Posted By
Najib
May 20, 2016 03:03
#LawChouMaSar is a new online campaign that was launched few days ago and is a collective call for action from all the productive and creative sectors to keep working in Lebanon no matter what. It's a nice initiative and I like the fact that CEOs, heads of syndicates and organizations are taking part in it but the fact that most of them are aged 50+ doesn't really help the campaign. These people can afford to…
Posted By
Najib
May 20, 2016 08:34
via lebanonfiles I still can't believe these things still happen in Lebanese schools. The kid was apparently beaten up, taken to the hospital and the mother was told that he "fell accidentally" and injured himself. I can't confirm the details yet but the Education Minister has to investigate what happened and fire that teacher and the principal if the story is confirmed.
Posted By
Najib
May 19, 2016 10:58
This is a cool piece by Dima Karam on the Grand Aley Hotel that was built in 1926 by three brothers from a Beiruti trading family. The British Army set up their command center in WWII and then the Australian Imperial Force general who led the offensive against Syria and Lebanon used the hotel as his HQ. Following WWII, the hotel "became renowned for its evening entertainment – gambling, concerts and dancing" before it got…
Posted By
Najib
May 19, 2016 10:09
The Story of Beirut was the centerpiece of the May 17-22 Beirut Cultural Festival and the best possible way to kick off the first edition of these festivals. Using Nejmeh Square's iconic clock tower as its focal point, the show took us back to the Phoenicians, then the Roman Empire, the Ottoman rule, the French mandate, our independence in 1943, Beirut's glorious years in the 1960s, the unfortunate civil war and the reconstruction that followed,…
Events
10 years ago
via Bike Tripoli Tripoli has inaugurated today a bike lane, the first of its kind in a Lebanese city. The bike lane is 3 km long and was launched prior to the third Bike Tripoli ...
Advertising
10 years ago
I was just watching the ad when I saw Ralph’s comment about the ad having a sexual connotation. I don’t think they did it on purpose but it still cracked me up. The husband and ...
Critiques
10 years ago
Source: AFP Two months ago, I wrote that the Lebanese cabinet is only postponing the garbage crisis with their temporary four-year long solution. Unfortunately, they weren’t even able to stick to that plan and the ...
Automotive
10 years ago
I love Formula 1. Everything about this sport is fascinating and I hate it when I hear people telling me “It’s just driving around in circles”. Formula 1 is considered by many to be the ...
