Julian Assange Gives Rare Interview At The 2016 Free Connected Minds Conference in Beirut

The 2016 “Free Connected Minds” Conference, which is organized by the May Chidiac Foundation, took place on November 26 at Phoenicia Hotel, Beirut and the highlight of the event was an interview the founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange which was moderated by Producer, News Anchor and Head of the English News Desk at Future Television Ms. Youmna Nawfal. Assange hadn't released a public statement in months before that interview and was deprived of his internet,…

I Just Received The Best Gift Ever From The North Pole

I received yesterday a beautiful gift from the North Pole, a box that had two boxes of cookies,four milkshakes and two letters, one addressed to me and another "To a friend". In that letter, I wasn't asked to enjoy the cookies but to find someone who is deprived of food, who is colonized by hunger and hand him a box of cookies with two milkshakes. As for the second box and two remaining milkshakes, I…
Lebanon

A Bunch of Awesome & Untouched Shots Taken With the Huawei P9 Dual-Lens Leica Camera

9 years ago
The Huawei P9 smartphone is all about the camera. It’s decent looking phone with a rather sluggish software but its Leica-branded dual-lens camera is one of the best I’ve seen so far and makes the ...
Baladi

Attaché: A 17 Minutes #Beirut Travel Guide

9 years ago
“You’ve seen the news, you’ve read the foreign office state department advisories, the warnings are stark, the language is unambiguous, come to Beirut at your own risk”. It took the people behind Attaché months to ...
Baladi

A Commemorative Stamp to mark AUB’s 150th Anniversary

9 years ago
The American University of Beirut is celebrating its 150th anniversary and Libanpost, in collaboration with the Ministry of Telecommunications, has issued a stamp to mark this special anniversary and in recognition of the university’s pioneering ...
Fun

700,000 Lebanese Expats Flying Back Home for the Holidays?

9 years ago
I read in the papers that 700,000 are expected to fly back to Lebanon for the holidays and overheard from a couple of friends that the Ministry of Tourism is expecting huge numbers based on ...
Animals & Wildlife

Rare Species Spotted off Lebanon coast

9 years ago
Following a month-long expedition that took place between October and November 2016 using an underwater robot, Oceana and Lebanese scientists released a video showing strange species spotted off the Lebanese coast. The video is breath-taking ...
Information

Adlieh Roundabout To Be Named August 7 Square

9 years ago
The violent crackdown that took place on the 7th and 9th of August 2001 against freedom fighters will never be forgotten and renaming Adlieh’s Roundabout August 7 Square is a step in the right direction, ...
Fashion

Victoria’s Secret 2016 “Bright Night” Fantasy Bra Handcrafted by The House of AW Mouzannar

9 years ago
This year’s Victoria’s Secret show witnessed the unveiling of the $3 Million emerald and diamond bra, handcrafted by one of the leading fine jewelers in the Middle East: The House of AW Mouzannar. The show ...
Baladi

Patchi Christmas Decorations Light up Beirut

9 years ago
Patchi’s flagship store unveiled its Christmas decoration yesterday, showing stunning Christmas window displays and a beautifully lit up front facade. Here are some pictures that I managed to take despite the bad weather. Make sure ...
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