Valrhona Easter Contest 2016: Lebanese Pierre Abi Hayla Wins 1st Prize

Pierre Abi Hayla, from LE NOIR Atelier Du Chocolat, took part at the Valrhona Easter Contest 2016 and won the first prize. His Easter egg, "Egstrate" , consists of seven layers of chocolate and includes Valrhona’s four colors . Valrhona is a French premium chocolate maker and is considered one of the best chocolate manufacturers on the planet. Valrhona focuses mainly on high-grade luxury chocolate marketed for commercial use by chefs as well as for…

#BlogWaladi: Celebrating Baby Brian’s First Easter

Easter is the one of the most colorful and festive holidays and we are celebrating Brian's first Easter this year. Even though there aren't that many age-appropriate activities for a 9-month old baby, we made sure his first Easter is a fun and memorable one. Dressing Him Up: It is very common for children to dress up for Palm Sunday and Easter. I am not aware of any dress code related to these holidays but…

Beirut’s Raouché Rock Lit Up with Lebanese & Belgian Flags

The Raouché rock in Beirut was lit up with the Lebanese and Belgian flags, in solidarity with the victims of the terrorist attacks that hit Brussels few days ago. Beirut's Pigeon Rock was also illuminated to condemn terrorist attacks back in November 2015 following the Burj el Brajneh and Paris attacks. Now we'll never hear the end of it. Why Belgium and Paris and not Egypt or Ankara? Or Baghdad? In fact right now we…

Sagesse (Hekmeh) Players Went on Strike Over Non-Payment of Salary

I was told by a friend who's a loyal Sagesse fan that the players have stopped going to practice since Thursday until they get paid. Hekmeh players only got paid once this entire season and the team apparently still owes some players money from last year. The team is currently in 7th position and has lost 7 of its last 9 games. Hekmeh's nightmare season doesn't seem to be getting any better, despite winning the…
Lebanon

The White Face Of Lebanon: A Video That Sums Up This Year’s Gorgeous Winter Season

10 years ago
We’ve seen Lebanon’s natural beauty through the eyes of Lebanese water skiing champion Silvio Chiha during summer and now here’s another stunning video that perfectly sums up this year’s winter season. I took few screenshots ...
Humor

Lebanese Finally Agree On Something: Thank you Ahlam!

10 years ago
I’ve been reading for the past half hour the replies to Ahlam following her ill-mannered tweets against the Lebanese media and people and I can’t stop laughing! That’s not the first time she insults Lebanese ...
Critiques

With or Against Cancelling The Brevet Official Exams in Lebanon?

10 years ago
MPs Serge Torsarkissian and Nadim Gemayel submitted last week a law draft to cancel the Brevet official exams. Their argument is that the certificate no longer matches the development pace of the curriculum in Lebanese ...
Critiques

Who Doesn’t Want a Better Internet in Lebanon?

10 years ago
Speedtest on a 4MB DSL Ogero connection in Beirut The Lebanese government has been busy investigating illegal internet companies for the past couple of weeks. We are talking about large communication devices and towers installed ...
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