“Talking Saves Lives”: Facebook Backs Embrace’s Suicide Prevention Campaign

Embrace's Lifeline is now available on Facebook's Safety Center, in an attempt to raise further awareness on mental health and provide advice and support to anyone who may be suffering from suicidal thoughts or seeking ways to cope with an emotional crisis. Adding Embrace as an expert for suicide prevention within its online Safety Center in Lebanon and the Middle East came as part of a partnership with Facebook, and the resource, which will roll…

Ten Haunting Pictures from Lebanon’s Civil War

I stumbled upon a couple of pictures of the civil war taken by French Photographer Raymond Depardon, and looked up online to see if there are any galleries related to Beirut. There were two; one labeled "Beyrouth Centre Ville" and another "Lebanon Civil War". I'm sharing few of them, you can check out the rest on this . LEBANON. 1978. Civil War. LEBANON. East Beirut. Achrafieh district.1978. Civil War.A young man stands in his bombed…

Donate Blood on Ashoura Day

Who is Hussain? and Donner Sang Compter Lebanon are organizing this year the biggest blood donation campaign to encourage those who commemorate Ashoura to “give blood for those who need it most and be like Hussain”. People will be able to donate today at theee eHaret Hreik municipality from 11AM till 7PM. In addition to the blood donation campaign, Who Is Hussain, will be raising awareness on 10 causes such as hunger, environment, mental health,…

When in Barcelona, Drop by Beryti

If you're planning a trip to Barcelona anytime soon, make sure you drop by Bērytī: a newly open Lebanese bistro run by two adventurous Lebanese girls, Cindy and Pamela. Both were disappointed with Lebanese food places when they visited the Spanish city back in 2013 and jokingly decided to come back and open a true authentic Lebanese bistro. Fast forward to 2017, both quit their jobs, moved to Barcelona and just went for it! They…
Fun

Taking Wedding Entrance Songs to Another Level

6 years ago
The bride is Muslim, the groom is Christian so they decided to replace the cliche Zaffe entrance with a mix of Christian and Muslim hymns while the bride walks a bridge (??) to meet the ...
Critiques

Three out of Four Hospitals Still Report Overdoses to Police, Despite Ministry’s Directive

6 years ago
Despite directives from the Public Health & Interior ministries, three out of four hospitals still report overdoses and drug-related emergencies to the police, according to Skoun NGO. The #AddictNotCriminal campaign that Skoun launched three years ...
Food

Restaurant Madito Ranked #1 Restaurant in Paris

6 years ago
Lebanese chef Ahmad El Turk moved to Paris in 2015 and spent a couple of years tasting and evaluating other similar restaurants in the area until he decided to open up his small shop in ...
Baladi

The Region’s Highest Astronomical Observatory To Be Built in Bsharre

6 years ago
NDU astrophysics professor Roger Hajjar is hoping to find donors to build an observatory at one of the highest peaks in Lebanon [3,073 meters], after receiving from Japan a 60-centimere telescope as a donation. Hajjar ...
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