Posted By
Najib
Jul 21, 2017 08:10
Most of the Lebanese Jews lived in Beirut but there were also communities in other cities like Saida and Tripoli and there are still intact synagogues mainly in Saida, Bhamdoun and Deir el Qamar. The Synagogues in the Chouf area were built to serve the local Jewish population, some of whom were part of the immediate entourage of Fakhr-al-Din II. Our friend Jad Ghorayeb paid a visit to The Synagogue of Bhamdoun last week and…
Posted By
Najib
Jul 21, 2017 12:02
Amal Mudallali, Sahar Baassiri and Tracy Chamoun were appointed this week by the Lebanese government as new ambassadors for Lebanon. Dr Amal Mudallali, who works as a CEO for Bridges International Group, is a contributor to Foreign Policy and once worked as BBC's Washington Correspondant, was appointed as UN Ambassador and will be the first Lebanese female to hold this position. Sahar Baassiri, Lebanese journalist and the wife of Lebanon's permanent representative at the UN…
Humor
8 years ago
Whether you thought the #LiveLoveLebanon was a good initiative or not, one cannot but admire the work they’ve been pulling on Instagram and Facebook and the breath-taking pictures and videos that they were sharing, up ...
Critiques
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The newly approved VAT increase from 10% to 11% will have a negative impact on all Lebanese as it will lead to an increase in living expenses and a decrease in the purchase power. Some ...
Fun
8 years ago
A Lebanese-Canadian shared a video in support of the Lebanese army where he’s saying that one should show real support to the army by offering them a tank. The guy is posing right next to ...
Fun
8 years ago
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Food
8 years ago
I’m quite familiar with local restaurants and small “mom-and-pop” places in the Metn area. I went to school in that district, and many of my closest friends live and grew up there. Naturally, all the ...
Advertising
8 years ago
It’s not that obvious for a shop that sells musical instruments to tackle an issue as sensitive as celebratory gunfire but Mozart Chahine has done so brilliantly. His latest ad reads “Ma T2awweslo Tabbello”, which ...
Events
8 years ago
Just when I thought Wael Kfoury was having a busy summer schedule with 9 performances in 1 month, Amir Yazbeck just shared his schedule for the summer on a huge billboard and he’s performing in, ...
Fun
8 years ago
I stumbled upon this video of a Lebanese Parkour athlete called Joe Zgheib who was taking part presumably in Ninja Warrior Arabia. Joe crossed all the obstacles quite easily and slipped just as he was ...
