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Najib
Feb 17, 2024 03:07
The IAA Lebanon Chapter held its first IAA Half of Fame at Casino du Liban on January 27th and "honoured 17 railblazing individuals whose remarkable contributions have left an indelible mark on our advertising landscape", including: Mustapha Assad, Walid Azzi, Jean-Claude Boulos, Farid Chehab, Antoine Choueiri, Samir Fares, Bernard Fattal, Erwin Guerrovich, Alain Khouri, Akram Miknas, Edmond Moutran, Ramsay G. Najjar, Fouad Pharaon , André Rizk, Ibrahim Tabet, Mounir Takchi, and Ghassan Tueni. During the…
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Najib
Feb 17, 2024 02:24
On December 29th 2023, two Teleferique cabins collided leaving 25 people stranded in mid-air for hours. The incident raised concerns on the safety of this decades-old cable car system and prompted its operator to shut it down for maintenance on January 12th. A month later, the Teleferique is still closed and we haven't heard back from the concerned ministries regarding the investigation into the incident. In fact, the Tourism Minister issued a statement following the…
Architecture
9 months ago
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Lebanon
9 months ago
A popular passport vintage collector Instagram account shared a rare passport from the 1945-1948 era on his page. The passport was issued at the Lebanese consulate in Cairo to a Lebanese businessman named Jack Bassili. ...
Baladi
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Fun
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Baladi
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The International Court of Justice issued a press release today announcing that Judge Nawaf Salam was elected President for a term of three years. Salam had become a member of the Court in 2018 after ...
Lebanon
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Netflix has released a documentary last week shedding light on the life and career of Lebanese pop star Elissa, and I have to say it was actually a good watch. The docuseries consists of three ...
Lebanon
9 months ago
Al Riyadi Beirut caused a major upset today by defeating Strong Group Athletics from the Philippines at the 33rd Dubai International Basketball Championship final game. The score was tied at 74-74 when Ismail Ahmad scored ...
Alcohol
9 months ago
Four Lebanese whiskies were featured in the buying guide of Whisky Advocate magazine fall 2023 issue. Whisky Advocate magazine is America’s leading spirits publication and one of the world’s leading whisky magazines. Ever since its ...
