Meet the Lebanese Who Hijacked Six Planes – A Record to This Day

Plane hijacking was unfortunately quite common in the 1970s and 1980s and a certain Lebanese named Hamza Akel Hamieh, holds the record for the largest number of hijackings between 1979 and 1982 and one of the longest hijackings in history after he took over a Libyan Arab Airlines 727 in midair between Zurich and Tripoli, "flying 6,000 miles with multiple stops throughout Europe and the Middle East before landing in Lebanon three days later". No…

Deyim Deyim And Traditions of Epiphany in Lebanon

Many Christians around the world celebrate Epiphany on January 6th, also known as Three Kings' Day, in reference to the three wise men/kings who visited baby Jesus. Epiphany is a public holiday in many countries including Lebanon and marks the day Saint John baptized Jesus in Jordan's river along with the three kings' visit. Every religious holiday has its special traditions and there are three that I know of during Epiphany: - Galette des Rois…

No, The Government Cannot Hack Your Whatsapp & Facebook

Ministry of Interior and Municipalities Nohad Machnouk denied yesterday claims that the government has started implementing a new cyber crimes law that will entitle the authorities to: - Monitor calls & register them - Monitor Facebook, Whatsapp & Twitter and all social media tools - Monitor your device as it is linked to your civil register & fingerprint I have no idea who started these rumors but they have no idea what they are talking…

#BlogWaladi: Children-Only Hair Salons in Lebanon

We've been delaying Brian's first haircut for quite some time but we've finally decided to do it this weekend. Brian has straight blonde hair with curls at the tips , and even though we all love his hair, we have to trim it a bit to keep it from getting into his eyes. I've been reading about a child's first haircut and many suggest that you do it at home especially if he's still a…
Architecture

Engineering Gone Wrong

8 years ago
If you are wondering why there are so many buildings at risk of crumbling in Lebanon, just watch this video. The “funny” part is that they are filming it as if it’s something cool to ...
Art

World-Renowed Street Artist Retna Paints Ashrafieh and Ouzai

8 years ago
Marquis Lewis, known as Retna, is an American contemporary street artist of African-American, El Salvadorian and Cherokee descent. During the holidays, Loft Investments by Ayad Nasser in partnership with curator19.90 flew in Retna to Beirut ...
Fun

Fairouz Sued Madonna in the 1990s

8 years ago
It looks like MTV Lebanon is on a roll these days. A friend of mine sent me a link to an MTV article entitled ” فيروز في أغنية جنسيّة والأسوأ في هذه السّطور” (Fairouz in ...
Critiques

Someone Wants You to Boycott Alfa & Touch on Jan 8th

8 years ago
I have no idea who’s behind this campaign but I’ve seen people sharing it and some of them are convinced that they should be taking part in it to help fight corruption. Basically a group ...
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