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Najib
Mar 13, 2017 09:28
Lebanese singer Majida el Roumi was honored by the Spanish Ambassador in Lebanon and awarded the Order of Civil Merit which is granted by the Spanish King. El Roumi has been recognized with many awards and honors and also serves as UN Goodwill Ambassador. El Roumi started singing at age 17 and is one of the most acclaimed and beloved Arab singers. I found a video of the occasion of the event held: and here…
Posted By
Najib
Mar 12, 2017 04:08
Lebanese prominent cartoonist Stavro Jabra has passed away today at the age of 70. Stavro has been reflecting through his cartoons on regional and local events since the 1970s. I followed his work religiously and checked his website on a regular basis. In one of the articles on his website, he is described as "the man who put the Middle East caricature on the map". He was also a photographer and an author of cartoon…
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Najib
Mar 12, 2017 12:06
When I first spotted the poster last week, I thought it was some really old event because it looked like it was done using a Microsoft Paint from Windows 95 but then a friend asked me about it and sent me pictures from the game which barely attracted any crowds. The game was between Lebanese players and Brazilian stars including Dunga, Rivaldo and Edmilson but weirdly enough barely anyone showed up to the game as…
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Najib
Mar 12, 2017 10:52
I was on my way to the airport on Thursday morning when I noticed the Grand Serail was all lit up in pink to mark International Women’s Day. I couldn't help myself but laugh quietly, especially when the new government only has one woman who was given a useless ministry of state. In fact there were only 2 women ministers in the last three governments formed and women's political participation is still at an all-time…
Critiques
9 years ago
National Geographic shared recently a short 1-minute video of Lebanon featuring beautiful NatGeoMyShot pictures taken by locals. The post links to a page where you can learn more about Lebanon but there’s not much to ...
Fun
9 years ago
Plus961 shared few days ago a picture of a car with roof-mounted cameras roaming around Beirut. I’ve been hearing about these cars for some time and I thought at first they might be Google Street ...
Lifestyle
9 years ago
I’m flying to Geneva this morning and staying in Lausanne till Saturday where I’ll be visiting the Philip Morris International R&D Facilities. Lausanne is not a touristic destination from what I’ve heard but I don’t ...
Fun
9 years ago
Quickies are skits performed by four hilarious Lebanese comedians: Anthony Hamawi & Shant Kabakian: the guys behind 3as3us, Jad Bou Karam (OhMyJad) and Tony Dagher. They started a year ago and are holding their first ...
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