Posted By
Najib
Jan 24, 2024 05:33
I had shared a post earlier last week about "Piste Nabil" at Mzaar and the reason behind its naming, and one of the blog's readers was kind enough to send me the real story and some exciting information on Nabil Salameh, the Lebanese ski champion and the designer and technician of Mzaar Ski Slopes. Nabil Salameh is a Lebanese Ski champion who was born in 1938 in Faraya and who represented Lebanon in several ski…
Posted By
Najib
Jan 19, 2024 03:53
A mosaic representing Saint Charbel will be put on display in St Peter's Basilica today at 7pm. Saint Charbel is a Lebanese Maronite monk and priest who was beatified in 1965 and venerated as a saint in 1977 Pope Paul VI. His tomb at Saint Maron's Monastery in Annaya is among the most visited religious sites in Lebanon and he has long been known as the "Miracle Monk of Lebanon". Back in 2017, a shrine…
Fun
2 years ago
Update: Following this post, I received a clarification concerning the true story behind this slope that you can find [here]. As Mzaar is getting ready to open its slopes to skiers, a friend randomly asked ...
Baladi
2 years ago
Zaatar W Zeit appears to be doing quite well in Canada as they just opened their second branch in Vancouver on Park Royal, with the first open back in 2019 in Downtown Vancouver. I was ...
Baladi
2 years ago
Justin Trudeau, Canada’s Prime Minister, issued a statement yesterday announcing the beginning of the very first Lebanese Heritage Month, “a time to recognize and honour the contributions of Lebanese Canadians to the country we proudly ...
Lebanon
2 years ago
Few months back, I was posting about the gold medal awarded for Darmmess, an olive oil proudly produced in the village of Deir Mimas located South of Lebanon. Today, the olive oil harvest in Der ...
Lebanon
2 years ago
It was announced last year that Starlink, Elon Musk’s satellite internet constellation, will launch in Lebanon and I read some people might already be using it and even procuring equipment via Cyprus, but this is ...
Food
2 years ago
One of Lebanon’s finest restaurants has recently opened a luxurious branch at Dubai Mall. Babel, which was previously at La Mer Dubai has relocated and opened on Dubai Mall’s Fashion Avenue. The new location is ...
Baladi
2 years ago
Teaching kids the Arabic Language can be quite challenging nowadays, especially when everything around us is in English or French. This is true for locals and even more for expats whose children don’t even get ...
Humor
2 years ago
After being targeted for promoting LGBT rights through rainbow cakes by a bunch of bigoted ignorants, Pain D’or released a rather disappointing statement and has recently decided to replace its rainbow cakes with sunset cakes. ...
