Harlem Shake – Lebanese Versions
I only found two and both are not that great.
Can Beirut become a city full of trees?
Picture taken from Al-Akhbar I don't see that happening anytime soon unfortunately as we won't have any space left to build parks and gardens with all these skyscrapers popping left and right. What we need are more projects like Achrafieh2020. We currently have nearly 393,000 square meters of green spaces in the 20 square kilometers of the megalopolis of Beirut, where 1.4 million inhabitants reside. By comparison, for nothing is more telling than figures, a…
Interior of the Lykan HyperSport
Carscoop posted pictures of the Lykan's interior taken from a digital brochure they were able to get their hands on. The Lykan has been launched for over a week now and according to W Motors CEO Ralph Debbas, they've received more than a hundred requests from around the world to buy one. Unfortunately and for some reason I can't seem to understand, they only produced 7 out of which 1 was already sold. A $200,000…
12,015 Lebanese voted illegally in 2009
- Leb Elections - A single detail can prevent you from voting Elections are coming soon and the Ministry of Interior has launched a campaign asking all potential voters to verify their information and make sure all is in order. In order to do so, one has to visit the website and verify his information. That's a very good initiative but funnily enough, it seems the problem is not really in people being unable to…
Humor
Lebanese Singer Elissa on the Pope’s resignation
13 years agoSource Pope Benedict XVI is almost 86 years old, had a stroke in 1991 that reportedly temporarily affected his vision. He fell in 1992 and 2009, and also had either arthritis or arthrosis, a similarly ...
Humor
Beirut PLUS Towers by GC
13 years agoNot sure if the numbers indicate the floor or the price in millions of dollars. ...
Critiques
80% of historical landmarks in Beirut have been demolished
13 years agoPicture taken from NowLebanon – Ottoman-style house in Beirut Skyscrapers, malls and Shisha cafes are our new identity. The cars are parked in a line adjacent to Ottoman and French-style buildings in Beirut’s Martyrs Square. ...
Information
Interior Minister Marwan Charbel standing on the wrong side of history!
13 years agoReuters Marwan Charbel apparently is determined not to sign Nidal & Kholoud’s civil contract even though the Lebanese Supreme Council of the Judiciary approved it. I truly hope he reconsiders his position and approves it.