Naim Halawi 2022 Predictions

It was quite pathetic but not surprising to see all Lebanese TVs hosting psychics and clairvoyants on NYE. I miss the old days where they actually did an effort to come up with a heart warming story or broadcast some quality stuff. Anyway, if you're looking for the most accurate and precise predictions for 2022, Naim Halawi is your man 😂!

Inverted Kuwaiti Flag Placed instead of Emirati Flag At Mohamed Bin Zayed Hospital Centre Opening

Today was the opening of the "Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Emirati-Lebanese Hospital Centre for the Treatment of COVID-19 Patients" on the Beirut seafront today. The center has a capacity of approximately 80 beds, which will help receive patients, diagnose them and giving them the needed treatment before transferring them to hospitals, if needed. While this is good news, the Lebanese authorities showed their appreciation for the Emiratis by misplacing a Kuwaiti flag instead of the…
Lebanon

Gas Prices Continue To Climb as Lebanon’s Currency Continues to Tank

3 years ago
Following the decision by the Central Bank to raise the exchange rate of the dollar meant to import fuel from LL23,500 to LL24,600, gasolines prices registered a significant rise today in Lebanon. The price of ...
Alcohol

Brasserie Almaza Majority Ownership Back to the Jabre Family

3 years ago
Almaza shared some pretty exciting news today, as Philippe Jabre, the third generation Jabre family member, has now the majority stake in the company after having acquired it from Heineken who “will remain a minority ...
Information

Forced Underage Marriages Are on The Rise in Lebanon

3 years ago
Underage marriage is still a big problem in Lebanon and has unfortunately increased during the pandemic. Back in 2017, UNICEF revealed that for 1 in 25 girls was married before 18 in Lebanon. Despite years ...
Art

Philippe Jabre’s Spectacular Art Collection

3 years ago
A 1908 painting of a Lebanese family overlooking the Mediterranean from their Ghazir house caught my attention on Twitter, so I decided to look further into its owner and discovered Philippe Jabre’s mesmerizing collection of ...
Health

30,582 Students & Teachers Got Vaccinated Yesterday

3 years ago
While hundreds were protesting against vaccination yesterday in Beirut, defying social distance guidelines and raising baseless claims, over 30,000 individuals including students, teachers and schools staff opted to get vaccinated and help protect themselves and ...
Baladi

Tawlet Paris Opening on January 12!

3 years ago
Tawlet By Souk el Tayyeb was one of my favorite spots in Mar Mikhail, and it’s great to see them open their first location abroad in the French Capital. The announcement was made yesterday on ...
Lebanon

[Updated] Sexual Harasser Marwan Habib Arrested in Miami

3 years ago
Update Jan 31 2022: “Marwan Habib’s now charged w/2 sex battery offenses connected to when he allegedly burglarized a S. Beach hotel room & attacked a visiting KC woman in Nov. Charges were added in ...
Baladi

The Story Behind Café Lady Stanhob in The Village of Joun

3 years ago
OldBeirutLebanon shared a picture from 1969 of a cafe located in the village of Joun called Cafe Lady Stanhob. The Lady in question was called Hester Lucy Stanhope and was a British aristocrat and adventurer ...
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