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Fred
Dec 07, 2018 09:02
Is there a place in the world where Nadine Labaki's chef-d'oeuvre hasn't been watched yet? After "The Insult" made it to the final round of the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 90th Academy Awards on January 23, 2018, it was time for "Capharnaüm" to make it to the last 5 in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Golden Globe Awards on December 6, 2018. The film will compete with "Girl" from Belgium,…
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Najib
Dec 05, 2018 10:43
The National Library has been finally inaugurated yesterday after years of restoration works. Old manuscripts and books have been brought back and the library is ready to open to the public! The National Library was first established in the house of Phillipe de Tarrazi in 1919, before moving to its new premises in Sanayeh. The library was frequently bombed during the Civil war and had to shut its doors down in 1979. The newly renovated…
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Najib
Dec 04, 2018 09:29
War Hotels is a new documentary series airing on Al Jazeera and exploring stories behind iconic hotels that were used during war. The Holiday Inn Beirut has long become a symbol of the Lebanese Civil War and its shell-scarred walls till today are reminiscent of this ugly era. The hotel was described once by British artist Tom Young as "a giant tomb which remains in the centre of the city like an unresolved scar". The…
Posted By
Fred
Dec 02, 2018 09:54
When we won against China on September 14 on home soil, we were comfortably poised to qualify for the FIBA 2019 World Cup in the Asian section. 3 months later, and after a painful nailbiting loss against New Zealand , we find ourselves counting on Jordan to continue failing miserably in the group E to snatch the final qualification spot, after dismal losses against Korea and China these past few days. Somehow, we felt it…
Business
7 years ago
In a press release issued on November 20, Facebook has announced the appointment of Lebanese Ramez Shehadi, as its managing director for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Shehadi has been an outstanding ...
Baladi
7 years ago
Rafael Nadal has accepted, via Twitter, a challenge proposed by an 11-year-old Lebanese by the name of Marc Krajekian, similar to the trendy 2014 “Ice bucket challenge”, dubbed the “Volleying challenge”. He was nominated alongside ...
Lebanon
7 years ago
The Arab Foundation for Freedoms and Equality (AFE) has launched 16 days of activism against Gender based violence and is sharing very powerful and insightful videos to help people understand the difference between flirt and ...
Humor
7 years ago
Look up IDD or #InternetDeficitDisorder online and you’ll find a page explaining this new phenomenon that’s affecting a lot of Lebanese whenever internet starts acting up. I’m not sure if this is a joke or ...
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