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…
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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…
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 random list of why I think professionals will hate the new MacbookPro. 1- Pros never, ever look at their keyboards. They memorize all the shortcuts and think of shaving milliseconds from their workflows. If they want to make text bold,…
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Najib
Oct 29, 2016 01:48
: 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 Ghazi Aad, who founded the organization Support of Lebanese in Detention and Exile in 1990, has been helping them and keeping this issue alive ever since. Ghazi has been doing everything he can to resolve the issue and called on several…
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 ...
Critiques
9 years ago
Not only did Public Transport syndicates block roads all across Lebanon yesterday, but they apparently tried to force taxi drivers to join the protest and beat up some of them. Funnily enough, some people were ...
Fun
9 years ago
Three men apparently tried and failed to kidnap Haifa Wehbe last week in Paris and she caught it all on her Snapchat. I don’t usually follow Haifa news but the sad/funny part about this failed ...
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