A Lebanese Heart Surgeon Treats Refugees For Free Once Per Week

Issam al-Rassi is a Lebanese surgeon and is currently dedicating one day every week to treat Syrian and Palestinian refugees for free. Dr El-Rassi is the Chief of Pediatrics Cardiac Surgery at the Children's Heart Center at AUBMC and visits Hammoud hospital in Saida once per week. He refuses to leave babies untreated because of lack of money as he "sees his work with refugees as a matter of responsibility". He no longer wants to…

Ton Amie Liliane is Ton Amie Lara Now

We all grew up in Lebanon listening to "Ton Amie Liliane" songs and watching her plays. I was more of a "Captain Majed" fan myself but we barely had a couple of TV stations with a very limited number of shows to watch. C33 was the best channel ever but it was illegal of course and got closed down. In all cases, Ton Amie Liliane is retiring soon and passing the flame to her daughter…

BBChi’s Rola Yammout Interview is Even Worse than Her Clip

I was watching BBChi's first episode on LBC and this show is off to a horrible start. I expected better from Salam El Zaatari and Fouad Yammine especially after CHI.N.N got cancelled but the show was so annoying and obnoxious I stopped watching it midway and most of the material is old and expired. The worst part was the interview with Rola Yammout. It was so cheap it made Rola's clip look good in comparison.…

A New Political Movement in #Lebanon?

Their billboards are all over, they are using the number "Seven" , their official color is purple and they are calling for change. They are also sending messages to all political parties and calling their movement Lebanon's last hope. I also got an email that they're launching on Wednesday at 6:30PM in Badaro. I have no idea if it's a new political movement or some stunt, but they are sure spending a lot of money…
Automotive

Don’t Piss off a Lebanese Taxi Driver

9 years ago
So a couple of taxis were fighting over a parking spot in Montreal and the driver in the white cab turned out to be a Lebanese. Wait till the end when he starts swearing in ...
Information

Video Shows How The Lebanese Army Captured Ain el Helweh’s Daesh Prince

9 years ago
The Lebanese Army issued a statement that they captured Daesh prince Imad Yasseen in Ain el-Helwi and released a footage of the operation that took place inside the Palestinian camp’s Tawaree neighborhood. Several arrest warrants ...
Reviews

When an Apple Guy Switches from iPhone to Android (Samsung S7 Edge)

9 years ago
Few month ago, I’ve put aside my iPhone and took on the challenge of switching completely to Android for a 3 month period, using the newly released (back then) Samsung S7 Edge. It has been an ...
Food

The Gardens Naccache: The Hottest New Venue in Town

9 years ago
The Naccache Gardens is a new cluster of restaurants, cafes and bars that recently opened in Naccache 50 meters away from Spinneys. There are currently ten outlets open there, including three Lebanese restaurants Enab, Beit ...
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