“Film Kteer Kbeer” To Represent Lebanon At The 2016 Oscars

“Film Kteer Kbeer” or "Very Big Shot", a film directed by Jean Bou Chaaya, was nominated by the Ministry of Culture to represent Lebanon officially at the 89th Academy Awards under the category of the best foreign Motion Picture film in 2017. I haven't seen the movie yet but Mark did watch it though back in February 2016 and loved it. "The film is in Arabic with English subtitles and was really fun to watch,…
Critiques

In Pictures: Hundreds Protest Peacefully To #SaveKfaraabida

9 years ago
Hundreds joined the event held yesterday at Kfaraabida to protest against the decision to turn the rocky facade into a private yacht club and a huge touristic resort. They came with their boats, enjoyed the ...
Critiques

Seven Sisters Incident Blown Out of Proportion

9 years ago
I read the Seven Sisters story earlier this morning and to be honest it doesn’t add up, but since it has gone viral, here’s what I have to say about it: – The guy who ...
Animals & Wildlife

Keeping Lions, Tigers & Other Big Cats as Exotic Pets Finally Banned in Lebanon

9 years ago
Animals Lebanon has been lobbying for years to ban the keeping of big cats such as “lions, tigers, leopards, snow leopards, cheetahs, jaguars, cougars, and any hybrid combination any of these species that results from ...
Critiques

Bird Scaring Devices & Cars To Be Deployed Near Beirut Airport

9 years ago
Instead of closing down the hazardous Costa Brava landfill, which is only located 200 meters away from the airport, Lebanese authorities are planning to deploy bird-scaring devices and cars to prevent any collisions at low ...
Critiques

Lebanese MP Says Women “To Blame” For Being Raped

9 years ago
Lebanese MP Elie Marouni doesn’t know much about Lebanon and doesn’t think very highly of women rights in Lebanon. When asked in a recent conference on why Lebanese women are not allowed to pass their ...
Lebanon

This is 7: What Did We Expect From The New iPhone?

9 years ago
With the lack of impressive new features in mobile phones, the battle of winning users today lies in advancing and optimizing existing features or even in the case of the iPhone 7 removing ones (headphone ...
Information

The 2016/2017 QS World University Rankings: AUB Up To 228th Place Globally, 3rd In The Arab World

9 years ago
The American University of Beirut has improved its global ranking by 40 spots and is now among the top 250 universities worldwide according to The 2016/2017 QS World University Rankings. It is also among the ...
Health

Which Hospitals are Not Contacting the Police Upon Receiving Overdose Cases?

9 years ago
Back in March, The Ministry of Public Health issued an official statement urging all Lebanese hospitals to refrain from their usual practice of reporting drug addicts to the police upon their arrival to the Emergency ...
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