Matteo EL Khodr, another Lebanese on The Voice France this Saturday

After Enzo Sabbagha was revealed to the public around a fortnight ago, Lebanon will have not only one, but 2 talents competing at this year's The Voice France . Matteo El Khodr will be featured next this Saturday at 10PM on TF1, after the artist, known for his operatic voice, announced it a few hours ago on his social media platforms. https://www.instagram.com/p/B8-kFUQnRb5/ TF1 featured him among the surprising talents to look out for on the…

Basketball – Lebanon tops group D after easy win against Bahrain

3 days after claiming an unconvincing win against Iraq, Lebanon bounced back in style on Monday night, comfortably beating Bahrain with a final score of 116-73, on a night during which the players didn't know how to miss. Once again, half-empty stands couldn't stop the national team from giving their absolute best, finding their range and the chemistry they missed on Friday, to claim an easy win against the #113 team in the world, ranked…

Defaulting is Imminent

Moody's downgraded in the last few days Lebanon's government issuer ratings from Caa2 to Ca, which translates to "Judged to be highly speculative and with likelihood of being near or in default, but some possibility of recovering principal and interest", and is the second lowest rating for a country. In other terms, Lebanon's debt default is no longer a matter of if but when, and it might happen on March 9 when the $1.2 billion…

All Lebanese Workers at IPT Station Amchit

IPT is offering a 100% Lebanese service at its Amchit Sustainable station. 15 Lebanese workers were recruited to fill gasoline, wash cars, and change oil, and they're in the process of recruiting further Lebanese in other IPT stations across Lebanon. This is a great step as it will hopefully encourage Lebanese to enroll in all sorts of jobs. All businesses are encouraged to employ Lebanese or open opportunities for Lebanese as long as they don't…
Lebanon

Basketball – Lebanon’s new national team wins against Iraq, withstanding chaos and a shy crowd

5 years ago
While the country’s focus was shifted towards the coronavirus mess yesterday, a brave team of 12 of the finest basketball players Lebanon is currently counting on fought its way past Iraq, merging experience and inexperience ...
Health

What We Know So Far About the First Coronavirus Case in Lebanon

5 years ago
Lebanon’s Health Minister confirmed today the first Coronavirus case in Lebanon, after a 45-year old Lebanese woman traveling from Iran was diagnosed with the virus. Apparently, Lebanon received a warning from its embassy in Tehran ...
Critiques

Awkward Stunt in Beirut to Boycott American Products

5 years ago
So basically a group of young men decided to get dressed in the Jewish religious costume, hit the streets with banners denouncing the deal of the century as part of a campaign to boycott US ...
History

Tripoli (Victoria) Naval Cemetery

5 years ago
We’ve all been to Tripoli, but I bet few of you know that there’s a naval cemetery from WWII in Al Mina. The cemetery is managed and maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), ...
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