Beirut Ranked 41st In World Hotels Prices Index

Based on an index compiled by Bloomberg, Beirut is in the 41st rank worldwide in terms of hotel prices. The average cost of a hotel room in Beirut is $173 as opposed to $273 for Dubai in second spot and $253 for Kuwait in the third spot. Other Arab cities that ranked in the top 20 include Doha in 13th spot and Riyadh in 18th spot. If you look at the 5-star hotels in Beirut,…

Ellie Goulding Live At Biel On July 23

via MixFM I think I kept listening to "Lights" for a whole month once it came out and I still listen to it every now and then. I also like "Burn" and "I Know You Care" and of course "I Need your love" with Calvin Harris. I am glad MIX FM are bringing her to Beirut as the lineup of foreign artists coming this summer to Lebanon kinda sucks. So far I am seriously considering…

Youssef Nassar’s The Exhibition Banned In Lebanon

The General Security has apparently banned The Exhibition by Youssef Nassar, which is a short movie that was showing at the Cabriolet Film Festival in Beirut. The reason is that there are topless Lebanese girls in the 10 minutes long movie. Here's what Youssef said: Just came back from Vienna, what a beautiful city, the culture, the people, it's just so perfect. Well here I am back in Beirut, I turn my cellphone on, loads…

Real Names of Lebanese Celebrities

I stumbled upon this article today and was surprised by the real names of some Lebanese artists. Here are the names listed in the article: Sabah: Janet Feghali Assi el Hellani: Mohammad el Hellani Yara: Karla Berkachi Melhem Zein: Melhem el Toufayli Zein El Omr: Tony Hadchity Elissa: Elissar Khoury Fairouz: Nohad Haddad Wael Kfoury: Michel Kfoury Walid Toufic: Walid Tutunji Wadih el Safi: Wadih Francis Hani el Omari: Toni Dani Maghamess Alaa Zalzali: Ali…
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My 10 Favorite Burgers In Beirut

11 years ago
The Raclette Brgr with Cheese fries at Brgrco Since Burger Day was on May 28, I thought of sharing with you the list of burgers that I usually crave in Lebanon. The burgers were selected ...
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Remembering Samir Kassir

11 years ago
By Mazen Kerbaj Samir Kassir was assassinated on June 2, 2005, in Beirut, when a bomb placed under his car was detonated. The tragic death of this journalist and writer was one of many attempts ...
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Lebanon’s Polluted Rivers: There Are Over 700 Illegal Dump Sites Throughout Lebanon

11 years ago
The studies conducted by the Beirut Arab University and the Lebanese University researchers have shown high concentration of heavy metals, residue from olive oil production, dangerous bacteria and other toxins being illegally dumped in the ...
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Lebanese Sam Ghobril’s Mingle App for iPhone

11 years ago
I read that the app reached the top of the productivity apps list on the App Store but that’s for the Lebanese App store of course. Nevertheless, Ghobril’s app “Mingle” has been performing quick well ...
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