Who’s after EDZ?

EDZ continues to be a a too-good-to-be-true story for many Lebanese and has been under attack for the past weeks for unexplainable reasons. In fact, Energy Minister hinted that they didn't want to renew the license and recently newly elected Zahle MPs were asking people at one point not to settle their bills because the cost per kilowatt is too high. I don't have the full story but from what I hear from my Zahle…

#BlogWaladi: Hello Baby Kevin

Brian has just been promoted to big brother after my wife gave birth on August 7th to a healthy baby boy weighing 3.08 kilos at 9:46am. It's been a tough and long pregnancy for her as she gave birth almost a week into her 10th month! Even though Brian is only 3 years old, we already forgot all about new born babies and both my wife and I barely got any asleep the first couple…

Lebanese General Security To Start Issuing 10-Year Passports

About time! The Lebanese General Security will start issuing 10-year passports staring August 10th. The passport will cost 500,000LL which is considerably more expensive than most passports around the world. Nevertheless, I'd rather pay 500,000LL rather than pay 300,000LL for a 5 year old passport. In comparison, a 10 year UK passport costs around $150 while a Canadian passport only costs $160. Germany has one of the world's most powerful passports and it barely costs…

Elissa Reveals Her Secret Breast Cancer Battle With New Video

Elissa just shocked her fans by revealing her struggle with breast cancer in her latest music video. The clip beings with a woman inside an MRI machine and a subtitle "You have cancer" then goes on to show real footage of her struggle and depicts in one of the scenes makeup artist Bassam Fattouh drying her tears before a Dubai concert where she ended up fainting on stage. The clip ends with Elissa declaring that…
Architecture

Oscar Niemeyer’s Maarad in Tripoli Falling Apart?

7 years ago
Brazilian Oskar Nieymer designed the 10,000-hectare site, intended as an international fairground, back in 1962 but constructions were halted in 1975 and never resumed. In 2006, the site was “added to the World Monuments Fund ...
Baladi

17,000 Seedlings Will Turn Aaqoura’s Barren land into a Forest

7 years ago
I stumbled upon this video of a reforestation initiative organized by Aaqoura’s youth and the town’s environmental committee with the help of US Aid, US Forest Service and Lebanon Reforestation Initiative. Over 17,000 seedlings were ...
Critiques

Third Turkish Power Barge to Dock in Zouk Instead of Jiyye

7 years ago
Update: The ship has arrived but I asked several friends of mine and power outages are still. I thought we’re getting 22 or even 24 hours now. What happened? When the first Turkish power ships ...
Information

TLS Offices Now Open at Opera House on Martyrs Square

7 years ago
The news is over a month old but I just noticed it. Those who wish to apply for VISAs to Australia, Denmark, France, Italy, Switzerland and Great Britain can now head to the new TLS ...
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