Philippe Jabre’s Spectacular Art Collection

A 1908 painting of a Lebanese family overlooking the Mediterranean from their Ghazir house caught my attention on Twitter, so I decided to look further into its owner and discovered Philippe Jabre's mesmerizing collection of over 300+ artworks and artefacts. The collection has been featured in numerous exhibitions including most recently the Sursock Museum. In 2019, it was announced that "curator Gaby Daher and Jean-Louis Mainguy were designing a museum for Philippe Jabre’s orientalist art…

30,582 Students & Teachers Got Vaccinated Yesterday

While hundreds were protesting against vaccination yesterday in Beirut, defying social distance guidelines and raising baseless claims, over 30,000 individuals including students, teachers and schools staff opted to get vaccinated and help protect themselves and others. This comes as part of the 2-day COVID-19 vaccination marathon planned by the Health Ministry following a decision to reopen schools on January 10. This is a great turn out, but they should have planned this much earlier, not…
Lebanon

[Updated] Sexual Harasser Marwan Habib Arrested in Miami

3 years ago
Update Jan 31 2022: “Marwan Habib’s now charged w/2 sex battery offenses connected to when he allegedly burglarized a S. Beach hotel room & attacked a visiting KC woman in Nov. Charges were added in ...
Baladi

The Story Behind Café Lady Stanhob in The Village of Joun

3 years ago
OldBeirutLebanon shared a picture from 1969 of a cafe located in the village of Joun called Cafe Lady Stanhob. The Lady in question was called Hester Lucy Stanhope and was a British aristocrat and adventurer ...
Fun

18 Words To Describe Rain in Arabic

3 years ago
How many words can you think of to describe types of rain in Arabic? Well apparently there are 18 and by looking at them, I am only familiar with 2! Check them out as shared ...
Lebanon

ISF Publishes Names Of 238 People Suspected of Celebratory Fire on NYE

3 years ago
The ISF has published a list of 238 names suspected of celebratory gunshots to mark the New Year. The list was published on their website including their full names, the province and the area where ...
Lebanon

Lebanon Dropped from Abu Dhabi’s “Green List”

3 years ago
Abu Dhabi has officially dropped several countries from its “Green List” which now includes 71 countries. Among the countries dropped are the UK, Turkey, Jordan, Qatar, Russia and Lebanon. All travelers arriving from the green ...
Automotive

Tripoline: #Tripoli Public Bus Project Officially Launched

3 years ago
A group of businessmen officially launched today the first public transportation in Tripoli. Dubbed “Tripoline“, the project is a non-profit one that is meant to connect the city to surrounding areas, with the first line ...
Critiques

Salaries of Lebanese Ambassadors Around The World

3 years ago
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been considering ever since the crisis hit shutting down several embassies and consulates around the world in order to cut down on expenses. However, and according to this Al ...
Baladi

Baalbeck Tour in Spoken Latin

3 years ago
Baalbeck is home to the two largest and grandest Roman temple ruins: the Temple of Bacchus and the Temple of Jupiter. The Bacchus Temple is considered as one of the best preserved Roman ruins, dating ...
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