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Najib
Feb 16, 2021 04:48
Toni Breidinger, an American of Lebanese descent, is the first-ever Arab-American female driver to take part in a NASCAR national series, after racing in the 2021 ARCA season-opener at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Florida. The 21-year old has been racing since she was only 9-years-old, when she and her twin sister would race go-karts. Breidinger is part of NASCAR’s Drive for Diversity program, an initiative that creates more inclusive racing teams. The program has…
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Najib
Feb 15, 2021 05:23
As Lebanon has officially kicked off its vaccination campaign against COVID-19, the number of people who registered on the is still relatively small. In fact, ex-PM Diab mentioned that only 450,000 have signed up to be vaccinated so far, with only 45,000 aged above 75 and 17,500 from the health sector. With a population nearing the 7 million, we barely have 6-7% registered so far which is a very low turnout. However, the low number…
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Najib
Feb 11, 2021 04:44
More than 190,000 wine professionals and enthusiasts from 115 countries weighed in, casting some 3 million votes against 204,675 different wines. After this voting period, the top 100 in each category went on to be judged in two blind tastings carried out by Masters of Wine, Tastingbook professionals and other connoisseurs. As a result, the best Rosé was awarded to the Ixsir Grande Réserve Rosé 2018 of Lebanon followed by France's Gerard Bertrand La Villa…
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Najib
Feb 10, 2021 04:09
Following the August 4 explosion, Lebanon signed a contract with Combi Lift, which was already working at the port, to clear containers carrying hazardous chemicals. There were 52 containers in total, which contained formic acid, hydrochloric and hydrofluoric acid, acetone, methyl bromide, sulfuric acid, peroxyacetic acid, sodium hydroxide, various glycerines. The containers have been left for decades without any paper work or delivery details and hardly any information on their content. If they catch fire…
Health
4 years ago
Moderna’s Chairman and co-founder Noubar Afeyan made headlines in Lebanon and around the world when his company announced a vaccine candidate against the COVID-19 virus. Born to Armenian parents in Lebanon, Afeyan immigrated with his ...
Critiques
4 years ago
Rafik Hariri, George Hawi, Pierre Gemayel, Walid Eido, Francois Hajj, Wissam Eid, Saleh Al Aridi, Wissam al Hassan, Mohamad Chatah, Samir Kassir, Gebran Tueni, Ali Ramez Tohme and yesterday Lokman Slim. Who killed these politicians ...
Health
4 years ago
Lebanon has moved in recent weeks to COVID alert level 4, which means we’re in an uncontrolled epidemic with limited additional health system capacity available. The test positivity rate is still very high and hospitals ...
Lebanon
4 years ago
Alexandre Najjar, Lebanese writer and novelist, was awarded “Le Grand Prix de la Francophonie” by the Academie Francaise. This award acknowledges his thirty-five contribution in his country and around the world to the preservation and ...
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