Joke of the Day: Lebanon to Sign Climate-Change Pact in New York

Source Dear Prime Minister, wake up, get out and smell the garbage in Beirut. Prime Minister Tammam Salam traveled to New York on Thursday to participate in the ceremony aimed at signing the climate-change pact that the world adopted in principle in Paris last December. The state-run National News Agency said Salam is expected to give a speech at Friday's ceremony, which will be attended by leaders and envoys from more than 160 countries.

A New Museum of Modern & Contemporary Art Due To Open in Beirut by 2020

The site of the future museum - Picture by Roger Moukarzel Back when I wrote about the new Aishti contemporary museum opening soon, I mentioned that there were talks about building a huge museum of Modern and contemporary Lebanese art in central Beirut by 2020 and that Tony Salamé, Zaha Hadid , Hans Ulrich Obrist and Julia Peyton-Jones of London’s Serpentine Galleries were involved. It appears that the project has moved a step closer to…
Critiques

Why Would Anyone Buy A Special Passport Number?

9 years ago
The Lebanese passport is one of the most expensive and least useful in the world, yet for some reason, the General Security has just released special “VIP” passport numbers that will cost you up to ...
Information

Yorgui Teyrouz: The Man Behind DSC Lebanon Running With Beirut Madinati

9 years ago
I learned this afternoon that Yorgui Teyrouz, a civil rights activist, the founder of Donner Sang Compter Lebanon and a good friend of mine, is running on the Beirut Madinati list for the Beirut municipal ...
Humor

Road Works 3al Lebnené

9 years ago
via LBCILebanon Half the country got stuck in traffic from Antelias till Maameltein because of the road works next to the Casino du Liban. I cancelled my son’s appointment at KMC because I was told ...
Food

Indigo on the Roof New Menu: Excellent Choices, Exquisite Desserts

9 years ago
Indigo on the Roof is Le Gray Beirut‘s exclusive restaurant and one of my favorite spots in Beirut. I’ve been there countless times for breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner and it has always been a ...
Humor

Four Things We Learned from President Hollande’s Visit to Lebanon

9 years ago
1- History is again repeating itself and has reached a new low 2- Hollande becomes the first tourist (locals included) to walk around the Lebanese Parliament since August 2015 3- Ayrault was in Libya: via ...
Humor

Business 3al Lebnené

9 years ago
In case you’ve been wondering how our national debt got so big, here’s your answer. To make things worse, we’ve become so corrupt that no one cares about completing any project now, they just want ...
Advertising

Car Insurance 3al Lebnené

9 years ago
Everyone is tagging MTV on this ad but I can’t seem to find it anywhere on their website. It is a hilarious and spot-on ad. The video ends with ” بربكن صلحوا الطرقات الزفت” in ...
Beirut

I Support Beirut Madinati (Beirut-My City)

9 years ago
I could name a thousand reasons why I love Beirut. I love its old streets, its authentic houses and shops, its crowded cafes and pubs, the contrast between old and new, the hidden gems that ...
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