Posted By
Chadi
Sep 19, 2019 04:55
New Beirut Maronite Archbishop Boulos AbdelSater, who replaced Boulos Matar back in June, is taking several measures to try help needy families and members of his church. First rumors spread that he sold some of the expensive cars owned by the Archdiocese of Beirut, and then an official statement was released where Beirut's Maronite archbishop had requested from schools to exempt poor students from tuition fees. The Church can play a key role in helping…
Posted By
Najib
Sep 19, 2019 03:21
The United Nations General Assembly voted on Monday in favor of a resolution endorsing Lebanese President Michel Aoun's initiative to establish the Academy for Human Encounters and Dialogue in Lebanon. Aoun had submitted the proposal a year ago at the U.N HQ in New York and got 165 votes in favor, while Israel & the US voted against it. The Academy is aimed at adopting preventive diplomacy to avoid conflicts and would serve as an…
Posted By
Najib
Sep 19, 2019 02:48
Future TV has been temporarily shutdown by Prime Minister Saad Hariri, who owns the TV, due to financial difficulties. FTV employees have been on strike for months after not being paid their wages and chances are they won't get paid anytime soon. Few months back, Al-Mustaqbal newspaper suspended its print edition and launched an online platform, citing financial difficulties as well. Hariri promised to relaunch the TV in the upcoming months, after all the employees’…
Posted By
Fred
Sep 18, 2019 08:34
After Sesobel in June 2019, one of Lebanon's iconic NGOs in terms of road safety, founded in 2006 by Lina and Fadi Gebrane following the death of their son Hady in a car accident, Kunhadi has issued a statement citing financial struggles, leading to an overhaul in the organization in terms of location, staff and expenses: Due to the Lebanese financial crisis and scarcity of sponsors, grants and donations, Kunhadi will be downsizing and cutting…
Baladi
6 years ago
The United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) has announced two days ago that Lebanese endurance athlete Michael Haddad will be appointed as Goodwill Ambassador to advance and accelerate climate action across the Arab region and around ...
Alcohol
6 years ago
For all single malt and specifically Macallan fans, The Macallan Edition No. 5. is out and you can order yours already (Email: tc_b@g-vincenti.com.lb) from THE CASK & BARREL. There’s an exclusive unveiling taking place as ...
Critiques
6 years ago
A Lebanese businessman got kidnapped last week in Ethiopia, then released a week later after the Lebanese authorities threatened to take counter measures if no clear answers were provided to the whereabouts of Jaber. A ...
Food
6 years ago
Bangkok-based food blogger Mark Wiens, the author of Migrationology.com and eatingthaifood.com has recently visited Beirut and vlogged about his experience here. He pretty much covered everything from Mezze, to raw meat, street food, desserts to ...
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