Hala Issam Fares won the French Lottery

Lebanese Hala Issam Fares was reported yesterday to have won the French lottery worthy over 160 million euros. That's great news as she can buy herself now a private jet plane, a castle, an apartment in France, a Ferrari, a yacht in Monaco. Oh wait, she already has all those since her husband is a billionaire. I guess she has all the luck one could ask for.

Tourist numbers still in freefall in 2013

- Via ZiadKamel The number of total arrivals for the month of January 2013 dropped 15% when compared to last year's total, noting that the 2012 total had also dropped by 2% from 2011 .pdf">2012 vs. 2011]. I don't want to sound pessimistic but at the rate we are going, we should count ourselves very lucky if we reach 1 million visitors by the end of 2013.

Miss BAB (Big Arabian Beauty) Pageant on LBCI

Miss BAB contest is happening tonight on Ahmar bel Khat el Arid. I tried googling "Big Arabian Beauty" and the finds on the first page were either irrelevant or highly inappropriate. Either way, that's a pretty cool idea and Akhmar Bil Khat el Arid is a very interesting show but needs a different host.

Woman dies after Self-Immolation in Tyre

That's pretty messed up. A 38-year-old woman died Wednesday after setting herself on fire in south Lebanon, security sources told The Daily Star. The woman, the wife of a municipality policeman from the southern town of Jwaya near Tyre, poured gasoline over herself and set it alight, the sources said. They added that her move came after she discovered her husband's intention to marry another woman.
Events

Run Gloria Run

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Gloria Nasr was born in Beirut but has been living in France since 1995. She is planning a 5000km run for Peace from Paris all the way to Beirut. She will start her run on ...
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Fun Facts about Sheikh Ahmad Al-Assir

12 years ago
Source He’s an Android fan (Samsung S2 maybe?) and he drinks what looks like a Contrex or a Nestle Pure Life Pink Bottle. This post reminded me for some reason of Mark’s Ultimate Water review.
Events

UK Ambassador Tom Fletcher

12 years ago
Picture Taken from AUB Online Collaborative I haven’t had the chance to attend any of the British Embassy’s events yet but I always follow up on Ambassador Tom Fletcher’s interviews, blog posts and articles as ...
Events

Beirut Open Stage

12 years ago
Beirut Open Stage is a walking platform that aims to showcase the best of Lebanon’s artistic talents through a series of open stage events/concerts across the country’s capital. If anyone is interesting in applying, you ...
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