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Najib
May 04, 2021 08:10
Al Wadi Al Akhdar is easily the Lebanese diaspora’s most recognizable brand around the world. In 2021, Al Wadi Al Akhdar celebrates four decades of love and pride in our Lebanese culinary heritage. That’s 40 years of making sure authentic, delicious Lebanese food is in every Lebanese home across the globe. Al Wadi Al Akhdar was born when Bechara Obegi and Frank Farage decided they needed to do something to address a food shortage Lebanon…
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Najib
May 03, 2021 04:08
The month of May is a time of honor and devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary for Catholics around the world. In Lebanon, the most visited shrine is Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa whereas Lebanese from all sects go by car or even walk up the hill. This year, and given that COVID cases are still raging in Lebanon, someone set up a virtual website that allows you to visit the shrine. You can…
Critiques
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Last week, Saudi Arabia decided to issue a ban on all produce coming from Beirut after seizing millions of captain pills hidden inside pomegranates. Few hours later, Saudi’s Center for International Communication shared an infographic ...
Critiques
3 years ago
The long-awaited BDL platform “Sayrafa 2.0” was officially launched last week and is aimed at allowing banks to buy & sell dollars and set up a unified rate that is not subject to any manipulation. ...
Food
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The Saudi authorities foiled an attempt yesterday to smuggle more than 5 million Captagon pills hidden inside pomegranates into the Kingdom. The shipment was coming from Lebanon, and the Saudis on the same day offered ...
Critiques
3 years ago
Megaphone shared a very interesting report on how Lebanon’s public debt has dropped by over 80 billion dollars since last year, mainly due to two factors: – Eurobond prices have dropped sharply – Lebanese bonds ...
Lebanon
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Lebanon dropped five places from 2020 and currently ranks 107th in the 2021 RSF World Press Freedom Index report. The index is produced annually by the NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and evaluates the level ...
Baladi
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OldBeirut shared an interesting post last week on Lebanon’s first international top model Andrée Acouri. Andree, also known as Câline/Andréa, according to the same source, is a model from the 1960s and 1970s who was ...
Critiques
3 years ago
According to the below Al Jadeed report, immigration has dropped between 2019 and 2020 in Lebanon, but this is due to the pandemic, the travel restrictions as well as the economic crisis in Lebanon. In ...
Critiques
3 years ago
The Syndicate of professional artists in Lebanon issued a statement yesterday asking artists not to criticize or disrespect political parties or movements, and religious leaders. According to the statement, artists should work on promoting art ...
