What Does This Flag Remind You Of?

This is the flag of the Trucial States, which were a group of sheikhdoms in the south eastern Persian Gulf and signatories to treaties with the British government and later on became the United Arab Emirates in 1971. As you can see, the flag is pretty much the Lebanese flag without the Cedar tree. I looked up the meaning of the flag, and while the red was a traditional color, the white was imposed by…

10 Things That Don’t Make Any Sense On My Way To Work (Jounieh – Beirut)

There are things you can get used to in Lebanon, like traffic and reckless driving but some things just don't make any sense and no matter how many times I see them, I can't get over them: Here are some of the things that annoy me on my way from Jounieh to Achrafieh every day: 1- All of Jounieh's intersections don't make any sense. They just cause more traffic. 2- The military base in the…
Critiques

Believe It Or Not: There’s a Shortage Of Syrian Skilled Workers In Lebanon

10 years ago
via Al-Akhbar The number of registered Syrian refugees in Lebanon has surpassed the 1 million mark this year, and our country has the highest per capita concentration of refugees in the world with 257 refugees ...
Food

My Favorite Ice-cream Shop Helado Is Finally Relocating To A Bigger Branch!

10 years ago
Helado has been my all-time favorite ice-cream place for quite some time in Lebanon but its only inconvenient is that the shop is tiny, there’s no parking space around it and it gets really crowded ...
Advertising

Who’s Coming With Me?

10 years ago
Unlike the Solet horrible teaser, this is actually a smart campaign and for a good cause that concerns us all. Can you guess what it is for? Update: It’s a Donner Sang Compter campaign which ...
Lebanon

Mabrouk To Ely Dagher: Winner Of The Palme D’or For His Short Movie Waves’98 At The Cannes Film Festival

10 years ago
I was watching Yasmine Hamdan, another highly talented Lebanese artist, when I read about Ely Dagher winning the Palme D’or at the 69th Cannes Film Festival for his short movie Waves ’98. Ely is the ...
Lebanon

12 Vintage Posters And Pictures To Commemorate 70 Years Of Middle East Airlines

10 years ago
via MEA Since Middle East Airlines is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year, I thought I dig out old posters and pictures to reflect on these 70 years and how things have changed. Enjoy! PS: ...
Lebanon

Families, Neighbors And Friends Should Protect Lebanese Women From Abusive Husbands

10 years ago
Every time I hear about a husband beating or abusing his wife in Lebanon, I keep asking myself why don’t the victim’s parents and friends do anything about it. I understand that some women are ...
Humor

Six Lebanese Cities (Including Jbeil??) Among 64 Cities At “Extreme Risk” Of A Terror Attack

10 years ago
I am going to label this post under “Humor” because this is an absolutely ridiculous list that makes no sense whatsoever and I’m quite surprised that the Telegraph and Time decided to share it without ...
Advertising

You Will Never Guess What This Lebanese Ad Is About!

10 years ago
Try to guess before checking the answer. I thought long and hard and I didn’t even come close. What a terrible ad! Here’s your [answer]. Thanks Nadine! ...
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