Why do Arabs say “What’s the news” (Chou el Akhbar) ?

Source Chou el Akhbar? Chou Akhbarak? are common Arabic greetings that we hear a lot in Lebanon. Here's a possible explanation from ArabGlot as to where this greeting originated from and why it is used so commonly in the Arab world. “Meanwhile the old man had made coffee and set out dates for us to eat. Hamad said, ‘He is the Christian.’ The old man asked, ‘Is he the Christian who travelled last year with…

Eva Ghazal, 13 years old, Kidnapped and Forced in to Marriage in Bekaa

The Sheikh who approved the marriage should be put in prison, as well as the sick man who took the girl from her family. Let's see if the authorities will work on freeing the girl unless we need to seek foreign help for these issues too. Mystery has been surrounding the marriage of the 13-year-old Eva Ghazal to Hussein Msheik despite her father’s objection. Eva Ghazal was reportedly kidnapped by people who had financial issues…

Zahlé First Arab City to be designated as a UNESCO Creative City

Zahlé joined the network in the gastronomy category. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has designated Brazzaville , Zahlé , Kraków and Fabriano as new members of its network of “creative hubs” promoting socio-economic and cultural development worldwide through creative industries. Brazzaville, designated “City of Music”, is the first African member of the Creative Cities Network, which was launched by UNESCO in 2004 to develop international cooperation among cities that have recognized creativity…

Buying Polaroids In Lebanon

Instaleb.com is a website that sells polaroid cameras in Lebanon. Here are the models available for sale: - The legendary SX-70 - The Impulse series - The supercolor 635 CL series For the lovers of Analog Instant Photography, InstaLeb is happy to introduce the vintage polaroid line of cameras alongside the newly developed Impossible Film to Lebanon. Created by the visionary Dr. Edwin Land, and used by various artists such as Andy Warhol, Helmut Newton…
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Ghadi Darwish: The First Lebanese Baby Born Without A Sect

12 years ago
Nidal Darwiche and Kholoud Succariyeh had a baby boy over the weekend, the first Lebanese baby registered with the sect field left blank. President Sleiman congratulated the couple and the Lebanese people as a whole. ...
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#BreakingBarriersLebanon: Michael Haddad Did It!

12 years ago
Mike has walked 19 kilometers between the Cedars of Bcharre and the Cedars of Tannourine and completed his challenge! This is awesome news and to make things even better, a cedar will be planted for ...
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250Kg Giant Snake Found in Kfarchouba

12 years ago
A 5 meter long giant snake was found in Kfarchouba weighting over 200 kilos. The article stated that the snake was moved to Beirut to be put in a zoo OR to be killed and ...
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