The More You Use Water, The Faster I Disappear

I got last week from G11.me a cardboard shaped like a Lebanese flag with a cedar tree made out of soap in the middle. Attached to it a small message that said "The more you use water, the faster I disappear" or in Arabic and guidelines on how to save water to save our forests: - Cut a couple of minutes off your shower. - Turn off the water while brushing your teeth. - Use…

Lebanese Basketball: Foreign Players Scoring Almost 70% Of Total Points

Lebanese players via SportsCode Back in October 2015, I criticized the decision to allow three foreigners players to play in Lebanese Basketball teams and said that it would kill local talent and would destroy the game for the years to come. FLB President Walid Nassar should have never taken that decision and the outcome is as expected. Foreign players are scoring on average 70% of all points and Lebanese players not being given enough time…

Valentine Song Of The Year: B7ebbik, 7ob Aoun Wou Geagea (Full Lyrics)

Anthony and Shant strike again! بحبك ما بعرف ليش بحبك راح قلك قديش بحبك قد ما في بجع بحبك حب عون و جعجع بحبك و كرمالك بحرق دولاب بحبك قد ما نبيه بري صرلو رئيس مجلس نواب بحبك ما بعرف ليش بحبك راح قلك قديش بكم مليار لبنان صار مديون بكم متفجرة بتزمت بكميون بكل جبل بتلائي جرافه و كم زعيم مش واصل لل بريفية هلقد بحبك بحبك ما بعرف ليش بحبك راح قلك قديش…

A Garbage Love Story

This is not your everyday love story. Ziad Abi Chaker is a multi-disciplinary engineer who specializes in building Municipal Recycling Facilities. If the authorities had listened to his Tedx talk back in 2011 or supported Cedar Environmental, the environmental & industrial engineering organization he founded, we would have avoided the current garbage crisis or at least limited the damages. Ziad is passionate about his work and his ultimate aim is to achieve a zero waste…
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Best Valentine Ads in Lebanon [2016]

9 years ago
My Favorite Valentine ad this year is from EDZ! Here’s a nice roundup of the best Valentine ads that were shared this year in Lebanon. If there are any that I missed, please do share ...
Architecture

Charles De Gaulle’s Beirut Residence is Not Getting Demolished

9 years ago
The sign on Charles De Gaulle’s Beirut residence in Mar Elias disappeared few days ago and got reported on Save Beirut Heritage’s Facebook page. There were worries that the house might get demolished but the ...
Critiques

Stop Hating On Lebanon

9 years ago
These two pictures were part of the FB post that went viral, yet were not taken in Lebanon Every now and then, we see a new post about Lebanon going viral on Facebook, with the ...
Information

72% of Lebanese Think Torture is Justified

9 years ago
Picture Showing Roumieh Prison Inmates Being Tortured 72% of Lebanese think that torture is justified according to a spring 2015 Pew Research Center survey of 38 nations. The question asked was as follows: “In the ...
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