Posted By
Najib
Apr 27, 2014 09:56
Picture via NBC It was reported that more than 11,000 Lebanese, including the President of the Republic Michel Sleiman and Maronite Patriarche Bechara El Rai, made the trip to Rome to attend the canonization of Pope John XXIII and John Paul II. While it's true that Lebanese feel particularly close to John Paul II who visited Lebanon in 1997, I was a bit surprised by the numbers and by the media coverage in Lebanon. In…
Posted By
Najib
Apr 27, 2014 03:37
I posted back in October about Clooney's mystery lady and that she's originally Lebanese and a successful lawyer in the UK. Well it looks like the couple just got engaged according to TMZ. Amal Alamuddin is a “barrister specializing in international law, human rights, extradition and criminal law. She is currently representing Julian Assange, head of Wikileaks, in his extradition proceedings with Sweden and was also voted the hottest UK barrister earlier back in 2013.
Posted By
Najib
Apr 26, 2014 09:54
A group of 8 Lebanese friends are running the whole Lebanese coast starting May 7th and for 5 consecutive days in an attempt to raise $50,000, which is the cost of treating one child at The Children's Cancer Center of Lebanon. The Children's Cancer Center of Lebanon is a non-profit association that treats children with cancer for free and relies purely on donations. CCCL is affiliated to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee;…
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Information
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