World Happiness Report 2021: Lebanon Ranked 123 Worldwide

The ninth World Happiness Report ranked Lebanon in the 123rd spot worldwide, out of 149 countries, which constitutes a drop of over 30 spots from 2019 where we ranked 91st out of 150 countries. The severe drop is obviously justified by the two hellish years that Lebanon has been going through, from the protests, economic crisis, devaluating currency, inflation in prices, Beirut explosion and other factors. Here are the rankings in the Arab World: 22-…

First Look At The German Project To Rehabilitate The Beirut Port

A German delegation presented today its project to rebuild the Beirut Port and its surrounding during a press conference. The multi-billion-dollar project envisions beaches and a "central park" alongside restored architectural heritage, all wrapped in a plan that would generate 50,000 jobs and billions in profit. The two German firms Colliers Germany & Hamburg Port Consulting plan to move most port activity away from the city center and wish to "develop the port precinct of…
Architecture

China’s Proposed New National Higher Institute of Music in Lebanon

5 years ago
China’s Embassy in Lebanon Consul Abou Wassim, yes that’s his Twitter handle, shared recently a rendered picture of the new building of the Higher National Institute of Music in Lebanon, stating that the construction and ...
Baladi

Heritage and Roots: An Amazing Page on Lebanese History & Heritage

5 years ago
I recently found out about Charles al-Hayek’s YouTube channel [Heritage and Roots] after he appeared on one of Sarde After Dinner’s podcasts. Charles is a historian and researcher working on bringing Lebanese and Arabic cultural ...
Lebanon

Germany Wants to Rebuild The Beirut Port

5 years ago
Germany is set to present a comprehensive port reconstruction proposal to the Lebanese authorities next week according to Reuters. “In addition to the port itself, Germany’s proposal would look to redevelop more than 100 hectares ...
Lebanon

The Google Earth Alphabet Over Lebanon’s Landscapes

5 years ago
Patrick Semaan has recently completed the Google Earth Alphabet project, whereas he was able to locate all the letters of the alphabet using satellite images of Lebanon’s landscapes. Semaan spent over 130 hours to locate ...
Baladi

Make a Virtual Visit To Seven Lebanese Churches This Year

5 years ago
Last year, I shared a blogpost on churches you can visit virtually around the world for the The Seven Churches Visitation tradition. This year, XYZ Lebanon setup a website to give all Lebanese Christians the ...
Critiques

Syria’s Off Shore Oil Bloc-1 Includes Part of Lebanon’s Maritime Territory

5 years ago
While the Lebanese authorities have been in ongoing discussions over the disputed offshore area with Israel, the Syrian regime is set to start oil exploration off its southern coast in an area that includes roughly ...
Economics

Cost of Fattoush Has Gone Up By 210%

5 years ago
Food prices have soared by up to 400% in December 2020 and Lebanon’s inflation rate has hit 84.9% in 2020, the highest since 2013. Last December, food prices have increased by up to 400% as ...
Lebanon

Dangerous Chemical Substances Found in Zahrani Powerplant

5 years ago
Following today’s meeting, The Higher Defense Council has decided to extend the general mobilization for six months over COVID-19 and more importantly, ex-PM Hassan Diab mentioned that dangerous chemical substances were discovered in the Zahrani ...
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