50th anniversay of the Cedar 3 rocket launch

Every few years, I see someone reminding us about the rocket a Lebanese professor called Manoug Manougian created some 50 years back at the Haigazian University. The rocket was called Cedar 3 and made it into the thermosphere reaching an altitude of 145 kilometres. It apparently caught the attention of the US and Soviet Union at the time who sent cultural attaches to see what the Lebanese scientist had done. This year, to mark the…

Lebanese Women Pissed by Ministry of Tourism campaign

The television campaign sponsored by the Ministry of Tourism and entitled "Lebanon blues" has angered a lot of Lebanese women who claim they are being portrayed in an indecent manner and that the Ministry of Tourism and its minister Fadi Abboud are promoting Lebanon as a country for sex tourism. Here's an excerpt of what came in that response: "The truth is that we are not “free” women wearing bikinis and partying all night. The…
Lebanon

Lebanese Archbishop Bechara El Rai new Maronite Patriarch‎

15 years ago
For the past week or so, most radio stations were scrambled in the Keserwan area as jammers were set near Bkerke to prevent any communication with the Maronite archbishops so that they elect a new ...
Food

Kibbet La2teen ( كبة لقطين )

15 years ago
Kebbet La2teen is a very famous dish prepared during Lent. It is not the healthiest of Kebbes (Is there a healthy Kebbe to begin with?) but it is really good. It is a Lebanese dish ...
Food

IVY Made the best burger in town …

15 years ago
and did not bother invite us 🙁 [Link] ...
Advertising

BlogBaladi featured in Crepaway’s Hangout magazine

15 years ago
BlogBaladi was featured in the latest issue of Crepaway’s magazine, Hangout. The magazine is available at their branches but here is a scan of the interview [Link] Thank you Crepaway for featuring us in your ...
Lebanon

Idiot min Lebnen

15 years ago
Some supporters didn’t mind risking their life for a better view of Martyrs’ Square demonstration yesterday. [Link] ...
Humor

PM Saad Hariri Stripping

15 years ago
From today’s March 13 demonstration at Martyrs Square in Beirut. ...
Automotive

Reason behind traffic jams in Lebanon

15 years ago
Seems like it’s not only in Lebanon that we have such drivers. Someone from Eatliver.com is pissed about them as well. [Picture] ...
Automotive

How to park for free in Lebanon (continued)

15 years ago
I had posted a few days back about a flaw in the park meter’s system that journalist Imad Atallah had found in which he succeeded to cheat the park meter man by photoshopping the parking ...
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