Back to Beirut!

I'm finally back in Beirut after a week well spent in Montreal. I enjoyed the city a lot and I will be sharing my thoughts soon enough. Till then, I'm still trying to recover from that never-ending trip, especially the last flight from Frankfurt to Beirut. I've been on that plane several times on different airlines and it's the worst thing ever. Passengers asking others to switch seats so they can sit next to their…

ASHEKMAN Unveil Their Largest Calligraffiti Mural Ever in Kuwait City

ASHEKMAN were off to Kuwait city this weekend to unveil their newest and largest calligraffiti mural ever as part of the city's urban cultural week. The #Grandizer mural is ASHEKMAN's first building mural as well and is almost 30 meters high and 20 meters wide. It took Omar and Mohamed Kabbani almost 18 hours to complete this gorgeous mural. For those of you who are not familiar with ASHEKMAN still, it was established in 2001…

2016/2017 Global Competitiveness Report: Public Trust in Politicians Still Improving in #Lebanon

Public trust in politicians has improved once again since last year as ranking improved by two spots from last year according to the 2016/2017 Global Competitiveness Report. I have no idea how this is happening to be honest with the garbage crisis and the level of corruption that we've reached in the last couple of years. Lebanon still globally ranks 101st out of 138 countries and was ranked third-worse in terms of government debt .…

Poppins Malik el Cornflakes

Poppins is set to break two Guinness World Records this weekend in Jounieh: The largest cereal box and the largest cereal breakfast. For that purpose they are organizing an event with live entertainment and activities for the children mainly. Update: Here are pictures of the largest cereal box and largest cereal breakfast. I usually make fun of our attempts at breaking silly Guinness World Records but this one is actually a smart stunt and they…
Automotive

M6 “Enquête exclusive” on Road Accidents in #Lebanon

9 years ago
M6 is doing a special report on the most dangerous roads in the world and is featuring Thailand and Lebanon in their first episode. Here’s what they said about roads in Lebanon: “Au Liban, le ...
Events

Ziad Rahbani’s “Bennesbeh Labokra Chou?” Showing in Montreal on November 3 & 4

9 years ago
Here’s some good news for all Ziad Rahbani fans in Montreal. The famous play “Bennesbeh Labokra Chou?” which was brought back to theaters earlier this year by M Media will be showing on two consecutive ...
Critiques

Nawal Berri Trying Hard To be a Rebel

9 years ago
MTV Reporter Nawal Berri headed to Choueifat to do a report on the newly cleaned up walls near Beirut’s airport and questioned an official in the area about the disgusting smells that are being ignored. ...
Baladi

Ana Mech Fenneneh: Bghanne Bi Sawte Mech Bi Hazzit Khasre

9 years ago
I love that song, I love the artist, the lyrics and the message behind it. It’s quite sad that real talent is never highlighted properly in this country while so-called artists get all the hype ...
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