[Spoiler Alert] What Happens To Beirut In The Movie Greenland?

Ever since the situation started deteriorating in Lebanon, especially in 2020 where we had to face an economic crisis, a pandemic, a collapsing Lira and the August 4 blast, many Lebanese would jokingly wish for a meteor or a comet to strike and destroy Earth. Well there's a movie that was released in 2020 called Greenland, where a family struggles for survival in the face of a planet-killing comet racing to Earth. However, at the…

The Lebanese Pound 100 Years Journey

Lebanon issued its first coins in 1924 in denominations of 2 and 5 with the French denominations given in Syrian piastres. The first banknotes were issued in 1925 and it was only in 1939 that the Lebanese currency became officially separated from the Syrian one. Every three Lebanese pounds were worth 1 US dollar before the Civil war, but it devaluated in the mid/late 80s and the rate was later fixed at 1507.5 Lebanese pounds…
Lebanon

Central Bank Governor Did Not Appear in Front of Judge Ghada Aoun

3 years ago
Back in January, State Prosecutor for Mount Lebanon Judge Ghada Aoun charged Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh with dereliction of duty and breach of trust and Salameh was expected to appear today in front of ...
Humor

New Foreign Affairs Minister Finally Showing on Ministry Website

3 years ago
The above picture is showing the former Foreign Affairs minister, but if you visit the MFA’s website and click on its social media channels, you will be directed to the former minister instead of the ...
Baladi

Rare Shots From Inside the Jeita Grotto

3 years ago
Photographer Florian Kriechbaumer shared on his instagram yesterday rare shots from inside the Jeita Grotto. Tourists are forbidden from taking pictures inside the grotto but Kriechbaumer was exceptionally allowed to snap few shots hours after ...
Critiques

No One Wants To Form a Government

3 years ago
16 visits in the last 6 months were not enough for Aoun and Hariri to agree on a government formation. Hariri insists on forming a non-partisan government, while Aoun insists Hariri’s proposal does not meet ...
News

R.I.P Abu Naji

3 years ago
AUB Lecturer Makram Rabah tweeted earlier today that Abu Naji has unfortunately passed away. His old shop facing the AUB main gate, which dates back to the 1970s, was shutdown 10 years ago but he ...
Humor

Caretake PM Hassan Diab is Not Happy With His Salary

3 years ago
Our grumpy good-for-nothing caretake PM Hassan Diab apparently has time to give interviews to foreign media. In his most recent interview with Financial Times, he was complaining on how he’s stuck in office on less ...
Lebanon

Two Lebanese-Americans Arrested & Charged For Assaulting Capitol Police Officer

3 years ago
Julian Elie Khater, 32, of Pennsylvania, and George Pierre Tanios, 39, of West Virginia were arrested earlier today and charged for assaulting US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died after responding on January 6 ...
Lebanon

Thieves Are Going For Manhole Covers & Train Parts

3 years ago
Soaring poverty has led to an increase in the theft of manhole covers, and more recently train parts from Tripoli’s Railway station. A manhole cover weights around 70kg and is being sold for around $100, ...
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