AP Pictures Showing Syrian Refugees Getting Smuggled Into Lebanon
Going on this treacherous nighttime trek to Lebanon is safer than staying in Syria. Check out the full article and more pictures .
Cool Find By Sandra Rishani: The “Grudge” In Beirut’s Manara area
The Grudge is an extremely narrow building standing on a mere 120-square-metre piece of land, that was built back in 1954 just to block the sea view for some residents. Apparently there was a quarrel between two brothers on a piece of land and one of the brothers decided to build what looks like a wall just to block his brother's sea view so that the value of his land would decrease. You can read…
Beirut City Center Stopped Using Fake Bomb Detectors
Based on what Ralph posted today on his blog, Beirut City Center has finally decided to stop using fake bomb detectors and switched to real ones. The device they are using is probably a trace detector which operates by "detecting trace particles of explosives, most likely based on ion-mobility spectrometry as well", as explained by Zod Security. CityMall was before that the only mall to use real explosive detector, the MO2M detector. "It operates by…
A Lebanese Makeup Tutorial
All I could think of is Lara Kay when I watched this.
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The Forgotten Armenian Genocide: 99 Years Already
11 years agoPicture from yesterday’s demonstration in Martyrs Square – Beirut (via ArmeniansInLebanon) April 24th may seem like another day for most people, but for Armenians in Lebanon and all over the world, it is a day ...
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Pope Francis Coming To Jordan on May 24, Won’t Visit Lebanon During His Middle East Trip
11 years agoPope Francis is the coolest pope we’ve got in years and he’s coming to the Middle East in May for a 3-day visit mainly to Amman in Jordan and Bethlehem. Despite rumors that he might ...
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Fouad Chehab For President
11 years agoFormer President Fouad Chehab posters were spotted today in Hamra as the MPs were voting for our new Lebanese President. Chehab was Lebanon’s president between 1958 and 1964. He died in 1973. via Beirut Report
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Man Beats His Wife And Leaves Her On The Side Of A Road In Tripoli
11 years ago[YouTube] This is not the first time he beats her apparently yet she refuses to file a lawsuit against him. Lawsuit or not, the man beat her in a public place and should be arrested. ...