Father-to-be, Groom-to-be Lebanese Fire Fighters Died Trying To Save Others

via DailyStar While everyone was too busy talking about Salma Hayek's visit to Beirut, two brave fire fighters died fighting a blaze in Mar Elias and trying to save others. Mohammad Al-Mawla was 25, a newly wed and a father-to-be while Adel Saadeh who was only 28 was preparing for his wedding. Mawla and Saadeh were involved in evacuating the building and suffocated to death after they got trapped in the building. Some are saying…

The Most Googled Products In Lebanon And The Middle East

Fixr.com put together a map of the world with the most-Googled for object in each country, using the auto-complete formula of "How much does * cost in ". Of course the results aren't scientific but they are fun to look at. Here are some of the findings from the Arab world: - People want to know how much a wedding and a PS3 cost in Lebanon. - People want to know how much a loaf…
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Waves ‘98: A Lebanese Short Movie Running For The “Palme d’Or” At Cannes Festival

10 years ago
The short movie Waves ’98 by 2012 cinema-grantee Ely Dagher was selected by the 2015 Short Films Competition of the Cannes Festival out of 4550 short films submitted. These films will all run for the ...
Humor

Lebanon Ship (Fatmagul) Seen As Savior To Power Starving Ghanaians

10 years ago
The above screenshot is taken from the front page of the DailyGuideGhana and shows a picture of the Turkish power ship Fatmagul currently docked near the Zouk Power plant in Lebanon. Apparently Ghana has an ...
Information

Lebanon Ranked 103rd (Down 6 Spots) In World Happiness Report 2015

10 years ago
The first World Happiness Report was released in 2012 and ranked Lebanon in the 97th position worldwide and 8th position among Arab countries. In the 2015 World Happiness Report, Lebanon dropped 6 spots and was ...
Business

LOGI: An Initiative To Advocate For Transparency in Lebanon’s Oil & Gas Industry

10 years ago
We all know by now that Lebanon’s oil and gas reserves off its coast might be the richest and best in the Mediterranean, and a lot of Lebanese are thrilled about this discovery and already ...
Events

#Achrafieh2020: I Want Every Sunday To Be Car-Free

10 years ago
Every time Achrafieh 2020 organizes a car-free day, I get more convinced that Lebanon needs a car-free day at least once every month. On Sunday, thousands went down to Mar Mikhael to have fun, have ...
Events

Salma Hayek Is In Beirut For The Prophet’s World Premiere

10 years ago
via LiveLoveBeirut Hollywood star Salma Hayek arrived to Beirut a couple of days ago and visited yesterday the museum of Lebanese-born poet and philosopher Gebran Khalil Gebran in Bcharreh. Salma is here for her movie ...
Events

In Pictures: More Than 100 Lebanese Men Walked In Heels Against Violence

10 years ago
More than 100 men, including myself, wore heels today and walked a mile in support of #Kafa and in an attempt to raise awareness on violence against women. LBCI, Future TV, OTV, Al Jadeed, Al ...
Lebanon

Lebanese Basketball Player Wael Arakji Has Declared For The 2015 NBA Draft!

10 years ago
Lebanese point guard and Riyadi (Sporting Beirut) player Wael Arakji has reportedly entered the 2015 NBA draft after his performances caught one of the NBA scouts’ attention. The news came after @DraftExpress tweeted the news ...
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