Posted By
Fred
Feb 22, 2020 03:08
While the country's focus was shifted towards the coronavirus mess yesterday, a brave team of 12 of the finest basketball players Lebanon is currently counting on fought its way past Iraq, merging experience and inexperience to claim a first chaotic win in the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 qualifiers, in front of a shy crowd that highlighted the country's economic struggles with empty seats urging to be filled at the Nouhad Nawfal Stadium in Zouk Mikael.…
Posted By
Najib
Feb 22, 2020 05:00
Lebanon's Health Minister confirmed today the first Coronavirus case in Lebanon, after a 45-year old Lebanese woman traveling from Iran was diagnosed with the virus. Apparently, Lebanon received a warning from its embassy in Tehran about a plane carrying potential coronavirus cases, which led the authorities to deploy a medical team to examine all passengers on the plane as soon as it landed but they weren't quarantined for some reason. The Minister denied though being…
History
6 years ago
We’ve all been to Tripoli, but I bet few of you know that there’s a naval cemetery from WWII in Al Mina. The cemetery is managed and maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), ...
Critiques
6 years ago
A presidential decree was issued today stating that PM Hassan Diab’s wife Nawwar Mawlawi will be appointed as VP to the President of the National Commission for Lebanese Women (NCLW), who happens to be the ...
Art
6 years ago
Three years after taking part in Miss Lebanon, Yousra Mohsen pursued her passion as a dancer and is now performing at the glamorous Parisian Cabaret “Le Crazy Horse”. Le Crazy Horse de Paris, which is ...
Art
6 years ago
Thawra Artists collected empty tear gas canisters from recent protests and produced a heart-shaped statue filled with these canisters and with rocks as well. The idea was to send out a message of love and ...
Animals & Wildlife
6 years ago
The sight of a deer chewing on grass is not something we’re used to in Lebanon, yet it exists in West Bekaa at the A’ana Nature Reserve. This little-known gem is located towards the end ...
Baladi
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Ireland-based Medical Devices giant Medtronic announced this week that it will acquire Digital Surgery, a privately-held pioneer in surgical artificial intelligence, data and analytics, and digital education and training. The purchase aims to strengthen its ...
Baladi
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Four Lebanese drivers, including Abdo Feghali’s kid, also the youngest Karting Champion in Lebanon’s history, Christopher Feghali, competed at the 2020 MENA Karting Championship – Nations Cup which took place between the 10th and 14th ...
Baladi
6 years ago
Despite everything that’s happening in Lebanon, including the league’s suspension since October 2019, the Lebanese National Basketball team was able to win the King Abdullah II Tournament after defeating Jordan 71 to 68. The last ...
