Bashir Gemayel Assassination Trial Reopen After 34 Years

Bashir Gemayel was assassinated on September 14th 1982 when a bomb exploded in the Beirut Kataeb HQ in Achrafieh. He was only 34 years old and had just been elected President of the Lebanese Republic. A member of the Syrian Socialist National Party called Habib Shartouni was charged with the assassination at the time but he escaped prison in 1990 and no one knows his whereabouts ever since. On Friday and after 34 years, Lebanon's…

There’s Nothing Wrong With Having a Black Friday in #Lebanon

If you thought Black Friday only takes place in the US, you are wrong. It was introduced in many countries outside the US just as the UK, Australia, France, Romania, India, Mexico, Finland, Bolivia and others. If you thought Black Friday is just one day, you are also wrong. Technically speaking, the biggest discounts take place on that day but discounts and deals start a week before and continue till the week after. Amazon has…

First Visit to Pier 78 at Kempinski Summerland Beirut

I was fortunate to receive a pre-opening invite to have lunch at Pier 78, Lebanese cuisine with a seafood twist in the newly opened Kempinski Summerland Hotel & Resort in Beirut. Since I had only been to Kempinski at night, I was excited to explore the resort by day and taste some of the Pier 78 menu. I headed to Pier 78 on Sunday with a couple of friends and sat inside. Our indoor table…
Critiques

Improving Lebanon’s Internet on Top of PM Hariri’s Agenda

9 years ago
Nest Labs Founder Tony Fadell, who was a speaker at the most recent BDL Accelerate, tweeted yesterday about UK’s £1BN plan to deploy full fiber broadband & 5G and mentioned PM Saad Hariri. Hariri did ...
Fun

Teta Jacko: The Real Independence Hero

9 years ago
Jacko told Bechara el Khoury that the French must leave in the 1940s. Jacko suggested adding the Cedar tree to the flag. Jacko inspired Camille Chamoun to call his party the National Liberal Party. Jacko ...
Baladi

Maxime Chaya Aiming To Be The First To Cycle Across Rubh’ Al Khali (Empty Quarter)

9 years ago
Maxime Chaya is off to a new challenge as he aims to successfully complete the first ever crossing of Rubh’ Al Khali by bicycle. The expedition will be unsupported, but assisted by means of pre-laid ...
Lebanon

#NotYourAshta Campaign

9 years ago
THE KIP Project on Gender and Sexuality has launched the #NotYourAshta campaign to shed light on the issue of street harassment in Lebanon. The campaign kicked off on November 14 and ends on November 25 ...
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