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Najib
May 13, 2018 12:16
Burj el Murr, dubbed the tower of bitterness, is a haunting reminder of the Lebanese Civil War that ravaged Lebanon for over 15 years. The building was built in the 1970s and served as a key sniper hideout, but was left abandoned after the war and still inhabited till this day. I stumbled upon today pictures of the Burj with colored shades hanging on the windows from the top to the bottom in an attempt…
Posted By
Najib
May 12, 2018 09:32
The Lebanese Bakery is an authentic bakery located in Achrafieh and one of my favorite breakfast places in Beirut. They serve breakfast and brunch and make the best Kaak in town, in addition to their signature Manakish. My favorites are the Bayd bi Awarma Man2oushe, Keshek and Halloumi & Basil. I was just reading this morning that they opened a branch in London on 34-43 Russell Street, Covent Garden, which is great news. This is…
Posted By
Najib
May 12, 2018 09:13
Pop star Shakira is performing on July 13 at the 2018 Cedar international Festival in Lebanon this summer as part of her El Dorado World Tour. Shakira will be part of the opening ceremony that will take place on Friday "in line with the festival's goal to "honour national figures and symbols." Shakira has already visited Lebanon back in 2011 and attracted over 20,000 fans to her concert at Beirut’s new seafront. Speaking of concerts,…
Posted By
Najib
May 11, 2018 09:52
Over 50 cars had their tires slashed in the Rmeil and Badawi areas in Achrafieh by an unidentified man two nights ago. Residents woke up to find their cars' tires slashed and reported it quickly to the police. After checking security cameras, the man was identified as a Syrian worker at a local tire repair shop. I have no idea if he did it out of desperation or because he's on drugs as Future is…
Critiques
7 years ago
Most people I know associate Michel Daher with Daher Foods and Master Potato chips but little do they know that Daher Capital has been investing in public equity and alternative investment markets since the 1990s ...
Art
7 years ago
In 2017, MARCH began its Beirut project following the successful one in Tripoli. They started basically the same, with a play that grouped young men and women from marginalized neighborhoods, to talk about their daily ...
Baladi
7 years ago
The American University of Beirut has officially become a Guinness World Record Holder after building the largest notebook mosaic-flag. The flag consisted of around 60,000 notebooks and was unveiled tonight on the Green field on ...
Critiques
7 years ago
Elections are over, official results are out (or not yet?) and tensions are back on the streets whether in Beirut or in Choueifat. Yesterday a PSP supporter and Civil Defense volunteer called Alaa Abi Faraj ...
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