Remembering The #ArmenianGenocide: Antoura School’s Mass Grave

When I first heard about Antoura's mass grave, it was truly troubling reading what these poor kids went through at the hands of the Ottomans as part of their ruthless "Turkification" program. What was supposed to be an orphanage was in fact a torture center where over 1,000 Armenian and Kurd children, aged between 3 and 15, "were subjected to the systematic Ottoman program of plunder, starvation, kidnapping, human trafficking, rape and murder". It was…

Lebanese Customs Made Nearly $850,000 In Profit After Holding Auction

Customs head Badri Daher has been bragging about this auction sale for a week now, claiming the Customs are committed to fighting corruption, and taking additional steps to enhance productivity and reduce cost. During yesterday's sale, the customs made nearly $850,000 in profits by selling off abandoned goods worth over 2 million dollars. This is the first ever held auction at the port. While this is a good initiative which helped liberate over 74 containers…

The Story Behind “The Drunken Soldier”: A Lebanese-Australian Anzac Dessert

The Nassar family have been preparing a special Lebanese-Australian Anzac Day dessert for years now, consisting of a tiramisu topped with Anzac biscuits mixed with a milk-based sauce including five different types of liquors and a special butterscotch schnapps sauce. The dessert is called "The Drunken Soldier" and is meant to celebrate the little-known role of Anzacs in liberating Lebanon during WWII. The Nassar family originated from Hasroun where Australians passed by during the war…

Works For Beirut Airport Expansion To Be Completed By June

Since 2013, Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport had reached its capacity of 6 million passengers. As of 2018, this number has risen to approximately 9 million. Thus, urgent expansion works are underway in order to increase this capacity by 2 million. The construction design works were done by Dar Al Handasah and executed by Engineer Elie Maalouf Company by the Council for Development and Reconstruction Led by Interior Minister, Raya El Hassan, these 18$ million…
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Moto Ambulance Project Officially Launched by UNDP & Bank Audi

6 years ago
Quick and efficient responses for medical emergencies are almost always hindered by traffic congestion especially in the cities. For that purpose, Bank Audi and the UNDP unveiled a great initiative where they supplied Civil Defense ...
Lebanon

CitySightseeing Buses Coming to #Beirut

6 years ago
City Sightseeing is the world’s largest open-top, double-decker sightseeing tour bus operator, and it’s apparently coming to Beirut very soon. According to Beirut.com, the buses will have 16 different stops in Lebanon’s most historical sites, ...
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Mariam Nour Denies UFO Landing in #Lebanon

6 years ago
A YouTube channel called “Alien Planet” shared a video claiming there was a UFO spotted landing somewhere in Lebanon. The video is one of the worst CGIs I’ve seen and the background music is just ...
Lebanon

Lebanese Mory Hatem Loses in The Voice Canada’s QuarterFinals

6 years ago
C’était une aventure extraordinaire ! Merci pour tous vos encouragements Je vous aime ❤️ À très bientôt ! It was an unforgettable adventure !  Thank you for all your supports ! See you again soon ❤️ #Lavoixtva#Moryhatem ...
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