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Critiques

Culture Minister Gaby Layoun approves the demolition of Amine Maalouf’s residence

13 years ago
Picture from The Beirut Report The decision was taken almost two months ago yet the demolition works only started today and so far are going quickly. By tomorrow, the residence of Amine Maalouf, the author ...
Food

Lebanon bans Brazilian beef

13 years ago
By doing so, Lebanon becomes the 7th country to ban Brazilian beef over mad cow fears. I have a question though: Does it really matter if the cow is mad or not when the meat ...
Information

Cinemacity opening at The Beirut Souks in Spring 2013

13 years ago
The new theaters will include 14 screens over 3 floors, Gold Class VIP Cinemas and a VIP Lounge [Source]. They were supposed to open in October/November 2012 based on this interview with Circuit Empire’s General ...
Lebanon

Lebanese Stephanie Akkaoui at TEDxBelfastWomen

13 years ago
[YouTube] Ever since I participated last year as a speaker at TEDxLAU, I’ve been listening to a lot of TED talks and enjoying them. Here’s a very interesting talk by Lebanese architect Stephanie Akkaoui who ...
Critiques

A suggestion for Kfardebian’s municipality

13 years ago
On my way down from Mzaar on Sunday, I took the Kfardebian road and noticed groups of people walking up to the snowy areas all the way until I reached a roundabout where tens of ...
Automotive

“Smart” License plates for Lebanese cars in 2013

13 years ago
Source Interior Minister Marwan Charbel told MTV that Lebanese cars will be equipped in 2013 with smart license plates that cannot be replicated and that contain substantial information about the car. Let’s hope the information ...
Events

Happy New Year!

13 years ago
Beirut celebrations: Picture via @SaraAssaf London Fireworks 2013, my favorite. Sydney Harbour Fireworks on New Year’s Eve Amazing fireworks from Dubai’s Burj Khalifa tower You can check out more pictures from around the world (including ...
Information

Lebanese Maimouna al-Amin turned 122 on New Year’s Eve

13 years ago
If her age is verified, she should be the world’s oldest living person. Maimouna al-Amin turned 122-years-old on New Year’s eve Monday, said the National News Agency in a special report. Amin, who hails from ...
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