Meet Nabil Salameh: The Lebanese Ski Champion & Designer of Mzaar Ski Slopes

I had shared a post earlier last week about "Piste Nabil" at Mzaar and the reason behind its naming, and one of the blog's readers was kind enough to send me the real story and some exciting information on Nabil Salameh, the Lebanese ski champion and the designer and technician of Mzaar Ski Slopes. Nabil Salameh is a Lebanese Ski champion who was born in 1938 in Faraya and who represented Lebanon in several ski…

Mar Charbel Mosaic To Be Displayed in St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican

A mosaic representing Saint Charbel will be put on display in St Peter's Basilica today at 7pm. Saint Charbel is a Lebanese Maronite monk and priest who was beatified in 1965 and venerated as a saint in 1977 Pope Paul VI. His tomb at Saint Maron's Monastery in Annaya is among the most visited religious sites in Lebanon and he has long been known as the "Miracle Monk of Lebanon". Back in 2017, a shrine…

Does Anyone Know The Story Behind Mzaar’s “Nabil” Slope?

Update: Following this post, I received a clarification concerning the true story behind this slope that you can find . As Mzaar is getting ready to open its slopes to skiers, a friend randomly asked me today if I knew the reason why the "Nabil" slope was called as such. Was it some local champion or was it following a tragic incident? I remember hearing it was called after a local hero but I never…

Zaatar W Zeit Opens a Second Branch in Vancouver, Canada

Zaatar W Zeit appears to be doing quite well in Canada as they just opened their second branch in Vancouver on Park Royal, with the first open back in 2019 in Downtown Vancouver. I was looking at their menu in Canada and most, if not all, the items from the Lebanese menu are there. Being myself abroad, it looks like I've been missing out on a lot of new additions, like the Crispy hotdog, Egg…
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Beirut Blast Update: Arrest Warrants Dropped For Youssef Fenianos & Ali Hassan Khalil

3 months ago
The Beirut blast investigation was dealt yet another blow this week after Judge Suleiman of the Court of Cassation suspended the arrests warrants issued against former ministers Youssef Fenianos, and Ali Hassan Khalil. Back in ...
Baladi

Canada Prime Minister Announces First Ever Lebanese Heritage Month

6 months ago
Justin Trudeau, Canada’s Prime Minister, issued a statement yesterday announcing the beginning of the very first Lebanese Heritage Month, “a time to recognize and honour the contributions of Lebanese Canadians to the country we proudly ...
Lebanon

Israeli Shelling Has Destroyed Over 40,000 Olive Trees in South Lebanon

6 months ago
Few months back, I was posting about the gold medal awarded for Darmmess, an olive oil proudly produced in the village of Deir Mimas located South of Lebanon. Today, the olive oil harvest in Der ...
Lebanon

Can You Use Starlink in Lebanon?

6 months ago
It was announced last year that Starlink, Elon Musk’s satellite internet constellation, will launch in Lebanon and I read some people might already be using it and even procuring equipment via Cyprus, but this is ...
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