TAQA’s 180KM Open Water Swim Traverse From Cyprus to Lebanon

TAQA is an ISO-certified Lebanese bakery that produces nutritious and delicious healthy snacks that are wheat-free, corn free, soy free, and GMO-free, palm oil free. TAQA has been growing exponentially since 2016 and can be found in all shops in Lebanon, as well as shops in Qatar and Cote D’Ivoire. TAQA takes pride in being an environment friendly business and organized for that sake the "Open Water Swim Traverse from Cyprus to Lebanon" back in…

Follow Sayyad Samak on Twitter & Book Your Fishing Trips

For those of you who want to try fishing or enjoying fishing but don't have a boat, there's a Lebanese fisherman on Twitter sharing his daily catches and trips and he has recently started organizing fishing trips. The fishing trip as advertised below costs LL500,000 for the whole fishing boat and around LL50,000 per person for the fishing kit if needed. You can also spend some time swimming off Al Jazeera beach. The meeting point…

#HummusForLebanon: An Initiative To Help Lebanese Children

Hummus has long been a staple dish in the Lebanese cuisine all over the world. In recent years, it even became a symbol of national pride and a cause of "war" when Lebanon was challenged for the world's largest hummus dish record. However, our Lebanese hummus should be celebrated not fought over, and Al Wadi Al Akhdar's latest initiative #HummusForLebanon aims at gathering Hummus from the world back to Lebanon, in an attempt to help…

Pizza Hut is Closing in Lebanon

Pizza Hut shared a Facebook post today announcing that they are shutting down in Lebanon. Their message says "Offering you the best quality and experience has always been our top priority, until we are able to do that, with a heavy heart we say goodbye!". They also asked customers to share their memories via the #PizzaHutMemories hashtag. This is very sad news. Pizza Hut was one of our favorite go-to place for years, whether it…
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The Story Behind Marché Adonis’ Success

4 years ago
Ricardo Karam hosted Jamil Cheaib, one of the two Lebanese brothers behind Marché Adonis, the most popular Middle Eastern/Lebanese supermarket in Montreal. Adonis started with one branch back in 1979 and has since expanded to ...
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Lebanon Has 2,405 Churches, 1,502 Mosques & 3,315 Schools & Universities

4 years ago
A study by International Information, a Beirut-based research & consultancy firm, revealed that there are 3,907 churches and mosques in Lebanon as well as 3,315 schools and universities. The study also listed the churches/mosques for ...
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Central Bank Wants to Repay Up To $25,000 To Depositors Starting June 2021

4 years ago
Lebanon’s Central Bank issued a statement on Sunday claiming that they’re working on a plan with the banks to repay up to $25,000 in “fresh” dollars covering deposits done before Oct 17 2019. The payments ...
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A Short-Term Action Plan for Lebanon’s Electricity Sector

4 years ago
Lebanon is headed towards total darkness in few weeks time if EDL doesn’t get funds to buy fuel from the government. We’ve heard this before back in March before the government granted it 200 million ...
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