We Want A Gymkhana in Beirut!

Block drifting with his 650bhp RX3 Fiesta Ken Block revealed yesterday the 8th installment of Gymkhana which was shot in Dubai. I was there when Block was shooting the Gymkhana and I even got to meet him during the unveiling of Ford’s all-new GT supercar at the Dubai Motor Show. Gymkhana 8 is amazing and has everything you want to see in Dubai. I loved the donuts around the fleet of super-police cars and underneath…

What Happened with Bassam Abou Zeid is An Outrage

via Lebanese-forces.com LBCI Reporter Bassam Abou Zeid's boys were not allowed to take part in the First Communion ceremony in a Zouk Mikhael church because those in charge were worried that Bassam's kids, who have special needs, might mess up the ceremony. Moreover, and this is the worst part, they told Bassam that other parents threatened to boycott the event if his kids ever show up. There's nothing to say here except: Shame! Shame on…

Qahwetna: A Cultural Café Between Jabal Mohsen & Beb el Tebbeneh

Picture via Reem Kaedbey After bringing together last year young men and women from Bab el Tebbeneh & Jabal Mohsen to create and prepare for a comedy play inspired by their lives, and following the resounding success of the play and the documentary that followed, MARCH felt the need to keep up the momentum of this conflict resolution exercise and inaugurated Qahwetna: a cultural café founded on the former fighting line between the two areas,…

Lebanese Goalkeeper Hassan Bittar Suspected Of Match-Fixing by FIFA

The football game between Al-Ahed Beirut and Altyn Astyn from Turkmenistan was flagged as a "suspicious match" in FIFA's anti-corruption system and Al Ahed's goalkeeper is suspected of match-fixing following his horrendous goalkeeping mistake. If you look closely at the video, you will understand why. The goalkeeper seems to be looking away when the ball came to him and even if he didn't do that on purpose, he could have easily reached the ball before…
Critiques

Best Picture Oscar Winning Movie “Spotlight” Banned in Lebanon?

9 years ago
One of the biggest surprises of the Oscars last night was “Spotlight” winning the award for Best Picture. Everyone was expecting the Revenant to clinch the award, after receiving two of the biggest Oscars of ...
Baladi

#Rio2016: Chirine Njeim First Lebanese Olympian Lady to Compete in the Marathon Distance

9 years ago
Chirine Njeim is one of Lebanon’s best alpine skiers and has represented Lebanon at the 2002, 2006 and the 2010 Winter Olympics. This year, she is taking part in the Rio 2016 Marathon race and ...
Critiques

If You Can’t Handle Criticism, Please Don’t Criticize Others

9 years ago
Le destin du Liban est tributaire de celui de la liberte de ses medias. L’existence du Liban est tributaire de sa liberte (Quotes from Gebran Tueni’s garden in Beirut) A lot of Lebanese cannot handle ...
Critiques

Police Certificate Costs At Least 500% More With LibanPost

9 years ago
I needed a police certificate for my wife and I last week so I called LibanPost to see if they can deliver it quickly enough. After several attempts to get someone on the phone, the ...
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