Posted By
Najib
Feb 17, 2024 02:24
On December 29th 2023, two Teleferique cabins collided leaving 25 people stranded in mid-air for hours. The incident raised concerns on the safety of this decades-old cable car system and prompted its operator to shut it down for maintenance on January 12th. A month later, the Teleferique is still closed and we haven't heard back from the concerned ministries regarding the investigation into the incident. In fact, the Tourism Minister issued a statement following the…
Posted By
Najib
Feb 16, 2024 03:48
A popular passport vintage collector Instagram account shared a rare passport from the 1945-1948 era on his page. The passport was issued at the Lebanese consulate in Cairo to a Lebanese businessman named Jack Bassili. You could see from the that the passport dates back to Lebanon's independence era and has several vintage stamps on it. What's amazing is this post somehow found its way to the son of Jack Bassili, John Bassili who left…
Baladi
1 year ago
The World’s 50 Best Restaurants is an annual publication highlighting the best 50 restaurants in the MENA region. In this year’s list, three Beiruti restaurants were featured: Em Sherif, Baron and Tawlet Mar Mikhail while ...
Fun
1 year ago
Bayt Al Fann is an online platform dedicated to “building understanding between cultures and creating a sustainable world while amplifying Islamic art heritage and culture and preserving it for future generations”. The projet was launched ...
Baladi
1 year ago
The International Court of Justice issued a press release today announcing that Judge Nawaf Salam was elected President for a term of three years. Salam had become a member of the Court in 2018 after ...
Lebanon
2 years ago
Netflix has released a documentary last week shedding light on the life and career of Lebanese pop star Elissa, and I have to say it was actually a good watch. The docuseries consists of three ...
Lebanon
2 years ago
Al Riyadi Beirut caused a major upset today by defeating Strong Group Athletics from the Philippines at the 33rd Dubai International Basketball Championship final game. The score was tied at 74-74 when Ismail Ahmad scored ...
Alcohol
2 years ago
Four Lebanese whiskies were featured in the buying guide of Whisky Advocate magazine fall 2023 issue. Whisky Advocate magazine is America’s leading spirits publication and one of the world’s leading whisky magazines. Ever since its ...
Baladi
2 years ago
After completing their pilgrimage to Spain’s Santiago de Compostela in 2018, a group of Lebanese decided to put in place Lebanon’s first long-distance pilgrimage route, a 130km route crossing 40 villages and covering significant places ...
Baladi
2 years ago
I had shared a post earlier last week about “Piste Nabil” at Mzaar and the reason behind its naming, and one of the blog’s readers (Thank you Lesly!) was kind enough to send me the ...
