#CristianoMeetHaidar: Orphaned 3-Year Old Will Watch El Classico And Meet Ronaldo

I'm sure you've all heard about Haidar, the three-year old boy who survived the recent Beirut bombings but unfortunately lost both his parents. Most of the local TVs rushed to interview the poor kid while still at the hospital which was obviously wrong, but something positive came out of his tragic story as an online campaign was kicked off to fulfill Haidar's dream and let him meet Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo. The hashtag #CristianoMeetHaidar…

Four Cartoons by Swaha That Best Describe Today’s Situation in Beirut

How Lebanese reacted to the Beirut bombings then the Paris attacks I've been following Swaha's cartoons for quite some time and they are all intelligent and spot-on! I chose four recent cartoons but I recommend you check the rest on her FB page . Bombings are unfortunately back Garbage is everywhere. East Beirut hit by major fly infestation. lalaland!

Starting The Week On A Positive Note: Seelebanonforyourself.com

#SeeLebanonForYourself is an initiative by Beirut's Phoenicia Hotel to highlight the beauty of Lebanon through high quality virtual images. The Virtual Reality campaign was kicked off a week ago and aims at showing Lebanon's gems through high quality virtual images.. You can enjoy the virtual tour in three different ways: - Desktop: This is the simplest where you just drag the mouse to move the panorama. - Mobile: Using the gyro icon, just move your…

A Taxi Driver Set Himself And His Car On Fire In Beirut After Getting Fined

A Palestinian cab driver decided to set himself and his car on fire after he got stopped earlier today by a policeman in Salim Salam. The driver apparently had a lot of pending fines and couldn't pay any of them. The story was first shared on bintjbeil.org and most of the comments I read there were bashing the police officer and the system and I can't really blame them. I don't blame them because the…
Humor

The “Official” Angelina Jolie Reply To Najwa Karam

10 years ago
Hilarious post by Adele_J Angelina Jolie probably has no idea that she has been making headlines for the past 2 days in Lebanon for statements that she never shared. First everyone starting sharing an unofficial ...
Information

Google Added A Black Ribbon To Commemorate Victims of Beirut Attacks

10 years ago
Google has acknowledged the recent terrorist attacks in Beirut with a commemorative ribbon on their Lebanon homepage www.google.com.lb. The black ribbon is a sign of remembrance and mourning and was also added to Google’s main ...
Beirut

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg On Why Safety Check Was Not Activated For Beirut

10 years ago
I never expected my post on Facebook’s Safety Check to go viral but it looks like everyone thought Facebook should have activated that feature for other human disasters not just the Paris attacks. This led ...
Critiques

How Lebanese TV Reporters Covered The Burj Barajneh Bombings

10 years ago
Al-Manar TV Reporter Ali Rasslan decided to visit Haidar, a three-year boy who got injured in the Burj Barajneh blast and ask him about his dead parents. The reporter was clearly aware that Haidar was ...
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