Zahrani Municipality Cutting Down on Plastic Bags Use

It's also good to see Lebanese villages and towns taking eco-friendly initiatives and cutting down on plastic use. Jbeil vowed to ban all plastic bags by end of 2018 and Zahrani municipality is encouraging people to cut down on the use of plastic bags as shown in the video below: Greenpeace’s #Plastacna campaign which was launched back in August 2018 has gained momentum every since and so far, places like The Grand Factory, Vyvyan’s, Kissproof…

Open Water Swimming in #Lebanon

I know we are all used to reading reports about water pollution and waste being dropped in our waters but I have made it my Saturday habit to swim in group from ATCL towards Casino Du Liban or Aqua Marina. As much as I enjoy swimming in the pool, swimming in the sea is a totally different experience. Several variables such as sea conditions, visibility, orientation skills, energy conservation, rhythm, and composure dictate your performance…
Baladi

Dr. Paul Salem Becomes First Lebanese-Arab President of the Middle East Institute

7 years ago
Dr. Paul Salem, former director of the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut and one of the world’s leading scholars on the Middle East, has been named president of the Middle East Institute (MEI). The ...
Fun

Pepsico’s “Change The Game” Competition

7 years ago
More than 60 million plastic bottles end up in landfills every day. That’s why PepsiCo is launching “Change The Game” (CTG), a 5 stage competition offering students, graduates & professionals with up to 2 years ...
Health

#FightWithMichele: Needed Funds for Michele’s Treatment Raised in Less than 1 Month!

7 years ago
The #FithWithMichele fundraising campaign which was kicked off a month ago to help cover Michele Hajal’s $740K curative treatment (CAR-T CELLS THERAPY) in the United States has succeeded and Michele will be on her way ...
Economics

Lebanon Among the 20 Most Corrupt Countries in the World

7 years ago
The 2018 Global Competitiveness Report is out and Lebanon has ranked 80th out of 140 countries, which is a major improvement from last year’s 101st spot but there are still a lot of worrying indicators ...
Baladi

On #WorldFoodDay, Zaatar W Zeit is Donating a Percentage of its Bills to #FoodBlessed

7 years ago
Today is #WorldFoodDay, a day of action dedicated to tackling global hunger and for that purpose one of Lebanon’s most popular food chains Zaatar Wou Zeit has decided to team up with #FoodBlessed, an amazing ...
Lebanon

Nadine Labaki stars on “Quotidien” ahead of Capharnaüm Release in France

7 years ago
Nadine Labaki was received by Yann Barthès on “Quotidien”, in a previously recorded episode, which aired on Friday, October 12, on TF1 and TMC, during which she promoted for her latest movie “Capharnaüm”, set to hit theaters ...
Lebanon

“Mon beau village – Dans le Chouf, au Liban” – Arte Report Online

7 years ago
Filmed in 2016, this 26-minute documentary published online on September 16 is the 7th episode of “Mon beau village”‘s first season, that follows a 13-year-old Stephanie who lives in Mazraat el-Chouf. You can watch it ...
Lebanon

Movie Review: Venom [2018]

7 years ago
After its last appearance on screen 7 years ago with Spiderman, one of Marvel’s most badass and complex characters Venom has finally got its own feature film and we finally know the story behind Venom. ...
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