Beirut Souks New Department Store: A Gorgeous Design Signed Zaha Hadid

If you've been to Beirut Souks recently, you would have probably noticed that the North part of Beirut Souks that is currently under construction is starting to take shape. The department is under design by "Zaha Hadid Architects & Samir Khairallah & Partners" and consists of a 5-storey development of 26,370 m² usable area "comprised of a department store at the northern end and a mixed-use facility – retail at ground and lower-ground levels and…

Em Hortons Now Open in Lebanon

via Adriana Em Hortons beat Tim Hortons to Lebanon and opened its first shop in Halat, North Lebanon. We tried to reach Tim Hortons to comment on the story but did not get any feedback. In other exciting news, you can now buy genuine and original "Converce" for LL 10,000 in Jdeide.

Here’s How Beirut’s F1 Grand Prix Would Have Looked Like

Lebanon almost won the bid to host an F1 track back in 1999. F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone was fond of the idea and F1 Race Director Charlie Whiting visited Lebanon to inspect the proposed track. His response was also a provisional thumbs-up. “There’s far from a green light at this stage,” he said but “I see nothing today that would stop the project from going through.” The plan was to build a 4.1 KM racing…

Beirut Stinks So Let’s Shine The Traffic Lights First

Garbage smells, mosquitoes invasion, allergies, diseases and then you find this guy cleaning the traffic lights one by one in Down Town Beirut, and the concerned ministries giving us warnings on Twitter. On another note, here's what Ziad Abi Chaker, one of Lebanon's leading garbage entrepreneurs, advises us to do to protect ourselves and our homes: In regards to the bad smells in Beirut and suburbs, these are due to the removal of the 7…
Health

The Ultimate Guide to Dealing With Garbage in Lebanon

10 years ago
If you’re having trouble dealing with the garbage situation in Lebanon, follow the below guidelines: 1- Keep a picture of our current Environment Minister with you at all time. It’s a very efficient blocking tool. ...
Critiques

What The Naameh Residents Are Going Through Because Of The Landfill

10 years ago
The garbage crisis is first and foremost a health crisis and Naameh residents are the most affected by this crisis. Residents neighboring the landfill should have been given a financial indemnity as promised and moved ...
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Beirut Marathon’s Typo (“Strat” Instead of “Start”) Explained

10 years ago
I was earlier today at the Beirut Marathon Youth Race that was taking place in Dbayyeh and the banner at the beginning of the race said “Strat” instead of “Start”. I thought it was a ...
Health

To Control Mosquitoes, We Must Dispose of Trash Correctly

10 years ago
The Environment Minister tweeted today that “the rise in the number of mosquitoes is the result of higher seasonal temperatures and a environment embracing bugs”. While we all are aware of that fact, someone should ...
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