One of The World’s Finest Pieces of Crystallized Gold is in Beirut

I just finished reading a really intriguing story regarding one of the world's finest pieces of crystallised gold, which was acquired for the Australian Museum in Sydney, got stolen in the late 1940s and somehow found its way into Salim Edde's MIM museum. For those who are not familiar with Edde and MIM, Salim Edde is a successful Lebanese engineer and businessman who began in 1997 to put together a mineral collection like no other…

Movie Review: “The Insult” by Ziad Doueiri

The Insult is about a verbal dispute between Toni Hanna , a Lebanese Christian mechanic and survivor of the 1976 Damour Massacre and Yasser , a Palestinian refugee living in camps and working as a foreman in Toni's neighborhood. The dispute quickly turns into a confrontation between the two men when Yasser punches Tony Hard over nasty anti-Palestinian talks and soon escalates into a nationwide crisis and a highly publicized trial that reflects the deep…
Beirut

Beirut Municipality to Plant 7000 Trees By 2019

8 years ago
The Municipal Council of Beirut City is set to plant about 7000 trees, within a year from this date. The types of trees that are expected to be planted are Barakititium, Jacaranda, Olive, Albizia, Magnolia, ...
Critiques

New Taxes Law Suspended by The Constitutional Council

8 years ago
The Constitutional Council has just ordered a suspension of the new tax law following an appeal led by MP Sami Gemayel and ten other MPs. This means that the new taxes won’t be implemented pending ...
Baladi

In Pictures: Abandoned Amriyeh Hotel

8 years ago
Amriyeh Hotel was once one of Lebanon’s biggest hotels and a touristic hot spot. It was owned by Kayssar Amer and had its own theater and cinema. The hotel was located at Bekfaya’s entrance on ...
Information

A Stamp Honoring Carlos Ghosn

8 years ago
A stamp honoring Carlos Ghosn, one of the world’s most respected business leaders, was unveiled today by LibanPost during a ceremony at Zaitunay Bay. It’s another edition to LibanPost’s series of collectable stamps and the ...
Lebanon

Ogero Tests 600MBps Connection at Audi Branch – ABC Verdun

8 years ago
As part of its Unleash the Speed campaign, Ogero & the Telecom Ministry tested out a 600MBps connection at Bank Audi’s latest branch at ABC Verdun. That’s a pretty awesome speed to have, almost 600 ...
Critiques

Lebanese Army Defeats ISIS, Bodies “Likely” Belonging to Kidnapped Soldiers Found

8 years ago
The Lebanese Army declared a cease-fire with the Islamic State earlier this morning at 7AM and stated that the truce had been intended to allow negotiations for the recovery of its captive troops. Later on, ...
Critiques

Fire still Raging in Chouwan

8 years ago
It’s been almost a week now and the fire in Chouwan (Janneh) is still raging and is now threatening homes. There’s apparently a new fire today and Jabal Moussa’s FB page issued a statement earlier ...
Automotive

Abdo Feghali – Rodrigue el Rahi Brawl at The 2017 Rally du Liban

8 years ago
Lebanese Champion Abdo Feghali got into a brawl with another rally driver Rodrigue el Rahi after el Rahi wouldn’t let him pass in the last few kilometers of one of the rally’s stages. What happened ...
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