Clarification on MTV’s Prank On April 1st

Screenshot via Trella In case you missed it, MTV pulled a prank on the 1st of April by claiming fishermen had gone missing after sailing from the Dora port. Few minutes later, LBC reported that the Civil Defense sea rescue unit is patrolling the area with the help of the army before MTV announces that they were pulling an April Fool's joke. After what happened, LBCI and MTV both came under fire, LBCI for falling…

U.S and Canada warn against traveling to Lebanon

It looks like it will be yet another tourist-less summer for Lebanon. The most recent travel advisories and warnings issued by the US and Canada warned against traveling to Lebanon. While the US urges its citizens to avoid all travel to Lebanon, Canada was more lenient and asked its citizens to avoid non-essential travel. LEBANON - AVOID NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada advises against non-essential travel to Lebanon due to heightened tensions…

The Cost of Living in Lebanon

A nice report by Reform Lebanon. The cost of consumer goods is still on the rise in Lebanon while salaries are still the same. Everything's becoming so damn expensive and no one seems to be complaining or demonstrating about it for some reason. Come to think of it, it's better than no one demonstrates anymore because the prices will rise again. To have an idea about the prices in Lebanon, check out this link. Here's…

Lebanese Politicians take on the Social Media Awards

Original Idea and Drawings done by Maya Zankoul and QifaNabki back in 2011 Jokes aside, don't forget to vote for BlogBaladi as Blog of the Year and Best News Blog of the Year. Note: Marwan Charbel's picture is taken from Stavro. Note2: This post is just for fun and tweets were made up randomly by myself and a couple of friends. There are no connotations nor any bad intentions behind it.
Automotive

A lot of Ferraris in Beirut

12 years ago
There are other videos that you can watch under Ferrari Lebanon Drive. ...
Health

Fattest countries in the Arab world: Kuwait tops the list, Lebanon in 8th position

12 years ago
A graphic was posted recently on the DailyMail showing the average body mass index values for adults around the globe. Kuwait is officially now the fattest country in the world, followed by the United States ...
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Fairouz to release a new CD this summer

12 years ago
Ziad Rahbani has announced that he is preparing for a new album for his mother the legendary Fairouz to be released in the summer of 2013. Ziad refused to release single songs and is intending ...
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Hanna Gharib to resume giving classes after the Easter break

12 years ago
As confirmed by Naharnet, Hanna Gharib was not suspended from his job and will resume giving classes at Mar Elias Btina College after the Easter break. I hope he doesn’t yell at his students the ...
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