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Najib
Jan 19, 2015 07:02
via BeirutReport Most of you have probably heard about "Beit Beirut" or the Barakat building in Beirut, but only few know the woman who worked for years to save this iconic building and prevent Beirut's municipality from destroying it. This amazing woman is called Mona el Hallak and she was just awarded a French medal of honor–the “Ordre National du Merite” by the French Ambassador in Beirut. Mona is an architect and an activist who…
Posted By
Najib
Jan 18, 2015 07:35
Members of the Syrian delegation assaulted Fadi Saad, a Lebanese lawyer, after he spoke against the Syrian army and the Syrian regime during the 23rd conference for Arab lawyers that was being held in Egypt. You'd expect lawyers to be the last people to resort to violence but then again everything is different in the Arab world.
Posted By
Najib
Jan 18, 2015 01:46
PS: It seems Miss Israel photobombed Sally's selfie by taking her own selfie. This calls for a new hashtag #Incelfie :P I just noticed people have been tweeting all day at Miss Lebanon Sally Jreij because of a selfie that included her and Miss Israel. I looked a bit and found that Miss Lebanon's manager issued a statement where she says that she was being harassed by Miss Israel and that Miss Israel photo bombed…
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Najib
Jan 18, 2015 10:47
Update: Check out this amazing tribute by Magda Abu-Fadil from The Huffington Post. Faten Hamama, an iconic Egyptian film star and the "Lady of the Arabic screen" has passed away yesterday at the age of 83. Faten Hamama lived in Beirut and London between 1966 and 1971 as she was being harassed by Egyptian intelligence during that time. She was awarded the "Al-Arz" decoration by the Lebanese President in 2001 and got an honorary doctorate…
Critiques
11 years ago
Update (20/01/2015): It appears that the government won’t be fixing any prices and the prices will drop by more than 1,000 Lebanese Lira tomorrow. Gas prices have dropped by over 13,000 Lebanese Liras from last ...
Beirut
11 years ago
I had posted back in September that Forever 21 is set to open early January and today is the official opening. ...
Lebanon
11 years ago
The UN announced last week that Syrians have overtaken Afghans as the largest refugee population (aside from Palestinians) as they’ve fled to over 100 countries to escape war in Syria. They are more than 3 ...
Advertising
11 years ago
Picture via Rania el Khatib People are apparently upset with the above Nutella billboard because it shows Christian names with the English version and Muslim names (Except for Sarah which is not Muslim) with the ...
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