Lebanese Stuck at Turkey’s Istanbul Airport, Lebanese Embassy Not Answering

Update : Minister Bassil urged Lebanese consulate and embassy in Turkey to do the necessary to help the Lebanese stuck there. Embassy got in touch with the passengers according to LBCI. A group of Lebanese are stuck at the Istanbul Ataturk Airport since yesterday following the failed military coup that took place. One of the passengers is saying the Lebanese embassy in Turkey is not answering their calls and the airport staff closed down the…

British Singer Seal Sheds Light On Local Talent During His Beirut Visit

Original Story via Stepfeed British Soul and R&B singer Seal was visiting Beirut and held a great, but sort of short, concert on Thursday at the Beiteddine Festival. During his stay, Seal dropped by Beirut Souks where he discovered an aspiring and talented young Lebanese musician called Peter Chouchani and decided to perform with him and share the duet on his Facebook page. To be honest, I've never heard of Peter Chouchani before but I've…

The Price You Pay For Water & A Red Bull Can At Beirut’s International Airport

A bottle of water and a red bull cost 14,000 LL at Cafematik at the Rafic Hariri airport, while they barely cost 3,000 LL anywhere else. The above bill was shared online and went viral, forcing the Ministry of Economy & Trade to issue a statement saying that they sent a group to the airport to investigate. It's normal for airport prices to be more expensive than street prices but in that case, it's an…

Jounieh Fireworks Were Great Yesterday, But I Didn’t Enjoy Them

Photo Credits: Patrick Pharaon I look forward to the Jounieh fireworks every year, and I think it's a nice tradition to kick off the Jounieh International Festivals but I didn't enjoy them this year for two reasons: - They were scheduled on a Thursday night which is a big mistake. People driving back from their work were stuck for hours in unnecessary traffic. I spent almost 3 hours to get from Achrafieh to Jeita and…
News

Waking Up To A Horrific Terror Attack in Nice

9 years ago
VALERY HACHE / AFP – Getty Images I got back home around 10:30 PM yesterday and was chatting with a close friend of mine in Nice while watching the Jounieh fireworks. An hour later, he ...
Beirut

Vogue Spends Four Perfect Days in Beirut

9 years ago
Alison Beckner came to visit Beirut for four days and the result was “a perfect storm of shopping, wining, dining, dancing, and—eventually—sleeping in this capital city where the Mediterranean meets the Middle East”. Friday at ...
Automotive

What The Dbayeh Traffic Highway LED Was Saying This Morning

9 years ago
I wonder how many people have to die before they install a pedestrian bridge on the Nahr el Kalb – Dbayyeh highway. ...
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