How Beirut Martyrs Square Looked in 1995

Here's a rare video shared by Old Beirut of Martyrs Square and its surrounding back in 1995. Saifi village, Al Amin Mosque, Virgin Megastore and several other buildings weren't built yet. I think the only two major buildings that remain untouched till today are Burj el Murr and the bullet-scarred Holiday Inn Hotel. PS: I'm gonna try dig out old Beirut pictures from 1995 and compare them with recent pictures.

Meet My New SLR Camera: The Canon EOS Rebel T6i EF-S 18-135mm

I bought my first SLR which was a Nikon D600 almost 6 years ago. It came with an 18-55 mm lens and cost me around 600$. I'm an amateur photographer so I started to read online and asked my friends on how to take great shots but the pictures were never that great and I soon lost interest and relied on my phone cameras. However after my wife gave birth last year, my friend told…

IMAX Theater To Open By Mid September at VOX Cinemas – City Centre Beirut

VOX Cinemas are putting the final touches on their IMAX theater that will be available by mid-September hopefully. I passed by today to check it out and it should be done very soon. I already know which movie will premiere at the IMAX theater and I will definitely have tickets to give away so stay tuned! I'm definitely looking forward to the IMAX experience but I'm more interested right now in winning the trip for…
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BlogBaladi Facebook Page is Now Verified

9 years ago
If you are searching for BlogBaladi’s page on Facebook or checking out the page, you will notice the blue badge right next to the name, which means that the page has been verified by Facebook ...
Critiques

There are Still Lebanese Prisoners in Assad’s Saydnaya Prison, Possibly The Worst Place on Earth

9 years ago
Ex-detainees and architects have built an accurate model of the Saydnaya Syrian prison based using ‘ear-witness’ and The Guardian is describing Assad’s most brutal prison as the worst place on Earth. Amnesty international reports that ...
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One Scene that Sums Up All Lebanese Drama Series

9 years ago
Mum “I need Cocaine” LOOOL! ...
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Next Automated Robots (NAR): A Beirut-based Startup Making Drones Smarter

9 years ago
NAR (Next Automated Robots) is a Beirut-based startup that develops smart drone-based solutions by integrating with drones and analyzing and processing data on the fly. NAR started as a final year project at the Lebanese ...
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