Posted By
Najib
Jul 12, 2019 03:56
I had no idea who Patrick Moubarak was till few days ago, after a recording spread on social media in which he allegedly threatened Lebanese President Michel Aoun and Hezbollah leader. He is also heard insulting Islam and threatening to arm himself. Moubarak was briefly detained before on orders from acting State Prosecutor Imad Qabalan, after which he issued a public apology for his comments and physicians diagnosed him with a medical illness. I think…
Posted By
Fred
Jul 11, 2019 02:14
A lot of low-cost airlines have been recently expressing interest in Beirut, to be added to their destinations. The latest of these is Ryanair, the Irish airlines which has been booming during the last few years in Europe, despite much criticism regarding its services. Lebanon will be its 38th country of destination. 3 trips a week are scheduled on board of the Boeing 737 between Paphos and Beirut starting October 30, 2019. The distance to…
Posted By
Najib
Jul 11, 2019 04:43
Mercer's 2019 Cost of Living Survey ranked Beirut as the 53rd most expensive city in the world, and fourth among Arab cities after Dubai , Abu Dhabi and Riyadh . "Mercer's widely recognized survey is one of the world’s most comprehensive, and is designed to help multinational companies and governments determine compensation allowances for their expatriate employees. New York City is used as the base city for all comparisons, and currency movements are measured against…
Posted By
Najib
Jul 10, 2019 02:18
Vice recently published an interview with Liza Srour, the last Jew residing in Wadi Bou Jmil in Beirut. I've read several articles on this woman and how Beirut’s Jewish quarter evolve from a thriving 100,000-person community to less than 50 registered “closeted” Jews today. Liza still lives in the old Jewish quarter in a run-down building set to be demolished, few meters away from the Serail. Most of the houses around her that were once…
Critiques
6 years ago
I don’t recall a year where the Gemmayze (Gouraud) street hasn’t been closed fully or partially for works. Every year, they have a new excuse to shut down the street and cause a hellish traffic, ...
Critiques
6 years ago
Acclaimed singer & composer Marcel Khalife refused to perform the Lebanese National Anthem, as is the tradition, on the opening night of the Baalbeck International Festival. Khalife said (quoting AlJaras) “I won’t be performing the ...
Lebanon
6 years ago
After not entering the basketball court against Brooklyn Nets on Friday, Wael Arakji made his debut with Dallas Mavericks at the NBA Summer League, during yesterday’s match against the Houston Rockets. Arakji played for a ...
Information
6 years ago
Elias Boutros Howayek, the 72nd Patriarch of Antioch for the Maronites, and widely considered as the founder of modern Lebanon, was declared venerable yesterday by Pope Francis. Howayek was elected Patriarch of Antioch from 1899 ...
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