TeePee&Co: Brian’s Favorite New Hang Out Spot

I am constantly looking for child-friendly toys, furniture and decor items, which is not an easy task these days. We’ve always hoped of having an outdoor garden, but till that day comes, I wanted a tent I could put up in his room, or by our chimney, to give him a feel of what it would be like to camp later on when he grows up. Unfortunately, most of the kid-friendly options didn’t seem up…

Lebanon’s 74th Independence Day

Here’s a nice roundup of some of the Lebanese ads, videos and posters about Lebanon’s Independence that were shared in the past week or so. Poppins Lebanon Bose Lebanon Beirut Beer Castania areeba Sandwich w Boss William Cheese Doummar Jewerly Furn Beaino Ecole des Arts Wooden Bakery Bank Audi Zaatar w Zeit Middle East Airlines Touch Tarboosh Leila min Lebnan Alfa Telecom Children of Tripoli

Georges el Rif Killer Sentenced to Death

Beirut's Criminal Court issued the verdict in the case of George al-Rif killing, sentencing the accused Tareq Yateem to death and acquitting his friend Lynn Haidar. Yateem was arrested after stabbing George el Rif 15 times in broad daylight and in front of dozens of bystanders following a traffic dispute. The whole thing was caught on tape yet Yateem's lawyer withdrew from the case without prior notice, claiming that Justice Minister Salim Jreissati had interfered…

Pictures from the Lebanese War by Pulitzer Prize-winning Photographer Bill Foley

I'm always on the lookout for pictures from the Lebanese Civil war and my latest finding is Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Bill Foley. I remember seeing a couple of Foley pictures online in past years but I never looked at his website for some reason. Foley's work was included in a number of books and was shown in museums and galleries in New York, Cairo, Beirut and numerous cities in Europe. Foley's portfolio includes three albums…
Baladi

Hunting Cartridges Cleanup in Amaz and Eghbeh

8 years ago
Every year, around 25 million shots are fired in Lebanon and the majority, if not all cartridges, are left behind by hunters in forests and mountains. Hunting cartridge is extremely harmful to nature especially the ...
Critiques

Barely 90,000 Lebanese Expats Registered to Vote

8 years ago
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants announced yesterday unofficially that over 85,000 Lebanese registered online to vote in the upcoming elections. The minister seemed proud about the number but I think it’s a very ...
Lebanon

Public Works & Transport Minister Promised to Reopen Rene Mouawad Airport by Next Year

8 years ago
Public Works and Transport Minister Youssef Fenianos promised a couple of months ago pilgrims traveling to Mecca that they will be able to depart from the renovated Rene Moawad airport by next year. Back in ...
Fun

And The Award For “Dumbest Disguise” on a Lebanese TV Shows Goes to …

8 years ago
Most of the drama shows on local TVs are an insult to our intelligence. They’re poorly produced and are just there to fill air time. Even when there are decent producers involved, the acting is ...
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