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Najib
May 16, 2019 05:18
Beirut Municipality is set to revamp Beirut's corniche to add new bike lanes, greenery and more. Vladimir Djurovic, a Lebanon-based landscape architect, has been contracted to design the project and works should begin later in 2019 for the Ain el-Mreisseh corniche. The project will be executed within two years and will cost around $25 million dollars. As you can see from the pictures and quoting the Daily Star, there will be a new “piazza area”…
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Najib
May 16, 2019 02:06
Renowned sculptor and painter Rudy Rahme carved Patriarch Sfeir's coffin on the trunk of an olive tree from Kadish Valley and using Bkerke's rocks. Rahme explained that the trunk bears witness to the history of Lebanon, and is edged with brass. As for Sfeir's face, it was engraved on a slab of marble capping the casket. I love Rudy Rahme's work but to be honest this coffin is not appealing at all, and the way…
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Najib
May 15, 2019 02:45
Check out this beautiful film showcasing how artist Tom Young transformed the Grand Sofar Hotel in Lebanon into a centre of creative education for children and students. Young is famously known for being the first artist to exhibit his work at the famous 19th century Beirut Mansion “Maison Rose” between November 2014 and January 2015. This marked the first time the famous house was open to the public after decades, and was meant to showcase…
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Najib
May 15, 2019 02:40
Protesters marched last week in Beirut against the Kafala system, urging the authorities to end this "inherently abusive" migration sponsorship system and change the labour law to offer domestic workers more protection. NGOs and local and foreign organizations have been asking for years to drop this archaic law but to no avail. I've written several times about this, and I wish people would stop supporting this system by simply refusing to get housekeepers to work…
Information
7 years ago
PM Hariri’s office has announced that Wednesday and Thursday will be national mourning days over the death of former Maronite patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir and that all public administrations and municipalities and public and private institutions ...
Critiques
7 years ago
“Lebanons is nearing fiscal crunch”, “Lebanese PM Warns of Catastrophe”, “EBRD urges Lebanon to pursue painful economic reforms to avoid crisis”, “Lebanon Is Facing an Economic and Environmental Disaster” and “As Lebanon leaders talk austerity, ...
Critiques
7 years ago
The Lebanese General Security released a video to raise awareness on the dangers of online gaming and that’s what they managed to come up with. It looks as if they’re still stuck in the Counter ...
Critiques
7 years ago
I wanted to write a blogpost to sum up what’s happening in Mansourieh and what’s been happening for the past years but Gino has already done that. What I’d like to add are few points ...
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