Lebanese Chirine Njeim: First Ever Olympian To Compete in Alpine Skiing & Marathon Events

Lebanese Olympian Chirine Njeim completed yesterday the Women's Marathon race with a time of 2h 51m 8s and ranked 109th out of 157 candidates. By doing so, Chirine joins a very exclusive club and becomes the only woman to compete in the Marathon distance for Lebanon and more importantly the 28th woman to ever represent her country in the Summer and Winter Olympics. Only 132 athletes have participated in both the Winter and Summer Games…

Ferrari 488 Spider and California T HS Test Drive in Kfardebian

Scuderia Lebanon invited me for a test-drive on the new 488 Spider and California T HS last week in Kfardebian. The test drive was scheduled on a week day and I couldn't attend but I didn't want to miss out so I sent my younger brother as he's never been in a Ferrari yet. The event took place at the Massaya vineyard in Kfardebian from 10 AM till 3 PM. An assigned driver would drive…

Meet Tarek Abou Al Dahab: Former Lebanese Cyclist Champion & Olympic Athlete in 1968 and 1972

A Facebook post caught my attention last week about a former racing cyclist in Beirut called Abou el Dahab who runs his own bicycle shop with his son Osama in Zarif in Beirut. Abou el Dahab is 76 years old but he's still an active cyclist and exercises everyday for 30 minutes in his small shop according to the post. Picture via Mohamad Cheblak Tarek Abou el Dahab is also a Lebanese Olympian. He began…

15 Stunning Hiking & Biking Views from Akkar & Kobayat

If you are planning a hiking trip anytime soon, North Lebanon and more specifically Akkar has some of the most beautiful hiking trails. As part of the Kobayat festivals, hiking and biking trips are organized for tourists and locals to explore Karm Chabt, one of the best naturally preserved Cedars forest reserve in Lebanon, Al Qammouaa reserve in Fnaidek, Nab3 el Chou7 in Akkar el Atika and other sites. Here are few pictures taken to…
Lebanon

Akkar al-Atika Wins Lebanon’s “Favorite Village” Competition For 2016

9 years ago
Qammou3a reserve – Akkar A 10-day long online poll was conducted recently by Lebanon’s French daily L’Orient Le-Jour in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism where people were asked to vote for their favorite village ...
Critiques

Rape Suspects Of a 16-year-old Girl Cheered by Crowds Following Release

9 years ago
A month ago, three boys were arrested by the army intelligence after being suspected of raping a 16-year-old over a period of two months in North Lebanon. Early reports were saying that the girl was ...
Humor

El 3ama Page Strikes Again: Myriam Klink Latest Video Clip Explained

9 years ago
I was waiting for El 3ama page to post their commentary before sharing Klink’s latest video. This guy is hilarious! ...
Critiques

A Video that Sums up Lebanese Politics

9 years ago
Workers demonstrating for either political reasons or simply because they got screwed by their leader, an official wants to cut through the crowds so he sends his security guards out to make way, security clashes ...
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