The Henley 2023 Passport Index: Lebanon Rank Improves From 2022

The Lebanese Passport is still ranked among the world's weakest passports but it has been slightly improving since 2020. In fact, our passport ranked 94th this year out of 104 countries according to the Henley Passport Index vs. 103rd in 2022 and 107th in 2021. While the Lebanese passport only gave us access to 40 countries without the need for a visa, the number jumped to 43 in 2023. I don't know which countries exactly…

Arak Al Sharm**** – Courtesy of a Lebanese Street Food Place in India

There's a Lebanese street food place in Goa, India called "Habibi" that prides itself as being the creator of the Sharmouta wrap 🌯. The wrap in question consists of Zaatar, Labneh and Falafel with fresh vegetables, which is not that shocking of a mix to be honest. What caught my attention though was how the menu spells Zaatar as Zaater and Labne as Labane or Labna, and more specifically another item on the menu called…
Food

Beirut Airport’s Cafématik is Closing on July 17th for Good

3 years ago
When I’m usually sharing news of restaurants or cafes shutting down, it’s mainly because I will miss the place or they bring back good memories, but that’s definitely not the case for Cafématik. The infamous ...
Automotive

Meet “Lira”: Lebanon’s ‘First’ Electric Car

3 years ago
While we’re still waiting Electra to come up with their first electric car after their launch party in 2021, Lebanese engineer Hisham Hosami has officially launched Lira: a solar-powered Lebanese-made electric car. The launch ceremony ...
Baladi

Aziza Sbaity Wins Lebanon’s Only Gold Medal at 2023 Arab Championships

3 years ago
Lebanese sprinter Aziza Sbaity is the 200m Arab Champion 2023 after defeating Kuwaiti Mudahawi Al-Shammari and Moroccan Sara El Hachimi at the 2023 Arab Championships currently being held in Marakech, Morocco. Aziza was Lebanon’s only ...
Baladi

Lebanon Deaf Basketball Team Inspiring Start at 2023 World Championship

3 years ago
The Lebanese Deaf Basketball Team was only formed six years ago by a group of determined and passionate basketball players despite little to no support from the local authorities. Through training and commitment, they were ...
Fun

Skybar is Reopening on June 28th

3 years ago
Skybar’s last summer farewell party took place on October 4 2019, few days before protests begun and the country sunk into a severe and never-ending economic collapse. However, and despite the country being in crisis, ...
Baladi

“Anxious in Beirut” Wins Best Documentary Film Award at Shanghai International Film Festival

3 years ago
“Anxious in Beirut”, a documentary directed by Zakaria Jaber and produced by Jumana Saadeh, has won the award for Best Documentary Film at the Shanghai International Film Festival. The documentary covers the three years of ...
Food

Gardenia-Flavoured Ice cream in Lebanon

3 years ago
An ice-cream shop in Naccache is serving a Gardenia-flavoured ice cream, a first in Lebanon. The shop is called La Glace de Badiane and looking at their page, they have other interesting flavors such as ...
Lebanon

Lebanese Ambassador to France Rami Adwan Accused of Rape & Violence

3 years ago
Rami Adwan, Lebanon’s ambassador to France, is currently being investigated for rape & sexual assault following complaints by two former embassy employees. One of the employees, named Ava, claimed that she was raped in May ...
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