Posted By
Najib
Jan 09, 2014 02:30
Political crisis, No government and soon no president, Syrian involvement, weak Lebanese army, refugees and armed clans. All these were back in 1969 and are now present today. I am keeping my hopes up that it's just a temporary phase and not the start of a new deadly civil war. Watch the full report . «Cette semaine, alors que l'ONU institue officiellement le tribunal international chargé de poursuivre et juger les assassins de l'ancien Premier…
Posted By
Najib
Jan 04, 2014 02:57
Picture via Natheer Halawani A lot of people haven't unfortunately heard about this decades-old library in Tripoli up until it got torched today, so I did some research and pulled out old pictures and information about the library and its owner Greek Orthodox Priest Ibrahim Sarrouj. Al Sa'eh Library was founded in 1970 by the Orthodox Youth movement and consisted of a single room. Few years later, the library published around 10 books. In the…
Old Lebanon
11 years ago
The Huntley Film Archives have digitized and uploaded some more old footage from Lebanon and uploaded them onto YouTube. Some of them have details like their dates but most don’t and none have any sound. ...
Lebanon
11 years ago
Courtesy of British Pathe Check out this awesome old footage from 1943 showing French troops patrolling the streets of Beirut to keep order as well as Lebanese people demonstrating and cheering in the streets. I ...
Old Lebanon
11 years ago
[YouTube] If you skip to Minute 1:26, you will see Amine Gemayel giving an interviewing to a French TV. Amine Gemayel was 33 years old back then and Sami is almost the same age now ...
Information
11 years ago
Picture taken from Asfar Check out this channel [InaHistoire] if you’re interested in knowing more about the Lebanese Civil War and what was happening in Beirut during the 1975-1990 period. Thanks Georges! ...
Automotive
11 years ago
Source This is a fictional map created by David Hury on his blog “Chroniques Beyrouthines” an old map showing how the Metro could have been in Beirut. Metros and trains are much needed in Lebanon ...
Lebanon
11 years ago
[YouTube] Pretty cool report. ...
Advertising
11 years ago
[YouTube] Every now and then, I feel like having a Unica and a Bonjus. It brings back a lot of memories and it’s still the same exact taste! via Joe’s Box ...
