How Lebanese treat symbols of freedom

I spotted the statue of liberty two days ago in front of a pub in Gemmayze , and on the next day someone posted on Instagram a picture of that same statue placed recklessly and clearly ruined on top of a pick up. It wouldn't have hurt to treat the statue in a more decent way and donate it to some school or university instead of damaging it that way. But then again, if our…

Culture Minister Gaby Layoun approves the demolition of Amine Maalouf’s residence

Picture from The Beirut Report The decision was taken almost two months ago yet the demolition works only started today and so far are going quickly. By tomorrow, the residence of Amine Maalouf, the author of The Rock of Tanios and the first Lebanese to enter “l’Academie Francaise”, will cease to exist. As I stated previously, I have nothing against building new skyscrapers and modern buildings, but the way this case has been handled is…
Food

Lebanon bans Brazilian beef

12 years ago
By doing so, Lebanon becomes the 7th country to ban Brazilian beef over mad cow fears. I have a question though: Does it really matter if the cow is mad or not when the meat ...
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Cinemacity opening at The Beirut Souks in Spring 2013

12 years ago
The new theaters will include 14 screens over 3 floors, Gold Class VIP Cinemas and a VIP Lounge [Source]. They were supposed to open in October/November 2012 based on this interview with Circuit Empire’s General ...
Lebanon

Lebanese Stephanie Akkaoui at TEDxBelfastWomen

12 years ago
[YouTube] Ever since I participated last year as a speaker at TEDxLAU, I’ve been listening to a lot of TED talks and enjoying them. Here’s a very interesting talk by Lebanese architect Stephanie Akkaoui who ...
Critiques

A suggestion for Kfardebian’s municipality

12 years ago
On my way down from Mzaar on Sunday, I took the Kfardebian road and noticed groups of people walking up to the snowy areas all the way until I reached a roundabout where tens of ...
Automotive

“Smart” License plates for Lebanese cars in 2013

12 years ago
Source Interior Minister Marwan Charbel told MTV that Lebanese cars will be equipped in 2013 with smart license plates that cannot be replicated and that contain substantial information about the car. Let’s hope the information ...
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Lebanese Maimouna al-Amin turned 122 on New Year’s Eve

12 years ago
If her age is verified, she should be the world’s oldest living person. Maimouna al-Amin turned 122-years-old on New Year’s eve Monday, said the National News Agency in a special report. Amin, who hails from ...
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Michel Hayek 2013 Predictions

12 years ago
[YouTube] Armand Homsi’s caricature is the perfect answer to Michel Hayel’s predictions. ...
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Full Story: Lebanese Blogger meets Football legend Maradona

12 years ago
Here’s the full story on how Figo29 met Maradona, took a picture with him and had a little chat. [Link] There’s only one thing I want to tell Figo29: “You lucky bastard!” ...
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