NYTimes on the Sahyoun Falafel Rivalry

NYTimes published yesterday a great piece on the Sahyoun brothers falafel rivalry. Zuheir Sahyoun & Fuad Sahyoun both inherited the Falafel business from their father Mustapha Sahyoun but then the younger brother broke away and opened its own shop. They refuse to talk to each other and each claims to be using his father's original recipe. Zuheir has his father's photo behind the cash register, Fuad has a picture of Bryan Adams easting his falafel…

Kid’s Reaction to Mansourieh’s High-Voltage Power Lines Says it all

The authorities been trying to force the installation of high-voltage lines over Mansourieh & Ain Saadeh for years with complete disregard to the residents' demands and protests. Instead of figuring out other means to complete the supply of high voltage, such as underground cables, the Energy Ministry resorted to the police to keep the residents away and complete the task. A young kid taking part in the protest was interviewed by Journalist Rana Richa and…

A National Day of Mourning & An Investigation Into the 2014 Events

The DNA tests on Wednesday verified that the remains found near the Lebanese-Syrian border belong to the missing army men and a national day of mourning was declared on Friday. The relatives of the slain servicemen were informed of the results during a close-door meeting by the Lebanese army chief General Joseph Aoun. In the mean time, President Aoun has called on the authorities to open an investigation into the 2014 abduction of Lebanese soldiers…

Free ( & Decent) WIFI at Beirut’s Airport Soon?

It looks like we're finally having proper WIFI at the Beirut Rafic Hariri airport, instead of the crappy 30 minutes WIFI that no one uses right now. I also read that they will be allowing free phone calls for around 3 minutes and a half to passengers. Fast & free WIFI could definitely help amid the ongoing chaos at the airport :P
Automotive

Nightmarish Traffic on Dahr al Baydar Road

8 years ago
If there’s one thing that keeps me from heading to the Beqaa or visiting friends in Zahle, it’s the Dahr el Baydar – Bhamdoun traffic on the way back. Last weekend, people got stuck for ...
Critiques

7ello 3an el Yoga!

8 years ago
Yoga is the work of the devil, Yoga can lead to satanic possession, Yoga is evil. If you do yoga, you’re headed for the “Kingdom of Darkness”. Every few months, I see a new article ...
Critiques

Chaos at Beirut’s Airport

8 years ago
I had a flight today at 8:30AM so I got to the airport at 5:10AM to be on the safe side, especially after seeing what happened last week. Unfortunately, it was chaotic to say the ...
Baladi

Wissam Kamal The First Lebanese Comedian on Comedy Central Arabia

8 years ago
Wissam Kamal is making his debut tonight on Comedy Central Arabia as he is taking part in the channel’s latest show “Ridiculousness Arabia – Season 2”. For those who are not familiar with Comedy Central, ...
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