Posted By
Najib
Nov 01, 2016 10:42
Google's doodle today is a tribute to Wadih el Safi, one of Lebanon’s most prominent cultural icons, on his 95th birthday. El Safi passed away two years ago at the age of 92. El Safi "became known as the “Voice of Lebanon” after winning a national radio competition at the age of seventeen. He was a singer, songwriter, composer, and actor, well known for his mawawil ". During his 70+ years long career, he released…
Posted By
Najib
Nov 01, 2016 08:58
We all laughed at first when Myriam Klink got a vote in yesterday's presidential elections but if you come to think of it, there's nothing funny about it. We're not living in a time of peace and prosperity, we're struggling at all levels and we've been without a president for more than two years and the blame is on those MPs who turned yesterday's presidential session into a joke. It's not funny to vote for…
Critiques
9 years ago
After three rounds of votes, Michel Aoun was finally elected today as the new President of the Lebanese Republic. Aoun won with 83 votes in the last round. Strida Tawk (Geagea) got 1 vote, Myriam ...
Baladi
9 years ago
Newsweek Middle East featured an article on Hanna Mitri’s Al Salam ice-cream shop. Mitri’s mission for the past 67 years has been to create real ice cream without any artificial products and he offers eight ...
Baladi
9 years ago
Zokak el-Blat used to be one of the upper class districts in Beirut where villas and palaces were built. It was also the first area to have a paved road, hence its name. Two of ...
Critiques
9 years ago
A group of Lebanese mothers took the streets to protest against the ongoing garbage crisis and its adverse effects on children. The mothers had shared earlier highlighting the dangers of burning trash which, aside from ...
Lebanon
9 years ago
[Update 16/11/2016]: Ghazi Aad has passed away this morning. Hundreds of Lebanese families have been trying for years to uncover the fate of their relatives which are missing or still detained in Syrian prisons and ...
Lebanon
9 years ago
Lebanese composer and singer Melhem Barakat passed away today at the age of 74 after a battle with illness. He was one of the most popular singers and composers in the Middle East and was ...
Critiques
9 years ago
I just got a notification that Education Minister Elias Bou Saab has ordered public and private schools to close down on Monday and urged universities to do the same, because and I quote “Monday is ...
Fun
9 years ago
Three men apparently tried and failed to kidnap Haifa Wehbe last week in Paris and she caught it all on her Snapchat. I don’t usually follow Haifa news but the sad/funny part about this failed ...
