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Najib
Jan 10, 2022 03:56
Lebanese schools were set to reopen today but the majority of public and private schools did not abide by the ministry's decision. The truth is both the education and health ministry have done a lousy job preparing for the re-opening, from equipping the schools, to providing enough PCRs and rapid tests, and more importantly to getting all schools staff and students vaccinated. In fact, a marathon to vaccinate teachers and students was just organized over…
Posted By
Najib
Jan 10, 2022 04:03
A 1908 painting of a Lebanese family overlooking the Mediterranean from their Ghazir house caught my attention on Twitter, so I decided to look further into its owner and discovered Philippe Jabre's mesmerizing collection of over 300+ artworks and artefacts. The collection has been featured in numerous exhibitions including most recently the Sursock Museum. In 2019, it was announced that "curator Gaby Daher and Jean-Louis Mainguy were designing a museum for Philippe Jabre’s orientalist art…
Posted By
Najib
Jan 09, 2022 06:47
While hundreds were protesting against vaccination yesterday in Beirut, defying social distance guidelines and raising baseless claims, over 30,000 individuals including students, teachers and schools staff opted to get vaccinated and help protect themselves and others. This comes as part of the 2-day COVID-19 vaccination marathon planned by the Health Ministry following a decision to reopen schools on January 10. This is a great turn out, but they should have planned this much earlier, not…
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Najib
Jan 08, 2022 05:54
Tawlet By Souk el Tayyeb was one of my favorite spots in Mar Mikhail, and it's great to see them open their first location abroad in the French Capital. The announcement was made yesterday on Tawlet Paris' IG page, with further information related to the opening date and hours. For those who are not familiar with the concept, Tawlet is a restaurant inspired by the hospitality of Lebanese homes, where local cooks coming from all…
Lebanon
3 years ago
Update Jan 31 2022: “Marwan Habib’s now charged w/2 sex battery offenses connected to when he allegedly burglarized a S. Beach hotel room & attacked a visiting KC woman in Nov. Charges were added in ...
Baladi
3 years ago
OldBeirutLebanon shared a picture from 1969 of a cafe located in the village of Joun called Cafe Lady Stanhob. The Lady in question was called Hester Lucy Stanhope and was a British aristocrat and adventurer ...
Critiques
3 years ago
The General Union of Lebanon’s trade unions (or labor unions?) is organizing a protest on Saturday at Martyrs Square against mandatory COVID vaccine and in favor of giving people the freedom of choice. The event ...
Fun
3 years ago
How many words can you think of to describe types of rain in Arabic? Well apparently there are 18 and by looking at them, I am only familiar with 2! Check them out as shared ...
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