Posted By
Najib
Feb 17, 2019 05:28
Lebanese Judo Champion was on his way to secure a medal for Lebanon at the #JudoParis 2019 tournament but was forced to lose his game to avoid confronting an Israeli athlete in the semis. Since Judo regulations don't allow withdrawing from a game without a valid medical excuse, Elias had to lose his game in a way or another and drop his chances of winning a medal. This is not the first time Lebanese athletes…
Posted By
Fred
Feb 17, 2019 03:56
The "Al Jawzeh" project has been on since 2012, but it was not until last week that the results of the digs were announced by archaeologists Lina Nacouzi and Dominique Pieri at a conference held at the AUB’s Archeological Museum. The archaeological mission of the French Institute for the Near East discovered a Byzantine village buried under the Zaarour region, at 1,400m of altitude: "a luxurious building dating back to the 5th century, featuring Roman…
Posted By
Fred
Feb 17, 2019 03:55
Starting Monday February the 18th, the Sursock museum will be closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. The sad Facebook announcement came as a result of "economic constraints" it is facing: In the face of increasing economic constraints, we are very sorry to announce that the Sursock Museum will be closing on Mondays – in addition to our regular closing days on Tuesdays – meaning that we will open five days a week instead of six. This…
Posted By
Fred
Feb 17, 2019 03:49
The 15-month old travel ban Saudi Arabia imposed on Lebanon in November 2017 following security concerns, has been lifted off following the latest government formation. A flock of Gulf tourists is expected to flood the country again this summer, with good relations re-established with the Arabic Kingdom, which recently announced at the Cedar Conference in Paris in April 2018 $1 billion of investments for Lebanese projects. The UAE, Qatar, and Bahrein still ban their citizens from…
Lebanon
7 years ago
Following a few posts that went viral last week, with Lebanese citizens ranting about the new phone customs set by the MOT for personal users to pay, a few clarifications and a glimmer of hope ...
Lebanon
7 years ago
After participating in 2012 in MBC’s The Voice – Ahla Sawt (Season 1), and being contacted by Disney for the role of Aladdin in the upcoming live-action film without succeeding to claim both, Lebanese singer ...
Food
7 years ago
I know many people who live in Achrafieh or work there and have no idea who Hajj Nasr is. His place is so tiny that you could pass by and just miss it, especially that ...
Critiques
7 years ago
Hayat Jaber Ali Ahmad paid a visit to “Al Fanar”, a mental hospital in the Msayleh area and shared disturbing images and testimonies from the place which has been neglected for over two years now. ...
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