Wael Arakji Featured in Dubai Basketball Court Artwork

Lebanese Basketball star Wael Arakji was painted on one of Dubai's basketball courts, as part of a Red Bull project to turn the court into an art piece ahead of the UAE National final of Red Bull Half Court 3X3 Basketball Championship. Arakji was featured alongside Egyptian star Ehab Amine on the court located at Safwa Park Court. An exhibition game featuring the two stars took place as well. The original Wael Arakji picture was…

Lebanese Ambassador to France Rami Adwan Accused of Rape & Violence

Rami Adwan, Lebanon’s ambassador to France, is currently being investigated for rape & sexual assault following complaints by two former embassy employees. One of the employees, named Ava, claimed that she was raped in May 2020 in a private apartment belonging to Ambassador Adwan and that she “provided the police with WhatsApp messages on that evening and the following day, explicitly accusing him of rape", according to French investigative website Mediapart. French authorities have apparently…

Lebanon Burns The Most Money on Cigar Per Capita

Statista released a list showing which countries spent the most on cigar on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day and Lebanon has topped that list, followed by the U.S. In other words, Lebanese spend 37$ per year on cigars, which is the highest per capita spend on cigars in the world. Qatar & Bahrain are the only other Arab countries featured in the top ten. How is that possible? Smoking is unfortunately still very…

Almaza Latest Ad: Unbelievably Good!

Unhide, Unarmed, Unbreakable, Unate, Uncomplexed, Unauthorized, Unlabelled and last but not least Uncensored! Almaza's latest commercial to launch their unfiltered beer is hitting all the right notes. The last brand to launch such a daring ad was Crepaway few years back but this one brakes many barriers and will piss off many people, not the Almaza lovers though. One can only hope that more and more Lebanese will aspire to such values and to a…
Fun

Chiyah Cell Phone Store With The Weirdest Marketing Stunts

1 year ago
When I accidentally saw one of his videos, I thought it was a joke but the store is very real and the person behind it is relentlessly producing new stunts and I have to say ...
Art

Gibran Khalil Gibran Monument To Be Inaugurated in New York City

1 year ago
Earlier in April this year, the United Nations HQ in New York City honored Lebanese US writer Gibran Khalil Gibran with a three-day exhibition entitled “Khalil Gibran returns to New York after 100 years.” The ...
Food

Pizza Hut has a Zaatar Stuffed Crust Pizza Now

1 year ago
Pizza Hut has recently opened a new branch in Manara and announced new items on the menu including the “Stuffed Crust Zaatar”. They also have a new Halloumi Pesto Pizza but the Zaatar one is ...
Baladi

Lebanon’s Little Petra: The Haidara Monument – Qabb Elias

1 year ago
The first time I heard about a deer reserve in Lebanon was through Plus961 and today I learned about Haidara, also known as Lebanon’s Little Petra. The Haidara monument is located in the village of ...
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