Posted By
Najib
Oct 31, 2016 02:08
After three rounds of votes, Michel Aoun was finally elected today as the new President of the Lebanese Republic. Aoun won with 83 votes in the last round. Strida Tawk got 1 vote, Myriam Klink got 1 vote and Zorba the Greek got 1 vote as well lol! Today's elections end a two years+ vacuum after 45 failed attempts to form a quorum. The reason for that is that more than a third of MPs…
Posted By
Najib
Oct 31, 2016 09:09
Newsweek Middle East featured an article on Hanna Mitri's Al Salam ice-cream shop. Mitri's mission for the past 67 years has been to create real ice cream without any artificial products and he offers eight different flavors, four sorbets and four milk-based flavors . He occasionally makes watermelon and mango which are two of my favorite flavors. I work few minutes away from Hanna's shop and sometimes I'd go have ice cream for breakfast. It's…
Zokak el-Blat used to be one of the upper class districts in Beirut where villas and palaces were built. It was also the first area to have a paved road, hence its name. Two of the most notable palaces in the area are the Heneine Palace and Bechara El Khoury's palace. We paid a visit to Bechara El Khoury's palace few days ago and took some pictures from inside the 19th century mansion. The palace…
Posted By
Najib
Oct 30, 2016 09:02
A group of Lebanese mothers took the streets to protest against the ongoing garbage crisis and its adverse effects on children. The mothers had shared earlier highlighting the dangers of burning trash which, aside from creating the unpleasant smells, can produce a range of poisonous compounds. Environment Minister Mohammad Machnouk obviously wasn't there but he showed support for the demo and condemned burning trash in a tweet. He also indirectly cleared himself from this issue…
Technology
9 years ago
If you’re the kind of person who likes to read well written articles, I recommend you read Michael Tsai’s sobering look into how Apple lost the plot with professionals. Here, I’ll just drop in a ...
Lebanon
9 years ago
[Update 16/11/2016]: Ghazi Aad has passed away this morning. Hundreds of Lebanese families have been trying for years to uncover the fate of their relatives which are missing or still detained in Syrian prisons and ...
Lebanon
9 years ago
Lebanese composer and singer Melhem Barakat passed away today at the age of 74 after a battle with illness. He was one of the most popular singers and composers in the Middle East and was ...
Critiques
9 years ago
I just got a notification that Education Minister Elias Bou Saab has ordered public and private schools to close down on Monday and urged universities to do the same, because and I quote “Monday is ...
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