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Najib
Nov 04, 2020 08:57
DASKARA, which is Arabic for "Authentic village", is a recently launched app that is user-driven and serves as a repository of insider information on the plethora of natural and cultural sites in Lebanon. The app relies on contributions to expand its database and share new locations & experiences. Over 100 villages, researched and archived since 2010 are currently being added to the database, and the rest will be community-driven by contributors and experts. Check out…
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Najib
Nov 02, 2020 04:13
Father Abdo Abou Kassem, head of the Lebanese Catholic Media Center, still thinks there are "devil worshippers" in Lebanon and is now after a group of people celebrating Halloween in a palace in the Southern village of Sfaray. The group, according to Abou Kassem, were reportedly dancing in a “strange way” and aren’t from the region, but from Sidon and its suburbs. According to Megaphone News, "the group of young people explained that they were…
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Najib
Nov 02, 2020 04:49
A month ago, Lebanon’s Education Minister claimed that they received 8,000 laptops as a gift back in 2017, and that they're still stuck because the Microsoft Enterprise agreement was never renewed. Last week, the minister paid a visit to one of the storage places keeping these laptops, and 2335 out of 2400 laptops in one of the two storages were not there because the warehouse owners claimed they were damaged by the port explosion. So…
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Najib
Nov 02, 2020 01:22
Egyptian Artist Wissam Magdy remade an old song dedicated to Egypt's dictator Hosni Mubarak and turned it into a pro-Trump song. For those who haven't heard the original song, it was more of a small concert made to butter up Mubarak and it went on for 11 minutes . We have our own share of popular praise songs for leaders, but unlike Egyptians, we have 10 Hosni Mubaraks and it's impossible to overthrow them all…
Music
5 years ago
Lebanese death metal band Kimaera released yesterday a metal cover of Majida el Roumi’s “Ya Beirut” song. The band was founded by vocalist and guitarist Jean-Pierre Haddad in 2000. The band’s music combines oriental metal, ...
BeirutBlast
5 years ago
Melhem Khalaf, President of the Beirut Bar Association, declared today that the committee in charge of helping the families of the Beirut Blast victims has filed over 600 lawsuits and that a second wave of ...
Events
5 years ago
If you’re considering pursuing a Masters or an MBA degree abroad, don’t miss out on the QS Virtual Connect event taking place on November 4th. You will be able to reach out & speak to ...
BeirutBlast
5 years ago
83 days ago, Dima Abdel Samid Kaiss was visiting her father in the hospital when the explosion took place. The hospital was evacuated but Dima could not be found, and a picture of her with ...
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