Meet Arz Zahreddine: Lebanon’s Sole Representative at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games

Lebanon is making its comeback to the Paralympic Games after missing out on the last games in Rio in 2016. Arz Zahreddine, a 22-year old runner, will be the sole Lebanese at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games and will compete in T64 class in Para athletics. The most successful Lebanese Paralympic athlete has been so far Edward Maalouf, who won two bronze meds in cycling events at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Best of luck…

Lebanon Has Just Received $860 Million From the IMF

Lebanon's Central Bank has reportedly received its share of the IMF's new SDR allocation, totaling $860 million. SDRs are usually meant to help low-incoming and developing countries build reserve buffers and facilitate their recovery efforts, but we all know that's not gonna happen. The IMF Managing Director re-asserted at the International Conference in Support of the Population of Lebanon the need to use these SDRs responsibly and wisely. She continued by stating that "It must…
Lebanon

Emirates To Offer Extra Baggage Allowance For Returning Lebanese Travellers

4 years ago
Emirates Airlines will be offering an additional 10kg of baggage on trips from the UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Australia back to Beirut and an additional piece of luggage totaling 23kg for Emirates customers ...
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Meteorite in Hermel?

4 years ago
I first read about the meteorite buried underground in Hermel on Twitter but thought it was a joke, until I saw Annahar’s article on that matter. So apparently, NASA got in touch with the Hermel ...
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Over 6.5 Million Liters of Fuel & Diesel Seized By The Lebanese Army

4 years ago
After a series of raids that lasted three days, the Lebanese Army stated yesterday that they’ve seized 4,392,735 liters of fuel and 2,212,140 liters of diesel. The majority of the fuel was sold while 1,671,737 ...
Baladi

The Snoubar Skatepark: A New Skatepark at Horsh Beirut

4 years ago
Beirut has a new skate park: The Snoubar Skatepark located at Horsh Beirut. This project is a collaborative effort led by Make Life Skate Life and the Lebanese Skateboarding Association with the support of Decathlon, ...
BeirutBlast

Beirutportexplosion.com

4 years ago
It’s been over a year since the Beirut Port blast, the third-largest non-nuclear explosion in history, took place and and the survivors are still grieving and waiting for justice. What’s clear for now is that ...
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Tutti Frutti is Shutting Down For Good

4 years ago
Lebanon is losing one of its best cocktail shops Tutti Frutti due to the ongoing crisis. The shop owner made the announcement on Facebook few days ago and thanked his customers for their loyalty for ...
History

Seven Facts About Lebanon at the Olympics

4 years ago
This Facebook post inspired me to write these interesting facts about Lebanon’s participation at the Olympics throughout history. Six Lebanese athletes are currently taking part in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, three women and three men. ...
Baladi

A Specially Crafted Kimono for Lebanon at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games

4 years ago
In celebration of the Tokyo Olympics, Japan has carefully crafted 213 unique kimonos inspired by each country’s culture, history and scenery. The “KIMONO Project” aims at showing a gesture of friendship and peace towards countries ...
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