The Eternal Magic of Beirut By The New York Times

I just finished reading "The Eternal Magic of Beirut", an article by Michael Specter published on the NY Times. It's one of the best articles I've read on Beirut in a long time. Here are some of my favorite passages from the article but I highly recommend you read the whole thing. On Beirut as a whole: There is something singular about Beirut. It has one foot planted in the Middle East and the other…

Lebanon Municipal Elections 2016: All You Need To Know About The Voting Process

Who is eligible to vote? Every Lebanese individual who has attained the legal age stipulated in the constitution , whether or not resident on the Lebanese territory, shall be entitled to vote. Who is not eligible to vote? All the individuals listed under Article 4,5 and 6. • Persons deprived by legal sentence of their civil rights • Persons convicted to be permanently disqualified from public service at any grades or positions • Persons disqualified…
Critiques

“Beirutis List” Apparently Got The Wrong Lighthouse in Their Logo

9 years ago
Update: Comparative picture done by Lina Ghaibeh. The picture above has gone viral yesterday and shows the lighthouse in the Beirutis List logo versus the authentic lighthouse in Manara. I can’t confirm if Beirut-Madinati is ...
Art

ASHEKMAN’s New #ZiadRahbani Calligraffiti in Beirut

9 years ago
ASHEKMAN put the final touches yesterday to their latest #‎calligraffiti portraying Ziad Rahbani with his famous quote “Bennesbeh Labokra Chou?”, or in English “What about tomorrow?”. The graffiti is strategically located at the center of ...
Critiques

Chi.N.N Got Cancelled

9 years ago
Chi.N.N’s host and producer Salam el Zaatari just posted on Facebook that the show got cancelled following his appearance on MTV’s Menna W Jerr show. I watched his segment on Menna W Jerr and I ...
Critiques

Get Connected to Syrian Mobile Phone Carriers from Within Lebanon

9 years ago
Two years ago, I was driving from Kobayat to Andkit and we ended up somewhere where I got a message welcoming me to Syria and telling me to enjoy roaming with Syria’s operators. I thought ...
Critiques

Labor Day in Lebanon Should be Celebrated on a Weekday

9 years ago
Lebanon celebrates Labor day on May 1, which happened to be on Sunday this year. We usually get the next working day instead but since we are celebrating Easter today, Prime Minister Salam decided to ...
Automotive

Sunday Morning Escape

9 years ago
You might have visited every city in the country, but if you have not experienced Lebanon by bike then you have definitely been missing out. Three years ago, my friends got me a bike, they ...
Animals & Wildlife

Four Female Sea Turtles Killed in Less than A Month in Tyre (Mansouri Beach)

9 years ago
Less than 5% of the Lebanese Coast remains clean and untouched and there are at least two turtle reserves known, both in the South (Mansouri and Kolaila beaches). Both are recognized as being protected natural ...
Critiques

The Influence of Social Media on the Upcoming Municipal Elections in Lebanon

9 years ago
There’s no doubt that the influence of social media channels is growing in Lebanon but we have yet to see its effect on elections as we haven’t had any for the past 5 years or ...
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