Beirut Municipality Wants to Ban Dogs On Sidewalks

Photo Credits: Achrafieh2020 Beirut's Municipal Council met on Tuesday and issued a proposal to Beirut's Governor Ziad Chbib to ban dogs, motorbikes and Arguile on all sidewalks on the Corniche Waterfront, as well as in Sassine and Horsh Beirut. They also requested that instructions are given to the municipal police to enforce these procedures "for banners and adverts to be erected informing residents and visitors of the new implemented procedures". I have no idea how…

Instagram Stories are Here! Bye Bye Snapchat?

I was never really fond of Snapchat but I'd force myself to use it from time to time simply because most of my friends are there and I had no other alternative to Snapchat's My Story feature. Well not anymore! Instagram just introduced its "Stories" feature and it kicks ass. It basically works the same way as Snapchat stories does, except it's much easier to use, has much better filter options and the pictures come…

Nocturne In Black By Jimmy Keyrouz Among The 2016 Student Academy Awards Finalists

The official list of Student Academy Awards finalists is out and "Nocturne in Black" by Jimmy Keyrouz from Columbia University is among them. Jimmy Keyrouz is a New York based director and screenwriter. He completed his undergraduate studies in Filmmaking at the Institute of AudioVisuals and Cinema in Beirut and is currently a Screenwriting/Directing M.F.A candidate at the prestigious Columbia University School of the Arts. "Nocturne In Black" tells the story of a musician struggling…

There are No Streets Named After Fairouz or Saba7 in Lebanon

An article published on Raseef22 was discussing the lack of streets named after artists in the Arab world and pointed out that there are no streets named after Fairouz in Lebanon, or Saba7 for that sake. The Rahbani brothers have a street named after them in Antelias, Said Akl got his own street finally two years ago, Samira Toufic as well this year but there are still no Fairouz or Saba7 streets in Lebanon, even…
Humor

Rola Yammout’s Video Explained

9 years ago
This is hilarious! Thanks Elie! ...
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Almaza vs. Beirut Beer

9 years ago
So Almaza Beer kicks off a campaign entitled “Almaza, Lebanon’s Beer” or #‎BeeretLebnen‬ and Beirut Beer hits back at them by reminding them that they are part of Heineken (they didn’t name it though). A ...
Health

How Badly Polluted is the Litani River?

9 years ago
Polluted Litani River Photo Credits: Gettyimages/JosephEid There are over 150 farms using Litani’s polluted water to irrigate crops even though the Litani is no longer suitable for swimming or irrigation. The high levels of pollution ...
Humor

Pokemon Theme Song – Arabic Version

9 years ago
Source: Arabish Here’s a funny Arabic interpretation of Pokemon theme song by Arabish but those Pokemons on their mouths are a bit creepy, especially Pikachu. Here’s the Karaoke version: [YouTube] ...
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