Posted By
Najib
Sep 29, 2018 10:33
Al-Anwar newspaper first declared on its front page and it will stop being published, only to be followed by news that its publisher, Dar Assaad, which was founded in 1943 by Said Freiha, will halt all the magazines it publishes – including Fayrouz, Achabaka and Assayad, "Fares", "Al Difa3 Al Arabi" and others. Assafir, one of Lebanon's oldest newspapers, also decided to shut down in 2016 due to financial difficulties. A sad day for Lebanese…
Posted By
Najib
Sep 28, 2018 03:09
When I saw the video of a male stripper performing on Nishan's new show on Al Jadeed, I was like why are all these TVs sinking to new lows but then I looked up the whole episode and it was a rather interesting one. Showing the guy stripping without watching the whole 1-hour episode will obviously shock people but the topic at hand was rather well dealt with and I encourage everyone to watch the…
Posted By
Najib
Sep 27, 2018 05:07
One out of six kids in Lebanon are victims of a kind of sexual abuse. The number is scary but it's true and the only way to prevent further child abuse is by reporting them. Himaya launched today its #dawwi_3alghalat campaign to raise further awareness and incite people who know or suspect child abuse to report it at 03/414964. During the press conference held at the Serail, Himaya spokesperson encouraged all parents, and institutions to…
Posted By
Fred
Sep 27, 2018 10:49
After 20 years of going under the name "Dunkin' Donuts", the American-borne company has decided to move to Dunkin' to emphasize the selling of coffee and other drinks, beside doughnuts. This will happen in January 2019, with the word "donuts" to be dropped from ads, packages and signage at new and remodeled stores, as well as the company's social media accounts. Lebanon, whose first branch opened in 1998 in Zalka, and which now has around 30…
Critiques
7 years ago
We’ve been hearing for the past week or so about an offer submitted by Siemens’ CEO to the Lebanese government to build power stations in Lebanon. A leaked voice note recorded by lawmaker Yassin Jaber ...
News
7 years ago
[Update: May 1 2019] One of the blog readers informed me the embassy denied the below and we still need a VISA until further notice. Lebanese will no longer need a visa to visit South ...
Baladi
7 years ago
Lebanese-Brazilian Judo Champion Nacif Elias was taking part in the 2018 World Judo Championships and made headlines when he knocked out the world number one Aleksandar KUKOLJ in his first fight. Unfortunately, he lost in ...
Art
7 years ago
If you haven’t spotted this inflatable art installation yet, you’re missing out. It’s dubbed “MonuMental” and was released by Saint Hoax as part of his upcoming exhibition. “This piece is on the cusp of entertainment ...
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