A New Tech/Dad Blog To Follow in Lebanon: Techiedad.me

I'm always on the look out for new blogs to read and follow in Lebanon but unfortunately there aren't that many worth mentioning. In fact, there are only two new Lebanese blogs that caught my attention so far this year, Mrs.Clueless which I mentioned back in June and Techiedad.me that was launched recently by my friend and BlogBaladi Contributor Jimmy Ghazal. I've known Jimmy for over a year now and I've learned so much from…

Google Celebrates Wadih El Safi

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…
Critiques

Myriam Klink on Kalam Ennas? Seriously?

9 years ago
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 ...
Critiques

After Two Years & A Half: Lebanon’s Presidential Vacuum Finally Comes to an End

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

Hanna Mitri: Lebanon’s Ice Cream King

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

In Pictures: Bechara El Khoury Abandoned Palace in Zokak el-Blat

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

Lebanese Mothers Protest Near Ministry of Environment

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

SOLIDE Founder & Activist Ghazi Aad Hospitalized and in Critical Condition

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

R.I.P Melhem Barakat :(

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

Why Are Schools & Universities Getting a Day Off on Monday?

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 ...
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