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Najib
Feb 16, 2024 03:48
A popular passport vintage collector Instagram account shared a rare passport from the 1945-1948 era on his page. The passport was issued at the Lebanese consulate in Cairo to a Lebanese businessman named Jack Bassili. You could see from the that the passport dates back to Lebanon's independence era and has several vintage stamps on it. What's amazing is this post somehow found its way to the son of Jack Bassili, John Bassili who left…
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Najib
Feb 15, 2024 11:25
The World's 50 Best Restaurants is an annual publication highlighting the best 50 restaurants in the MENA region. In this year's list, three Beiruti restaurants were featured: Em Sherif, Baron and Tawlet Mar Mikhail while Dubai-based Orfali bros came out on top for the second year in a row. As far as countries are concerned, 18 out of the 50 restaurants mentioned are Dubai-based, 6 are Egypt-based, 5 are Amman-based and 3 are Lebanon-based. Here's…
Fun
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Baladi
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Lebanon
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Lebanon
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Alcohol
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Baladi
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Baladi
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Baladi
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