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,…
Posted By
Najib
May 18, 2016 11:00
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 event that is taking place on June 5th. This is great news! I hope that other cities like Amchit or Jbeil will follow because they are ideal for bike rides.
Posted By
Najib
May 18, 2016 03:55
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 wife ad was also funny.
Critiques
9 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
9 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 ...
Art
9 years ago
The Beirut Cultural Festivals will be held for the first time this year from May 17th till May 22nd at Beirut’s waterfront area. The festival will kick off tonight with a tribute to Beirut itself, ...
Critiques
9 years ago
Last Sunday a child got killed in the Bekaa when a stray bullet hit him and yesterday a 15 year old called Hussein al-Arab was reportedly hit by a stray bullet in Bourj al-Barajneh and ...
