Old Lycée Abdul Kader School Building to Be Merged into a Mall

First there were rumors that the 160-year old building will be destroyed or modified, but then the Minister of Culture intervened and listed the Lycee Abdel Kader old school building as a heritage building. Fast forward to June 2019, the building will indeed be kept intact but it will be merged into a commercial mall. Normally I'd say this would be a nice architectural challenge but given past experiences, like the Laziza factory in Mar…

BBC Charts: Lebanese Still as Religious in 2019 as They Were in 2013

BBC displayed the findings of the largest and most in-depth survey undertaken of the Middle East and North Africa on religion in seven different charts, and the outcome was that Arabs are increasingly saying they are no longer religious. Methodology: The survey was carried out by the research network, Arab Barometer. The project interviewed 25,407 people face-to-face in 10 countries and the Palestinian territories. The Arab Barometer is a research network based at Princeton University.…

14-year Old Student Shot Himself After Failing Brevet Exam

14-year old Abbas Hussein Yazbeck tried to commit suicide earlier today after failing his Brevet exam. Abbas shot himself in the head and was rushed to the hospital where he's still under intensive care. The father pointed at the Education Minister for exerting a lot of pressure on the students by deploying cameras and army men to monitor the exam rooms and asked him to resign. There's always a lot of pressure when it comes…

Hadath Municipality’s Only-Christian Policy is Short-Sighted & Inefficient

The Hadath Municipality Christians-only policy is not recent. In fact, it's nine years old and I'm surprised Mohammad Awwad, the 27-year old journalist who brought this issue back to the spotlight, didn't know about this policy when he decided to rent. Unless of course he knew about it and just wanted some attention, which worked out pretty well as the topic was covered by The Washington Post yesterday. When interviewed, the head of the Hadath…
Gaming

‘Harry Potter: Wizards Unite’ smartphone game, similar to Pokemon go, rolls out in Lebanon

6 years ago
If you’re a fan of the Harry Potter saga, this game is definitely yours. After initially rolling out in the US on June 21, ‘Harry Potter: Wizards Unite’ is progressively being made available in worldwide ...
Lebanon

Lebanese basketball superstar Wael Arakji edges closer to NBA dream with Dallas Mavericks

6 years ago
Considered one of Asia’s best point guards, Al-Riyadi player Wael Arakji, the rising star of our basketball league and national team, at only 24 years of age, has recently grabbed the attention of the Dallas ...
Baladi

Lila TV: Your Favorite Childhood Lebanese Songs in Beautifully Animated Videos

6 years ago
I’m sure you all remember childhood songs such as “Tiri Tiri ya 3asfoura”, “3andi Bissi esma Sissi”, “3ammi Bou Massoud”, “Fi 3enna Shajra”, “Yalla N3ammir”, “3eedik ya Mama” and many more. Well the people behind ...
Middle East

Reviewing Netflix’s First Original Arabic Series: Jinn

6 years ago
I’m not a big fan of Teen shows but I was excited to watch “Jinn” especially that it’s Netflix’ first original Arabic series. The series was created by Lebanese producer Mir-Jean Bou Chaaya (Kabreet Production), ...
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