Posted By
Najib
Oct 19, 2017 02:51
I found this nice 4-minute video on the story of the Lebanese flag and how it came to be. While the historical facts are accurate, the flag they showed is not the official Lebanese flag . In fact and as per Article 5 of the constitution of Lebanon ""The Lebanese flag shall be composed of three horizontal stripes, a white stripe between two red ones. The width of the white stripe shall be equal to…
Posted By
Najib
Oct 19, 2017 09:32
The 2017/2018 QS Arab Region University Rankings are out and the American University of Beirut has topped the list ahead of King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals and King Saud University. AUB ranked #1 among 1,000 universities in the Arab World for the first time in its history. The methodology for the QS University Rankings for the Arab Region retains key indicators of the global university rankings while considering a set of performance…
Art
8 years ago
The Minister of Culture announced a couple days ago that the marble bull’s head from the Phoenician temple of Echmoun was finally returned to Lebanon. The head was reportedly looted from an archaeological storage area ...
Architecture
8 years ago
Villa Les Cèdres, a luxurious mansion in Southern France is up for sale for $410 million dollars, making it the world’s most expensive residential home. The 187 year old mansion built in the Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat near ...
Critiques
8 years ago
When I first posted about the valet parking price being set to LL 5,000, my only worry was that the law will never be enforced, but the last thing I expected was for the Tourism ...
Baladi
8 years ago
The Spanish Army raised the Lebanese flag during a military parade celebrating Spain’s National day as a sign of solidarity and gratitude to the Lebanese army soldiers who paid tribute to Barcelona’s terror attack victims ...
Architecture
8 years ago
The Council of Ministers, upon proposal by Lebanon’s Minister of Culture Ghattas Khoury, has approved the long awaited law for the Protection of Historical Sites and Buildings. This is great news but there’s still a ...
Information
8 years ago
So it’s finally happening. Two Super Tucano aircrafts have arrived to Lebanon and were handed to the Lebanese Army. LebanesePlaneSpotters managed to get ahold of a video showing the plane flying over Hamat. The A-29 ...
Food
8 years ago
I love crêpes and I’m always looking for new crepe places to try in Beirut. Mathieu opened earlier this year in Mar Mikhael a block from EDL and makes some of the best crepes I’ve ...
Information
8 years ago
Every AUB student is familiar with Maryam Ghandour’s emails. Dr. Ghandour has been the head of the Career and Placement Services in the Office of Student Affairs at the American University of Beirut for as ...
