Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here (Arabic Version)

"Wish you were here" is one of my favorite Pink Floyd songs. It was originally written for Syd Barrett, who founded the band but had to quit due to mental illness before achieving their huge success in 1970s, but has a much deeper meaning than the absence of an old friend. I stumped upon a beautiful remake of this song with Arabic lyrics by a group called Shy O Story. Check it out:

The Real Problem is Not Who Started Shooting in Qabrshmoun

State Minister for Refugee Affairs Saleh al-Gharib convoy's was passing by the village of Qabrshmoun when gunmen opened fire killing two bodyguards. The attack came after PSP supporters closed down roads to prevent Foreign Minister Bassil from touring the region. We've all seen the videos and it's hard to judge who started shooting. It was total chaos, gunshots coming from all sides while bodyguards hysterically firing in the air to try clear the way. As…

125 Lebanese Workers To Return Tomorrow from Kazakhstan

A special MEA flight was sent earlier today to Kazakhstan to get the Lebanese implicated in the brawl that took place at CCC. It all started when a Lebanese engineer published an indecent picture on Instagram with his Kazakh female colleague that offended Kazakh employees who decided to beat up all the Arab employees in the company. I saw a video that allegedly shows the engineer and the girl having sex live but it wasn't…
Architecture

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

6 years ago
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 ...
Lebanon

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

6 years ago
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 ...
Critiques

14-year Old Student Shot Himself After Failing Brevet Exam

6 years ago
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 ...
Critiques

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

6 years ago
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 ...
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