How was Mohammad Nibal Awada freed?

Picture from TheDailyStar Mohammad Awada is a 12 year old schoolboy who got kidnapped in Beirut last week. Today at 4:30 am, his kidnappers dropped him off under the Wati Bridge between Corniche al-Nahr and Adlieh and got back $100,000 as ransom money . Now the interesting part is that the kid's father thanked the Lebanese Army and police , but also Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Najib Mikati for their efforts to release…

AUB Spell-Check Fail

via Slapdash There's a very reasonable explanation to why students didn't notice this spelling mistake until now. That's the only time that they are being paid by AUB and not the other way around . Thanks Rachel!

L’Armonial – Beirut

L'Armonial - Abdel Wahab El-Inglizi Street - Sector 62, Beirut, Lebanon I wish other real estate developers would follow Greenstone's example and try to preserve some of Beirut's history by combining the traditional to the modern. What Greenstone has done is keep the facade of the original building and incorporate it into the design of the new building and the outcome, as you can see above, is amazing. You can read more on L'Armonial and…

Ixsir Winery in Pictures

I've had the honor to attend Ixsir's launch and take a picture with the great Carlos Ghosn, one of the key investors in this Lebanese winery. I highly recommend that you try their 2009 Ixsir Grande Reserve Red Wine. Integrated within the green thick skin of the Basbina outskirts, in a site that overlooks the northern costal lines from its north-western edges, and the cedar lines from its south eastern stretch, the winery synthesises an…
Events

Event: Pecha Kucha Night #16

12 years ago
Pecha Kucha Night #16 will be held on Wednesday February 27 from 8pm to 11pm at AltCity. 20 images x 20 seconds to be presented by: 1. Asma Hoballah – Print is not dead 2. ...
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Israeli Warplanes flying low over Lebanon

12 years ago
[High_Res] Picture taken by me [LeNajib] from Zouk Mikhael – overlooking Bkerke As the old Lebanese proverb says, “Akhado Kassra wou Kattaro” in the past few months. “Nobody circles Beirut like the Israelis do; always ...
Food

Is Assi Restaurant Breaking the Anti-Smoking Law?

12 years ago
Picture taken from Law174 Facebook Page I am all for exposing restaurants that are violating Law 174 in Lebanon but it should be done in a proper way. Claiming that they are violating the law ...
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Actor Yassin Bakoush killed in Syria

12 years ago
From left to right: Duraid Lahham, Najah Hafeez, Yassin Bakoush, Mohammad al-Shammat, Abdul Latif Fathi, Naji Jaber, Mohammad al-Akkad – Source Yassin Bakoush was targeted inside his car and killed today in Syria. Yassin was ...
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