Lebanon’s First International Top Model Featured On Vogue Arabia Cover

Andrée Acouri is Lebanon's first ever international top model. She modeled in the 60s and 70s, was featured on several fashion & lifestyle magazines, and has walked the runway shows for Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, Nina Ricci, Jean Patou, Maggy Rouff and more. Now 80, Andrée Acouri is back on the cover of Cover Arabia to reflect on "a remarkable life of glamour, beauty, and no regrets". Check it out .

Lebanon’s New Tourism Slogan: “Crazy Love” (بحبّك بجنونك)

The Lebanese Tourism Minister unveiled yesterday a new slogan to secure tourists back into visiting Lebanon. The slogan translates into "I love you in your madness" or "Crazy Love" and Minister Nassar wants it to be the new touristic identity that the world will see. The minister told Reuters and I quote: "We are extreme in everything. "In love, in hate, in patriotism", which may have been true at some point in time, but the…
Baladi

US President Appoints Sara Minkara as US Special Advisor on International Disability Rights

4 years ago
Sara Minkara, a Lebanese-American originally from Tripoli, has just been appointed the U.S. Special Advisor on International Disability Rights. This role which was created by President Barack Obama is “critical to ensuring that U.S. diplomacy ...
Information

The Daily Star Staff Were Laid Off, Newspaper To Shut Down

4 years ago
The Daily Star staff were all laid off today via email and the newspaper is set to shut down. The news has been a long time coming as there hasn’t been any new publication since ...
Health

COVID Vaccination Update: ONLY 28.7% of Lebanese are Fully Vaccinated

4 years ago
Lebanon’s vaccination campaign against COVID-19 was launched on January 27 2021, and the former Public Health Minister had promised 80% of the population would be fully vaccinated by the end of the year. Instead, Lebanon ...
Animals & Wildlife

Feeding Stations For Stray Animals: An Initiative by “Save Our Strays”

4 years ago
Despite having several animal shelters working tirelessly to take care of abused and abandoned animals, stray animals are still a big problem in Lebanon as there’s a huge lack of awareness among the public and ...
Information

Must-Read: Carol Ayat’s End-To-End Solution to the Energy Crisis in Lebanon

4 years ago
The only way to solve Lebanon’s power crisis is to have the right people in the right place, but unfortunately we’ve had incompetent and/or corrupt people managing this sector for the past decade or more, ...
Critiques

Make Beirut An Arms-Free Capital!

4 years ago
What’s stopping the Lebanese authorities from calling Beirut an arms-free city? What’s the purpose of having so many heavily armed groups and individual in the capital? Why can’t we let Lebanese live peacefully and end ...
Critiques

New Telecom Minister Wants to Sell Our Data to Private Companies

4 years ago
The new minister of Telecommunication Johnny Corm suggested today during a TV interview that he’s considering selling user data to private companies in order to increase the ministry’s revenues. When asked if this data will ...
Lebanon

Neglected Football Stadiums Forced Lebanon National Team To Play 2022 Qualifiers Abroad

4 years ago
The Lebanese National Football Team secured their first win last Tuesday in the final round of the FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers by defeating Syria 3 to 2 in Amman. Lebanon’s qualifying chances are very ...
OlderNewer