Whisky Live Beirut At Seaside Pavilion Till October 12th

Whisky Live Beirut is back for the fourth year in a row at the Seaside Pavilion from October 10th till October 12th. More than 60 specialist producers, distributors and suppliers will be offering you the opportunity to sample whiskies, including premium single malts, bourbons, Scotch, Irish and Japanese whiskies. There are also 20 small-group masterclasses that will take place during the three-day event. I attended a couple last year and you get the chance to…

Lack of Sponsors & Funds Threatening The Lebanese Basketball League

The President of the Lebanese Basketball association warned yesterday that the league may be under threat and that they cannot keep going without sponsors or financial support. The truth is the teams, the players, the sports ministry and the federation saw that day coming years ago but didn't or couldn't do anything to stop it. We have a competitive league, great players and local talent but it's a dysfunctional non-sustainable system. Indebted teams, overpaid foreign…
Critiques

UAE Lifts Travel Ban to Lebanon: What does That Mean?

4 years ago
After Saudi Arabia lifted its travel warning back in February, the UAE today has announced that it will lift the travel ban to Lebanon. The decision was announced after a Lebanese delegation led by PM ...
Art

“Tafah El Kel”: Enough is Enough

4 years ago
For the past few months, we have seen more than a few crises and protests occurring on a regular basis either for political, economical or social reasons. Elie Alpha, a young architect student, created a ...
Art

Lebanese-Russian Blend: Maya Waked Performing Live in Beirut on November 1

4 years ago
She’s a talented novelist and singer, she launched her first album back in 2013 and her most recent single back in 2017 and she’s coming to perform live in Beirut on November 1st for a ...
Art

Beirut 2049: Gloomy Future Ahead

4 years ago
The alarming levels of pollution in our country are starting to inspire artists. Digital Artist Charles Assaf imagined what Lebanon would look like 30 years from now, stating and I quote that “What was once ...
Movies & Television

Movie Review: Joker [2019]

4 years ago
After his first appearance in the first Batman and several movies along the years, finally, we have an original story on one of the most popular villains of all time, The Joker. Director Todd Phillips, ...
Critiques

A Lebanese Family Consumes on Average 1400 Plastic Bags Yearly

5 years ago
The Environment Ministry launched today a campaign to reduce the use of plastic bags, encouraging people to use eco-friendly bags and preparing them for the Plastic bags ban which will begin on October 15 (if ...
Baladi

Walid Mouaness “1982” Film to Represent Lebanon in the 2020 Oscars

5 years ago
Culture Ministry has announced that Director Walid Mouannes’ “1982” Film will represent Lebanon at the 2020 Oscars. The drama, which is set in a private school outside Beirut and takes place over a single June ...
Critiques

Lebanese Army Restores Qornet el Sawda Monument

5 years ago
First the monument was vandalized, then cleaned up, then destroyed and now the Lebanese Army has put another one back in place. The new monument is a donation from the Donnieh youth as mentioned here. ...
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