What Caused These Massive Explosions in Ghaziyeh Today?

Israel launched at least two air strikes today on the coastal town of Ghaziyeh, situated on the southern outskirts of Saida. Israeli media claimed two weapon depots belonging to Hezbollah were hit, but the claim was quickly refuted by Lebanese media. In fact, the area hit appears to be an industrial one and the owner of the one of the locations hit, stated he has no Hezb links and only had power generators in his…

Chantal Goya is Coming To Lebanon on March 30 & 31st

Chantal Goya is 81 years old and is still going on world tours. The French actress & singer, who has been organizing shows for kids for over 40 years now, is coming back to Lebanon for two concerts to make children and their parents who grew up with her famous nursery rhymes sing and dance. Her new show is called “Sur la route enchantée” and she will be accompanied by all the characters from her…

Jezzine Main Entrance Road Could Collapse Anyday!

The vital road that connects the town of Jezzine South of Lebanon to Saida and surrounding villages is at high risk of collapse. Last Friday, a wall partially collapsed blocking the entrance for a short while before the Jezzine municipality worked on reopening the road. However, this was not an isolated incident as the wall needs to be fixed and the town has been waiting on the authorities to assign it to a contractor for…

IAA Lebanon Celebrates Vintage Advertising Jingles With Musicals

The IAA Lebanon Chapter held its first IAA Half of Fame at Casino du Liban on January 27th and "honoured 17 railblazing individuals whose remarkable contributions have left an indelible mark on our advertising landscape", including: Mustapha Assad, Walid Azzi, Jean-Claude Boulos, Farid Chehab, Antoine Choueiri, Samir Fares, Bernard Fattal, Erwin Guerrovich, Alain Khouri, Akram Miknas, Edmond Moutran, Ramsay G. Najjar, Fouad Pharaon , André Rizk, Ibrahim Tabet, Mounir Takchi, and Ghassan Tueni. During the…
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Téléférique Still Closed for Maintenance

2 months ago
On December 29th 2023, two Teleferique cabins collided leaving 25 people stranded in mid-air for hours. The incident raised concerns on the safety of this decades-old cable car system and prompted its operator to shut ...
Architecture

‘Raseef’: An Initiative to Transform Bliss Street

2 months ago
The AUB Neighborhood Initiative, in collaboration with PROCOL Lebanon and the Municipality of Beirut, launched the ‘Raseef’ initiative aimed at transforming parking spots on Bliss street to public spaces. The aim is to replace car ...
Lebanon

An Old Lebanese Passport From 1945

2 months ago
A popular passport vintage collector Instagram account shared a rare passport from the 1945-1948 era on his page. The passport was issued at the Lebanese consulate in Cairo to a Lebanese businessman named Jack Bassili. ...
Critiques

Who Ever Said Nabatieh is Not Part of Lebanon?

2 months ago
“Nabatieh is part of Lebanon”, “South Lebanon is part of Lebanon”; I’ve been seeing these slogans all over social media for the past couple of days but I find myself asking who ever said they’re ...
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