De Prague Hamra is Shutting its Doors on August 16

I was reading yesterday that de Prague is closing shop on August 16 and remembered that they were due to close five years ago but changed their minds. It's definitely unfortunate news but I just realized I haven't been to a Hamra pub in at least five years and it's mainly due to the traffic and Mar Mikhail being a more convenient option. I've had tons of memories at that place as well as other…

A Hen House Inside EDL’s Building

This is hilarious. According to this MTV report, they are raising chicken inside EDL's headquarters on the second floor and they're provided with 24/7 electricity while the rest of us are paying outrageous generator bills to compensate for the outages. Let's see how they will justify this one. Maybe these chicken are a secret plan by the ministry or EDL to generate electricity by matting them with hamsters and letting them run around a huge…

The Largest Mosaic Made Out of Recyclables: A New Lebanese Guinness World Record

A group of Lebanese are attempting to break the Guinness World Record for "The Largest Recyclable Material Mosaic" and they're doing it on July 29 at Waterfront City, Dbayeh. The attempt is organized by CleverNes and Memories Events Middle East and is aimed at promoting recycling and upcycling practices through art. The masterpiece will be 700 square meters breaking Austria’s record of 450 square meters. It's definitely a positive stunt and the mosaic will later…

Lebanese Basketball Federation Limits Foreign Players Back to Two Per Team

The dumbest decision ever taken by the Lebanese Basketball Federation was allowing three foreign players instead of two a couple of years ago. Instead of promoting local talent and regulating every team's budget to make the league more sustainable, they basically allowed teams to spend more on foreign players to clinch the title, which ruined the game for many fans and resulted in worsening financial problems for all teams. The decision to allow three foreign…
Art

Lebanon’s Yazan Halwani Featured on Great Big Story

7 years ago
I follow Great Big Story religiously, it’s one of the best video channels online and their stories are simply amazing. I’m also a big fan of Yazan’s work and it’s pretty awesome to see him ...
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Alfa Celebrating #LebaneseArmyDay: “Honor, Sacrifice and Loyalty”

7 years ago
Alfa released a video today as a tribute to all Lebanese Armed Forces who are demonstrating that “Honor, Sacrifice and Loyalty” are not only lived in battle fields but in their everyday life through their ...
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Lebanon’s “Escobar” Killed by the Lebanese Army

7 years ago
Lebanon’s most dangerous drug dealer, with over 2,900 warrants out for his arrest, was killed along with seven others by the Lebanese army in the town of Hammoudieh in the outskirts of Baalbeck. More than ...
Critiques

Our Beaches are Not Clean but Stop Sharing Fake Videos

7 years ago
An online video shared by a page called “I love Lebanon” went viral last week showing a heavily polluted beach in the Ouzai area. I was reluctant to share it at first and I’m glad ...
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