripoli this morning. The ocean sunfish is one of the heaviest known bony fish in the world and weighs between 250 and 1000 ...
Baladi
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Fun
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