Posted By
Najib
Jul 08, 2019 03:18
Acclaimed singer & composer Marcel Khalife refused to perform the Lebanese National Anthem, as is the tradition, on the opening night of the Baalbeck International Festival. Khalife said "I won't be performing the National anthem, but something more important" and then went on to play an unheard-before music piece. When interviewed with Annahar the next day, Khalife confirmed that he skipped the anthem intentionally to make a point, that we all love our country but…
Posted By
Fred
Jul 07, 2019 12:49
After not entering the basketball court against Brooklyn Nets on Friday, Wael Arakji made his debut with Dallas Mavericks at the NBA Summer League, during yesterday's match against the Houston Rockets. Arakji played for a total of 4mins 13secs, scoring 5 points , with 1 assist and 1 turnover. Dallas' campaign continues on Monday, July 8 against Sacramento Kings, and will be followed by a match against Croatia on Wednesday, July 10. Here are the…
Information
5 years ago
Elias Boutros Howayek, the 72nd Patriarch of Antioch for the Maronites, and widely considered as the founder of modern Lebanon, was declared venerable yesterday by Pope Francis. Howayek was elected Patriarch of Antioch from 1899 ...
Baladi
5 years ago
This post is long overdue but since we were celebrating Brian’s 4th birthday few days ago, I thought I write about Dent de Lait where we held his previous two birthdays (Time flies!). Back in ...
Lebanon
5 years ago
I’ve been meaning to watch this movie ever since I saw the trailer and it’s now on Amazon Prime. “Are You Glad I’m Here” is a film by Lebanese-American filmmaker Noor Fay Gharzeddine. This is ...
Critiques
5 years ago
Wherever you go in the world, you will find streets, plazas, institutions and other places given religious names. This is mainly due to the fact that the Church was ruling at the time in Europe ...
Sports
5 years ago
Youssef Khayyat was the star of the latest Arab Basketball Championship where he won the Most Valuable Player title. The 16-year old talent currently plays with French team Limoges and will be taking part in ...
Lebanon
5 years ago
“Wish you were here” is one of my favorite Pink Floyd songs. It was originally written for Syd Barrett, who founded the band but had to quit due to mental illness before achieving their huge ...
Critiques
5 years ago
breeds more extremism and ignorance. I don’t know why this party is allowed to operate in Lebanon in the first place as it contradicts everything our constitution stands for. I hope someone explains to them ...
Architecture
5 years ago
First there were rumors that the 160-year old building will be destroyed or modified, but then the Minister of Culture intervened and listed the Lycee Abdel Kader old school building as a heritage building. Fast ...
