Pine Nuts Shortage In Lebanon

Pine nuts prices have gone up by 40% in the past two years according to the this LBCI report. 1 pine nuts kilo costs now 100,000 LL which is quite expensive but not surprising given that pine nuts have always been pricey and they are not that available worldwide not just in Lebanon. Unfortunately in Lebanon, the problem is that there are no serious initiatives by the government or concerned ministries to grow more pine…
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Everything You Need To Know On Oil And Gas And Lebanon’s Strategic Environmental Assessment

11 years ago
Executive Magazine has been doing a tremendous job following up on potential offshore oil and gas activities in Lebanon and what the The Lebanese Petroleum Administration has been up to. The latest is a nicely ...
Food

9 Must-Try Dishes In Beirut According To Don’t Believe In Jet Lag

11 years ago
The list doesn’t include only dishes and is not very specific but it’s a good recommendation for people visiting Beirut for the first time or looking to try out specialties here. Pine-nut Hummus, Kaak at ...
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Horrible Story: Housekeeper Kills Toddler Girl To Cover Up House Items Theft

11 years ago
via Naharnet I heard about the sudden death of Celine few days ago and how a doctor was being interrogated as she died a day after being vaccinated. As it turns out and based on ...
Events

Vinifest 2014: The Multiplicity of Wine

11 years ago
Beirut’s wine festival (Vinifest) kicked off yesterday and will go on till Saturday 11th of October 2014 from 6:30 pm till 11:30 pm at the Beirut Hippodrome. Last year’s edition attracted over 60 exhibitors and ...
Food

Sneak Peek: Divvy Mar Mikhael Where Sharing Is Caring

11 years ago
Divvy is a new restaurant opening soon in Mar Mikhael and it looks really cool. I passed by yesterday to check it out and learn more about the new concept they’re introducing as well as ...
Food

A Lebanese Harvest Dinner

11 years ago
Saveur.com posted yesterday the menu for a cozy fall dinner inspired by the home cooking of Lebanon. It included Fattet Hummus, Kafta bil Sayniyeh, Loubieh Bi Zeit, Tabbouleh, Zaatar Man’oushé and Ma’amoul bil Tamer. If ...
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Lebanon Is In For A Harsh Winter

11 years ago
[Picture from sietske-in-beiroet] Last year we heard the same thing yet we barely got a winter season. Let’s hope they are right this year as we desperately need it. Usually swarms of wasps and bees ...
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Tripoli’s Mohammad el Mir Wins Gold At The Junior Mental Calculation World Championship 2014

11 years ago
Mohammad is the one in the pinkish shirt in front I loved mental calculation as a kid and I was always among the first in my class but I wasn’t nearly as good as this ...
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