Works For Beirut Airport Expansion To Be Completed By June

Since 2013, Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport had reached its capacity of 6 million passengers. As of 2018, this number has risen to approximately 9 million. Thus, urgent expansion works are underway in order to increase this capacity by 2 million. The construction design works were done by Dar Al Handasah and executed by Engineer Elie Maalouf Company by the Council for Development and Reconstruction Led by Interior Minister, Raya El Hassan, these 18$ million…

Moto Ambulance Project Officially Launched by UNDP & Bank Audi

Quick and efficient responses for medical emergencies are almost always hindered by traffic congestion especially in the cities. For that purpose, Bank Audi and the UNDP unveiled a great initiative where they supplied Civil Defense paramedics with motorcycles in order to promptly perform first aid procedures until an ambulance arrives. By doing so, the paramedics will have to assist the victims and increase their chances of survival before regular ambulances arrive. The launch took place…
Lebanon

CitySightseeing Buses Coming to #Beirut

5 years ago
City Sightseeing is the world’s largest open-top, double-decker sightseeing tour bus operator, and it’s apparently coming to Beirut very soon. According to Beirut.com, the buses will have 16 different stops in Lebanon’s most historical sites, ...
Fun

Mariam Nour Denies UFO Landing in #Lebanon

5 years ago
A YouTube channel called “Alien Planet” shared a video claiming there was a UFO spotted landing somewhere in Lebanon. The video is one of the worst CGIs I’ve seen and the background music is just ...
Lebanon

Lebanese Mory Hatem Loses in The Voice Canada’s QuarterFinals

5 years ago
C’était une aventure extraordinaire ! Merci pour tous vos encouragements Je vous aime ❤️ À très bientôt ! It was an unforgettable adventure !  Thank you for all your supports ! See you again soon ❤️ #Lavoixtva#Moryhatem ...
Food

The Cheesecake Factory Closing By End of April in #Beirut

5 years ago
The Cheesecake Factory will close its Lebanese branch in Verdun for good next Tuesday, April 30th. The international brand, which has been open for three years now, has failed to compete with other similar restaurants ...
Lebanon

No Lebanese Movie Featured in First Cannes 2019 selection

5 years ago
While additional films will be added to the official selection before it begins on May 14, it is highly unlikely that any Lebanese movie will make it to this year’s Cannes festival. Lebanon will be ...
Animals & Wildlife

Swarms of Butterflies Invade #Lebanon in Numbers Unseen For 100 Years

5 years ago
I’m not sure how many butterflies have survived the storm this weekend but few days ago, Lebanon witnessed a migration of butterflies in numbers unseen since 1917, according to Magda Bou Dagher Kharrat, a professor ...
Lebanon

Transavia Lyon-Beirut Route Officially Launched

5 years ago
Announced in October 2018, the new lane has launched last Saturday, April 13, linking Lyon, once a week on Saturday, to Beirut, starting at 79 € (one way, all taxes included). The plane takes off ...
Lebanon

General Security Bans Metal Band Sepultura From Entering Lebanon

5 years ago
One of the most prominent names of the international metal scene for the last 30 years or so, Sepultura were set to rock Beirut heavily on April 28th at The Palace – Hamra. With heavy ...
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