Arabic Words & Phrases That We all Use & Don’t Understand

via Ousoul "Tallat" el PC. "Banchar" el Douleb. A7welo "Bil loj". Badde "Chalimoune" lal Pepsi. "Bandou2" hal sabe manno 3atil. Ma ba2a ma3e "massare" hal chaher. Kteer "Shob" el yom. Hayde el benet "Sharm****". "Balafo" bi hal le3be. We all use these terms but we probably never asked ourselves what they truly mean and where they came from. There are also tons of Lebanese terms that don't even exist in the Arabic language and that…

Enough With Celebratory Gunfire!

A 5 year old kid was hit and killed by a stray bullet from a funeral gunfire in Beirut’s southern suburbs back in June 2015. Yesterday, Bettina Raidy, an 8 year old girl, was struck in the head by a stray bullet and died. I was watching MTV's report on the poor girl and I couldn't bear watching it to the end. I couldn't imagine what her parents were going through and how devastated they…
Health

#AddictNotCriminal: Lebanese Hospitals To Refrain From Reporting Drug Addicts To The Police

9 years ago
The above statement was shared by Embrace Fund and translates to the following: The Ministry of Public Health officially urges all Lebanese hospitals to refrain from their usual practice of reporting drug addicts to the ...
Business

13 Lebanese Among The 100 Most Influential Young Arabs in The World

9 years ago
Arabian Business revealed its 2016 list of the most influential young Arabs in the world. The annual ranking reveals the 100 Arabs aged under 40 who are making a significant difference in the world, within ...
Critiques

Yet Another Environmental Disaster: Jiyeh Sea Filled With Garbage

9 years ago
The old Lebanese proverb “أعمل منيح وكب بالبحر” should be changed into “يا بهيم حاجي تكب بالبحر”. As if Israel’s deliberate bombardment of fuel tanks in Jiyeh back in 2006 wasn’t enough to pollute the ...
Humor

Illegal Internet in Lebanon Explained

9 years ago
I would add these one point to Farid’s spot-on video: – The illegal Fiber optics cables that were installed between several regions were mistaken for rat metros, given that the rat population has been booming ...
Food

Valrhona Easter Contest 2016: Lebanese Pierre Abi Hayla Wins 1st Prize

9 years ago
Pierre Abi Hayla, from LE NOIR Atelier Du Chocolat, took part at the Valrhona Easter Contest 2016 and won the first prize. His Easter egg, “Egstrate” (Egg + strata which means geological layer), consists of ...
Critiques

Beirut’s Raouché Rock Lit Up with Lebanese & Belgian Flags

9 years ago
The Raouché rock in Beirut was lit up with the Lebanese and Belgian flags, in solidarity with the victims of the terrorist attacks that hit Brussels few days ago. Beirut’s Pigeon Rock was also illuminated ...
Critiques

Sagesse (Hekmeh) Players Went on Strike Over Non-Payment of Salary

9 years ago
I was told by a friend who’s a loyal Sagesse fan that the players have stopped going to practice since Thursday until they get paid. Hekmeh players only got paid once this entire season and ...
Lebanon

The White Face Of Lebanon: A Video That Sums Up This Year’s Gorgeous Winter Season

9 years ago
We’ve seen Lebanon’s natural beauty through the eyes of Lebanese water skiing champion Silvio Chiha during summer and now here’s another stunning video that perfectly sums up this year’s winter season. I took few screenshots ...
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