Dr. Charles El Achi: How America Turned Me From A Lebanese Immigrant Into A NASA Rocket Scientist

Dr. Charles el Achi is the director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at NASA and has led recently the mission to Mars with a rover called Curiosity. He's a source of pride for all of us in Lebanon and an inspiration to many around the world. In this article he wrote to the Washington Post, he explains how the US has turned him from a simple Lebanese immigrant into a NASA rocket scientist. He argues…

Ramlet al-Baida: Beirut’s Last Public Beach Might Be Turned Into A Huge Touristic Resort

It appears that some wealthy and powerful investors have set their sights on Ramlet al-Baida and are planning to turn it into a huge private beach resort. This is a repeat of the Daliyeh scenario that saw a lot of people protesting against it but in vain. Moreover, Lebanese Environment Minister Mohamad Machnouk was against fencing the Dalieh but he wasn't able to do anything about it. Privatizing Ramlet al-Baida is wrong and should never…
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The Lebanese Army Driving An M113 APC Over ISIS Motorcycles

12 years ago
[LiveLeak] The above video was shared on Jalopnik.com and is from last week’s battles between the Lebanese Army and ISIS and Nusra terrorists. I am glad they decided to share this video not the one ...
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48 Hours Around Lebanon With LG

12 years ago
LG is organizing a really cool journey for 10 Lebanese bloggers (myself included) around Lebanon in 48 hours. The journey will include a lot of fun activities like paragliding (if the weather permits it), camping, ...
Fashion

Pictures of George Clooney and Amal Alameddine Before The Wedding

12 years ago
Georges Clooney and his Lebanese fiancee Amal Alameddine are getting married tomorrow in Venice, Italy. Here are some pictures taken today hours before the wedding reception. It is reported that Rande Gerber, Cindy Crawford’s husband ...
Critiques

Lebanese Ministry Of Public Works Spending In The Past Months

12 years ago
Kataeb MP Samy Gemayel posted earlier today a screenshot showing how the Ministry of Public Works has spent its money in the past few months. Assuming this information is correct, it’s quite surprising to see ...
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iPhone 6 Selling at $1600 In Lebanon

12 years ago
Taken from Stars The iPhone 5s was sold at 1200$ when it first got to Lebanon. Update: I just got an SMS that you can order your iPhone 6 from Khoury Home for only $999 ...
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Almaza: Ta3jeen Since 1933

12 years ago
Lol! ...
Humor

Lebanese And Priorities (Ma Fi Metlo version)

12 years ago
[YouTube] I had just posted a week ago on how the new iPhone 6 is the latest priority in Lebanon. ...
Lebanon

Tyre, Beirut, Sidon And Byblos Among The World’s 20 Oldest Cities

12 years ago
The Telegraph posted today a list of the World’s 20 oldest continually-inhabited places on earth, which included four Lebanese cities: Tyre, Beirut, Sidon and Byblos. The list also included Faiyum and Thebes in Egypt, Kirkuk ...
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