Beirut, Nahr el Kalb and Baalbeck in the 1930s
Check out the awesome railway we had at Nahr el Kalb back then .
رجعت حليمه على عوايدا القديمة
Picture taken from NowLebanon When I read the article Jamil posted, I couldn't help but remember the old Beirut airport and how chaotic things were back then. Quite sad to learn that we are going back to these days noting that the Airport administration is not the only one to blame here. Thank you Simon!
Crime Statistics in Lebanon
Crime is on the rise in Lebanon and few officials are blaming the Syrian refugees who are now over 400,000 in Lebanon only. To be honest, I think the blame is first on the Lebanese authorities who were unable to control the borders and did not set up proper areas for the refugees. We've been blaming refugees for our own failings for tens of years now without taking any proper measures. Syria is at war…
Dolphins spotted off coast of Jounieh
I saw this video being circulated on Twitter and Facebook today and was wondering why people remembered it all of a sudden. As it turns out, RadioSawBeirut decided for some reason to upload a 6 month old video on their YouTube Channel. Here's the original video and there might be older ones for all I know. For those interested, a whale was once spotted in the Lebanese waters. Check the video .
Food
Update: The Cheesecake Factory opening date
12 years agoAccording to a source of mine, the Cheesecake Factory is set to open by the end of July or early August at Beirut City Centre. In case you missed it, here’s a [link] to my ...
Economics
Eight Top Lebanese on Wall Street
12 years agoPicture taken from Executive-Magazine Executive Magazine highlights in its recent articles cases of successful Lebanese across the Big Apple – in retail, food, advertising and even diplomacy. I listed them below but you can read ...
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Woman smoking on a MEA airplane and refusing to put it out
12 years agoSource Thanks Chahe ...
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Air Crash Investigation S12E11 – Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409
12 years agoMayday / Air Crash Investigation S12E11 [Source] Up until today, and even though the black box was found, we still don’t know how this plane crashed. Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 was an international scheduled Beirut–Addis ...