Lebanese General Security To Start Issuing 10-Year Passports

About time! The Lebanese General Security will start issuing 10-year passports staring August 10th. The passport will cost 500,000LL which is considerably more expensive than most passports around the world. Nevertheless, I'd rather pay 500,000LL rather than pay 300,000LL for a 5 year old passport. In comparison, a 10 year UK passport costs around $150 while a Canadian passport only costs $160. Germany has one of the world's most powerful passports and it barely costs…

Elissa Reveals Her Secret Breast Cancer Battle With New Video

Elissa just shocked her fans by revealing her struggle with breast cancer in her latest music video. The clip beings with a woman inside an MRI machine and a subtitle "You have cancer" then goes on to show real footage of her struggle and depicts in one of the scenes makeup artist Bassam Fattouh drying her tears before a Dubai concert where she ended up fainting on stage. The clip ends with Elissa declaring that…
Architecture

Oscar Niemeyer’s Maarad in Tripoli Falling Apart?

7 years ago
Brazilian Oskar Nieymer designed the 10,000-hectare site, intended as an international fairground, back in 1962 but constructions were halted in 1975 and never resumed. In 2006, the site was “added to the World Monuments Fund ...
Baladi

17,000 Seedlings Will Turn Aaqoura’s Barren land into a Forest

7 years ago
I stumbled upon this video of a reforestation initiative organized by Aaqoura’s youth and the town’s environmental committee with the help of US Aid, US Forest Service and Lebanon Reforestation Initiative. Over 17,000 seedlings were ...
Information

TLS Offices Now Open at Opera House on Martyrs Square

7 years ago
The news is over a month old but I just noticed it. Those who wish to apply for VISAs to Australia, Denmark, France, Italy, Switzerland and Great Britain can now head to the new TLS ...
Events

Scorpions Back in Lebanon on October 27

7 years ago
The legends of rock are coming back to Beirut for another live concert at the seaside arena on October 27. The German band announced their retirement back in 2010 but then went on a “Farewell” ...
Advertising

Lebanese Army Ads [2018]

7 years ago
Here’s a roundup of the Lebanese Army Day ads I found this year. Unlike other celebrations, I never really understood why agencies and brands would go this far in showing their love to the Army ...
Information

Mobile Data Consumption Up by 70% from 2017

7 years ago
Businessnews reported last week that data consumption through mobile phones between 2016 and 2017 has increased by 78% for Alfa users and 66% for Touch users, and that the annual data consumption is expected to ...
Animals & Wildlife

Ten Old Army Tanks Sunk in Sidon’s Sea To Create new Habitat for Marine Life

7 years ago
Ten old army tanks were dumped off the coast of Sidon in an attempt to create a new haven for wildlife in the Mediterranean Sea, as well as attract tourists and divers to the area. ...
Information

De Prague Hamra is Shutting its Doors on August 16

7 years ago
I was reading yesterday that de Prague is closing shop on August 16 and remembered that they were due to close five years ago but changed their minds. It’s definitely unfortunate news but I just ...
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