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Najib
Apr 18, 2017 12:38
HONA Beirut debuted on April 13th, the anniversary of the start of the Lebanese Civil War. The play is a dark comedy directed by Yehya Jaber and produced by MARCH Lebanon, where 18 young men and women from different backgrounds and religious poke fun at the sectarian rifts and stereotypes they live with every day. The plot is as follows: "After a breaking news bulletin interrupts auditions for a play at a cafe in Downtown…
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Najib
Apr 17, 2017 01:30
The Promise is a historical drama film and a $100-million independently produced movie featuring stars such as Oscar Isaac, Charlotte Le Bon and Christian Bale. The movie is directed by Academy Award winning filmmaker Terry George and is set in the final years of the Ottoman Empire. The movie tells a beautiful love story while shedding the light on the Armenian Genocide which Turkey still refused to acknowledge. In fact, Turkey has been spamming the…
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Najib
Apr 17, 2017 10:08
The 2017 Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index measures “the set of factors and policies that enable the sustainable development of the travel and tourism sector, which in turn, contributes to the development and competitiveness of a country”. It is issued by the World Economic Forum and ranked countries based on several pillars. Lebanon ranked 96th worldwide, out of 136 countries. Here's how it ranked in some of the key pillars: - International Openness 100th -…
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Najib
Apr 16, 2017 08:24
The Lebanese Heritage shared an old footage showing a Lebanese wedding from the 1960s. No doomsday Zaffe, no dancing floor, no fireworks, no drones, no Ali el Deek, no first dance, no "You can leave your hat on", no valet parking and no fancy convoys :)
Advertising
8 years ago
Here are some of the Easter ads I spotted this year. Khoury Home, Castania & Barbar were my favorites. Fakhry & Poppins ads cracked me up. Exotica disappointed. ...
Fun
8 years ago
The Easter egg hunt is here and ABC is organizing this year a virtual reality egg hunt. The app, which was released today, takes kids and their parents on a quest around the center to ...
Food
8 years ago
Nothing beats the traditional Maamoul flavors but there’s no harm in trying out new flavors. I got this year four original flavors from three different shops: 1- Orange-filled and honey-filled Maamouls from Neo-Gourmet. I loved ...
Critiques
8 years ago
Several bars and pubs in Mar Mikhael received a flyer asking them in a polite way to close down on Good Friday. Unlike the threatening memos that are sometimes distributed during Ramadan by fanatic groups ...
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