Le Bristol Hotel Has Offered All Its Furniture to Beit El Baraka

The legendary Le Bristol hotel had to shut down last year due to the economic crisis. The 70-year old five-star hotel is an iconic establishment that hosted various prominent figures across the decades such as Prince Albert of Monaco, Princess Soraya of Iran and famous Syrian poet Nizar Kabbani. A year after its closure, Beit El Baraka, a non-profit organization helping Lebanese families in need, announced that the owners of Le Bristol have offered all…

The Proposed Capital Control Law is a Disaster

Ever since the Lira crisis begun, all experts agreed that lawful capital control measures needed to quickly be put in place protect the remaining foreign reserves and avoid further depreciation of the Lebanese Lira. Unfortunately, the only controls that were implemented were arbitrary and illegal ones by banks. As a result, depositors were denied access to their dollars while those with enough "wasta" were able to sneak some money out of the country or their…

Al Wadi Al Akhdar: A Proud Ambassador for Lebanese Specialties Since 1979

Al Wadi Al Akhdar is easily the Lebanese diaspora’s most recognizable brand around the world. In 2021, Al Wadi Al Akhdar celebrates four decades of love and pride in our Lebanese culinary heritage. That’s 40 years of making sure authentic, delicious Lebanese food is in every Lebanese home across the globe. Al Wadi Al Akhdar was born when Bechara Obegi and Frank Farage decided they needed to do something to address a food shortage Lebanon…

Visit Our Lady of Lebanon (Harissa) Virtually

The month of May is a time of honor and devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary for Catholics around the world. In Lebanon, the most visited shrine is Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa whereas Lebanese from all sects go by car or even walk up the hill. This year, and given that COVID cases are still raging in Lebanon, someone set up a virtual website that allows you to visit the shrine. You can…
Critiques

Over 57 Millions of Captagon Pills Coming From Lebanon Were Seized by Saudi Arabia

4 years ago
Last week, Saudi Arabia decided to issue a ban on all produce coming from Beirut after seizing millions of captain pills hidden inside pomegranates. Few hours later, Saudi’s Center for International Communication shared an infographic ...
Architecture

Henry Loussian’s Museum is Now Open!

4 years ago
Known as the keeper of Beirut’s past, Lebanese collector Henry Loussian has finally opened his Batroun house, his own Sistine Chapel, to the public. The announcement was made on Instagram where he invited people to ...
Critiques

The Lebanese Authorities Spent Over 400 Million Dollars to “Clean” The Litani River

4 years ago
Over 1000 billion liras were allocated by the Lebanese authorities to clean the Litani River, in addition to consuming a 55 million dollars loan from the World Bank, and the outcome was over 40 tonnes ...
Critiques

Dear France, Entry Restrictions Are Not Sanctions

4 years ago
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian stated yesterday that France is imposing entry restrictions on some Lebanese figures for alleged corruption or for blocking the government formation. French President Macron had already proposed an initiative ...
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