Sursock Museum Cites Economic Constraints, to Close Twice Per Week Now

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…

Saudi Arabia Lifts 15-month old Travel Ban on #Lebanon

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…

Updates Regarding The “Smuggled” Phones Customs Fees in #Lebanon

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 have emerged. To sum up the current situation, a law passed last summer stipulated that any person who had bought a mobile phone abroad , dating even a few years back, would have to pay custom fees once the phone enters…

Lebanese Mory Hatem Selected by Lara Fabian in The Voice Canada

After participating in 2012 in MBC's The Voice - Ahla Sawt , and being contacted by Disney for the role of Aladdin in the upcoming live-action film without succeeding to claim both, Lebanese singer Mory Hatem, aged 27, has decided to chase his dream of singing once more, but this time in Canada. Being a huge fan of Lara Fabian whom he couldn't get to watch in Lebanon after she was - and still is…
Food

Hajj Nasr now Open on Sassine Square

6 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

Disturbing Images from Msayleh’s Mental Hospital “Al Fanar”

6 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. ...
Lebanon

Tennis – Lebanon to play Uzbekistan on home soil in Davis Cup tie this September

6 years ago
Lebanon’s tennis team will face Uzbekistan in September in Beirut after the Davis Cup draws for Groups I and II in the Asia/Oceania category took place in London on February 6. It is the fourth ...
Society

A Valentine Proposal She’ll Never Forget

6 years ago
I did not see that coming to be honest. That’s one proposal she will never forget and that anyone watching it will struggle to forget as well. A powerful and strong message from UNICEF. Well ...
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