Lebanese Mayyas Group Gets Golden Buzzer at Arabs Got Talent
The Mayyas Dance Crew delivered a stunning performance at Arabs Got Talent and got the Golden Buzzer from Najwa Karam! Watch this amazingly synchronized folklore dance:
ISF Fined Hamra’s Kaak Seller & Destroyed His Trolley
The famous Kaak & Picon Seller in Hamra lost his trolley and went out of business after the ISF confiscated and destroyed it. The reason is that the seller did not have a license according to Lebanon24. The seller, whose real name is Mohammad Ali Jawad used to wear a traditional Lebanese red tarboosh, and a traditional red costume with his name in gold thread written across his chest. He used to sell his Kaak…
The Case Against The Bisri Dam
I've been reluctant to post about the Bisri Dam and the ongoing petition against it simply because there's too much information to absorb and I didn't want to rush into opposing a project that might not be as bad as it was portrayed. However, after reading most of the articles and studies done on the matter, it is clear that more studies need to be done before proceeding with it, and that the petition raised…
#Lebanon Misses Golden Opportunity to Reach Basketball World Cup
We lost our first game against New Zealand and the second against Korea today, which means that we no longer stand a chance to qualify for the World Cup. This was a golden opportunity for us as three teams can normally qualify from each group, but we are quite lucky to have the Chinese hosts in our section, for their qualification is already guaranteed. In this case, even if they remain above Lebanon in the…
Humor
Someone Should Update Alanis Morisette’s “Ironic” for #Lebanon’s Never Ending Struggles
6 years agoEvery now and then, we hear about an updated “Ironic” song to suit today’s problems. The latest was released a month ago and sung by Alanis Morissette and James Corden. I was thinking someone should ...
Advertising
Connect Lebanon Latest Mind-Boggling Ads
6 years ago“Find something else to keep you busy”. “Get Internet”. Connect is trying to promote internet like they first did when TVs were invented, but if they’re targeting big families living in distant villages with no ...
Books
10,000 Digitized Arabic e-books
6 years agoThe Arabic Collections Online project has just made available 10,000 Arabic ebooks across 6,000 subjects for free. It was established with support from NYU Abu Dhabi, and by major grants from Arcadia, a charitable fund ...
Business
Lebanese Candidate Ziad Hayek to Challenge U.S. President Trump’s Choice
6 years agoWorld Bank elections are nearing and Lebanon has put forward a candidate that may challenge U.S. President Trump’s Choice David Malpass. In fact, the status-quo in picking the world bank president, which relied on a ...