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Najib
Feb 17, 2022 05:48
I cannot imagine how hard it must have been for Najla el Khatib to try and write down her sister's story, but I can only admire her courage and perseverance in coming up with this children's book after several years, to memorialize Alexandra Najjar and send out a message of hope and resilience. Before talking about the book, and as I was watching Najla's interview, I thought her sister's name rang a bell but I…
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Najib
Feb 17, 2022 04:03
Urban Planner & L'Orient LeJour Feature Reporter Mohamed el Chamaa shared this amazing historic map of rail links in Lebanon . As you can see, the rails covered all of Lebanon and included a direct line to Damascus through Rayak. The last trip from Beirut to the Syrian border was back in 1976, according to Assaad Namrud, who drove the train on that line. Unfortunately, the Lebanese authorities still have no plans to invest in…
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Najib
Feb 16, 2022 04:36
The Carl Bechstein Foundation has gifted the Beirut National Conservatory six grand pianos and ten uprights valued at over 300,000 Euros, in an attempt to help the Conservatory resume its lessons, following the damages caused by the August 2020 explosion. Walid Moussallem, the President of the National Conservatory described the gift as an invaluable one "that will now be part of our history and our musical culture, and gives us hope and joy at a…
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Najib
Feb 15, 2022 04:25
Twelve years ago, we were promised 24/7 electricity by Lebanon's energy minister at the time Gebran Bassil, but we all know how that went. This week, Energy Minister Walid Fayyad mentioned during an interview with Al-Manar that we should expect 24/7 electricity by 2025 or 2026 if all parties commit to his proposed plan. Until then, we will get 8 to 10 hours of electricity by Spring 2022 and 16 to 18 hours of electricity…
Architecture
3 years ago
The “Egg” building is one of Beirut’s most iconic landmarks. It was built in 1966 by Lebanese architect Joseph Philip Karam and was part of a multi-user complex including an egg-spaced shell and two high ...
Lebanon
3 years ago
Earlier in December, SMEX as well as several online activists raised doubts regarding the security measures taken to protect the data being captured on the Health Ministry’s MOPH Pass platform. As it appears, the platform ...
History
3 years ago
I stumbled upon today an aerial shot of Beirut’s port taken in 1929 by François Pierre-Alype, found on the National Library of France website. I dug out the website, searched for all the Beirut-related pictures ...
Art
3 years ago
The National Library was officially reopened in 2018 after 39 years but it had to be closed once again following the damages caused by the 2020 Beirut blast. Qatar had already sponsored the efforts to ...
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