Meet Skandar (Not Alexander) Keynes, Charles Darwin’s great-great-great-grandchild

Skandar Keynes is a British actor known for starring as Edmund Pevensie in the Chronicles of Narnia film series since 2005. Keynes's mother is Zalfa Hourani, who is of Lebanese descent. Added to that, Keynes' great-great-great-grandfather was naturalist Charles Darwin, and he is the great-great-nephew of economist John Maynard Keynes. This being said, and in a recent interview with NowLebanon, Keynes stated that he likes to be called 'Skandar' not Alexander, and that he loves…

(FAKE NEWS) Lebanese Fadi Flat-White reserves iPhone 5 for $200,000

Update: Al Arabiya removed the article, Naharnet posted it without checking the source as well . Update2: Naharnet removed it as well. I read this piece of news in Al Arabiya earlier this morning and posted about it, but as I was looking for other links on that story , I fell on the Pan-Arabia Enquirer and realized it was a made-up news by the site and quickly removed the post few minutes later. The…

Closed Roads During The Pope’s Visit

For all of you who are wondering which roads will be closed during the Pope's visit, Abir posted everything you need to know today, along with maps illustrating the closed roads for the 3-day visit. Read the full post Here's a brief summary of the post: Friday 14th of September: From 11am to 4pm, the Coastal road from Dbayeh Bridge towards the Karantina Bridge will be closed. Saturday 15th of September: From 7am to 2pm,…

Not Good Enough Mr.Miqati

Prime Minister Najib Miqati announced readiness on Wednesday to reexamine a government decision to increase the public sector's salaries after criticism over the boost in the wages of the country's top three leaders, ministers and lawmakers, Information Minister Walid al-Daouq said. There's nothing to re-examine in this decision. Lebanon's top three leaders, ministers and lawmarkers should not be getting any raise and should be exempted from the law. If anything, their salaries should be cut…
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Sardeh Comic By FOO

14 years ago
Samir’s story is about a young Lebanese guy living in Lebanon, A story that could not have happened anywhere else! Samir delivers Arguilleh on his trusty scooter, and like every young scooter boy Samir is ...
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Angelina Jolie visits Syrian refugees in Lebanon

14 years ago
[YouTube] Apparently no one told her about the kidnappings. ...
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Lebanon defeats Iran 1-0

14 years ago
[YouTube] September 10: Iran national football team assistant coach António Simões says his side is ready to beat Lebanon in Beirut. It looks like the Iranian coach forgot a few things as his side lost ...
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Update: Turkish abductee freed

14 years ago
After having freed the abducted Syrians earlier today, the Lebanese security forces freed the Turkish national few hours ago. By doing so, the Lebanese army put an end to the kidnappings spree of Syrians and ...
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