My Pictures of Beirut, The Beirut We Love, Featured on CNN iReport

Said Akl tribute in Gemmayze I'm not sure if my Anthony Bourdain post got CNN interested in my Instagram account, but they asked me to send a couple of pictures that I took in Beirut and they got featured on CNN's iReport which is pretty cool. I wish I could have sent more pictures to show them all the complex elements that make Beirut a beautiful city. The old streets and houses next to the…

Anthony Bourdain’s Beirut Episode Is Even Worse Than I Thought It Would Be

I watched last night the season finale of CNN's Parts Unknown with Anthony Bourdain which was shot in Beirut, and I hated every single bit of it except for the short interview with Joumana Haddad. I really had high expectations for that episode, but I lowered my expectations after seeing the comments on Facebook and it turned to be even worse than I thought it would be and did not reflect the words Bourdain used…
Critiques

Ramez Galal Plane Prank Is F*cked Up And Should Be Stopped!

9 years ago
Egyptian Prankster Ramez Galal thought it would be funny this year to invite celebrities to a fake opening of a hotel in Dubai, fly them on a private jet and trick them into believing that ...
Lebanon

Anthony Bourdain On Beirut: It Defies Logic. It Defies Expectations. It is Amazing.

9 years ago
Anthony Bourdain is a popular American chef and author. He used to host the Travel Channel’s “No Reservations” and “The Layover” before joining CNN in 2013 to host “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown”. I love Bourdain’s ...
Lebanon

BlogBaladi Featured By LiveLoveBeirut on 7ki Jeliss

9 years ago
I didn’t expect to hear positive things about my blog and my work on 7ki Jeliss especially that I tend to criticize them a lot, but LiveLoveBeirut were their guests last week and they mentioned ...
Critiques

Adel Karam Apologizes To The 63 Year Old Man Presenting His Brevet Exams

9 years ago
Adel Karam issued an apology few hours ago for disrespecting a 63 year old man who was presenting his brevet exams after the story went viral online and Elie posted about it. Needless to say, ...
Humor

Hilariously Scary Insidious 3 Stunt at Vox Cinemas Lebanon

9 years ago
Some of the reactions are quick hilarious, specially the guy at Minute 1:32. Check it out [here]. ...
Critiques

Why We Need Shows Like Tony Khalife’s 1544 and Joe Maalouf’s 7ki Jeliss In Lebanon

9 years ago
If you had asked me 5 or 6 years ago what I thought about Tony Khalife or Joe Maalouf’s TV show, I would have probably told you that they need to be shut down. However, ...
Humor

Walid Jumblatt And The Knefe Prank

9 years ago
This is an old video where Jumblatt appeared on a famous TV show on LBC and was asked to call a random pastry shop and order two huge Knefe platters to be delivered within 5 ...
Lebanon

Mabrouk To Ely Dagher: Winner Of The Palme D’or For His Short Movie Waves’98 At The Cannes Film Festival

9 years ago
I was watching Yasmine Hamdan, another highly talented Lebanese artist, when I read about Ely Dagher winning the Palme D’or at the 69th Cannes Film Festival for his short movie Waves ’98. Ely is the ...
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