Pain D’or Issues Statement on the Rainbow Cake Controversy

An old picture showing rainbow cakes sold at Pain D'or resurged online few weeks ago, triggering an Anti-LGBTQ campaign against pastry shops selling rainbow cakes. The campaign even extended to include festivals that were raising colorful flags. Pain D'or responded to the controversy by issuing a statement condemning the attacks on the institution and clarifying that they have nothing to do with such movements, in referring to the LGBTQ community. While I understand that they…

What’s Next After Salameh?

Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh left office today after 30 years on the job. Unfortunately, him leaving doesn't change much as Lebanon's caretake government has failed to appoint a permanent successor, and Salameh's deputy Wassim Mansouri will take over but wants "guarantees" from the government to agree on a radical set of economic measures. The only problem is that the government is a resigned one, and is barely able to meet, which means that whatever…

Lebanon Just Cut Cultural Ties with Sweden & Denmark

Lebanon's Minister of Culture tweeted today that Lebanon will suspend cultural coordination with Denmark and Sweden and their corresponding embassies in Beirut. The decision comes after the Koran burnings that took place in both countries, which angered a lot of Muslims around the world. It's a hasty decision if you ask me, but an improvement from 2006 when protesters set fire to the Denmark embassy in Beirut. It is understandable that burning Islam's holy book…

GCC Accounts for 48% of Total Remittances to Lebanon

Remittances continue to serve as a vital source of support for the Lebanese economy and Lebanese families as they amount approximately $6 to $7 billion per year. Despite the COVID crisis and the global recession in the past years, remittances kept flowing from expats in support of their families, making Lebanon the third-highest recipient of remittances in terms of value in the MENA region, preceded only by Morocco and Egypt. So where's that money coming…
BeirutBlast

“The Creator” Trailer Includes Real Footage From The Beirut Explosion

1 year ago
The director behind an upcoming movie called “The Creator” has decided to use real footage of the Beirut port crime to simulate a nuclear explosion. Footage of the Beirut port was modified to conceal some ...
Critiques

Energy Ministry Fined for Refusing To Hand Over Mseilha Dam Documents

1 year ago
Three years ago, I posted about the Mseilha dam asking why wasn’t it completed yet; the Energy Ministry claimed back then works are still underway and that we have to wait till 2021 for the ...
Baladi

Civil Defense Volunteer Wants To Break The Longest Scuba Dive World Record

1 year ago
Mohammad Zein is a diving instructor and a civil defense volunteer who wants to break the longest scuba dive world record. The Lebanese record was 12 hours but Zein managed to break it last month ...
Art

Mayyas Has Released Its First Official Music Video “HORRA”

1 year ago
The Mayyas has officially released its first video music entitled “Horra” and it is absolutely stunning visually and artistically. The 5-minute long video showcases Mayyas’ incredible choreography in different settings, one of them being the ...
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