Acropolis and Century Park hotels close due to low tourism

Cartoon by Sareen Two four-star hotels, Acropolis and Century Park, have been recently closed in Kaslik due to low tourism. “The hotel had financial difficulties and I was informed by the owners that it has gone out of business,” Pierre Achkar said. He added that last month saw Century Park, a 70-room Kaslik hotel, closing. Lebanon has suffered from low tourism throughout 2012. The most recent figures show the number of tourists declined by nearly…

Joke of the day

Lebanese experts are giving Arab officials courses in Beirut on state administration and governance. No comment. via LebanonDebate

More pictures of “The Bride” Storm (AKA Olga)

More pictures from BBC LBCI decided to name the storm "Olga" yesterday, mainly because it's coming from Russia. Almost a good time for an arguile - More from TheDailyStar Baalbeck temple - More from TheDailyStar Picture via Mount-Lebanon.com Facebook groups , and have tons of pictures. I will be uploading some of my favorite pictures on BlogBaladi's Facebook Page. You can like it and visit it .

Meet Starnes&Shah

Starnes&Shah, featuring vocal duo Lebanese Dania Abu-Shaheen and Zilpha Starnes , was formed in Astoria, NY in 2005. Bring a poet/songwriter from Lebanon together with a choirgirl from Dallas, Texas, and you get a unique musical counterpoint. The songs range from pared down acoustic ballads to rock anthems complete with choral arrangements and layered guitar effects. They are stories rendered with Dania’s poetry and music. Zilpha’s harmonies play between exchange and tension to produce a…
Critiques

How the Lebanese’s dark humor will keep them “sleeping with the fishes”

13 years ago
El dawoule gher2ene – Picture from We are Lebanon Facebook Page A nice read by Ziad Naboulsi. Whether it’s a car explosion, people burning tires, armed clashes between militias or floods you’ll find the Lebanese ...
Automotive

Video and Pictures of Joseph Sfeir’s accident

13 years ago
[YouTube] Joseph Sfeir died two days ago when his car slipped due to landslides caused by the storm in Hazmieh. Here are few pictures sent to me by Eddy of the accident and other rock-slides ...
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The good side of the storm

13 years ago
[Photo Credits] LBCI has been tweeting since yesterday pictures from the snowy areas all over Lebanon. You can follow them @LBC_Group for more updates. Ehden Facebook Page The storm is calming down on Thursday and ...
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TV Reports on “The Bride” storm

13 years ago
[YouTube] Notice the “war” terms Al-Jadeed uses as pointed out by one viewer. Hay al-Sellom Turned into ‘Disaster Area’. [Pictures] [YouTube] [YouTube] ...
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