UK Ambassador Tom Fletcher

Picture Taken from AUB Online Collaborative I haven't had the chance to attend any of the British Embassy's events yet but I always follow up on Ambassador Tom Fletcher's interviews, blog posts and articles as the man is more in touch with what's happening in Lebanon and what Lebanon needs than our own officials. He's very active on Twitter, posts on his blog regularly, and doesn't miss a chance to meet and discuss all sorts…

Beirut Open Stage

Beirut Open Stage is a walking platform that aims to showcase the best of Lebanon's artistic talents through a series of open stage events/concerts across the country's capital. If anyone is interesting in applying, you can visit the . The first event took place at Dictateur on February 8th with over 450 attendees. What's pretty cool about this initiative is that it's a non-profit project aimed at sharing art and music, getting people together and…
Lebanon

Two Lebanese Football Players banned for life

13 years ago
[YouTube] LBC report on the Lebanese Football players involved in match-fixing Update: Regarding the other players implicated: – Hadi Al Sahmrani and Mohammad Jaafar were banned for 3 seasons and charged $5000 each. – Ali ...
Automotive

No Parking For Trucks at the Marina Dbayyeh

13 years ago
You can’t really blame the municipality or police officers as it’s very hard to spot a truck stationed in Marina Dbayyeh with all the buildings and towers there. On a serious note, the only place ...
Humor

17 kidnappings in 9 months in Lebanon

13 years ago
The last of the 17 victims Mohammad Awada was freed yesterday. PS: I don’t think LBC should count Raja al-Zouhairy as he apparently kidnapped himself to draw attention. ...
Critiques

How was Mohammad Nibal Awada freed?

13 years ago
Picture from TheDailyStar Mohammad Awada is a 12 year old schoolboy who got kidnapped in Beirut last week. Today at 4:30 am, his kidnappers dropped him off under the Wati Bridge between Corniche al-Nahr and ...
Humor

AUB Spell-Check Fail

13 years ago
via Slapdash There’s a very reasonable explanation to why students (including myself) didn’t notice this spelling mistake until now. That’s the only time that they are being paid by AUB and not the other way ...
Information

L’Armonial – Beirut

13 years ago
L’Armonial – Abdel Wahab El-Inglizi Street – Sector 62, Beirut, Lebanon I wish other real estate developers would follow Greenstone’s example and try to preserve some of Beirut’s history by combining the traditional to the ...
Information

Ixsir Winery in Pictures

13 years ago
I’ve had the honor to attend Ixsir’s launch and take a picture with the great Carlos Ghosn, one of the key investors in this Lebanese winery. I highly recommend that you try their 2009 Ixsir ...
Events

Event: Pecha Kucha Night #16

13 years ago
Pecha Kucha Night #16 will be held on Wednesday February 27 from 8pm to 11pm at AltCity. 20 images x 20 seconds to be presented by: 1. Asma Hoballah – Print is not dead 2. ...
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