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Culture Minister Gaby Layoun approves the demolition of Amine Maalouf’s residence
Picture from The Beirut Report The decision was taken almost two months ago yet the demolition works only started today and so far are going quickly. By tomorrow, the residence of Amine Maalouf, the author of The Rock of Tanios and the first Lebanese to enter “l’Academie Francaise”, will cease to exist. As I stated previously, I have nothing against building new skyscrapers and modern buildings, but the way this case has been handled is…
Lebanon bans Brazilian beef
By doing so, Lebanon becomes the 7th country to ban Brazilian beef over mad cow fears. I have a question though: Does it really matter if the cow is mad or not when the meat is rotten? I am just asking because the rotten meat scandal was never closed nor anyone was jailed or penalized even though it occurred months ago. Anyway, let's hope we won't have any cases in Lebanon. Agriculture Minister Hussein al-Hajj…
Information
Cinemacity opening at The Beirut Souks in Spring 2013
13 years agoThe new theaters will include 14 screens over 3 floors, Gold Class VIP Cinemas and a VIP Lounge [Source]. They were supposed to open in October/November 2012 based on this interview with Circuit Empire’s General ...
Lebanon
Lebanese Stephanie Akkaoui at TEDxBelfastWomen
13 years ago[YouTube] Ever since I participated last year as a speaker at TEDxLAU, I’ve been listening to a lot of TED talks and enjoying them. Here’s a very interesting talk by Lebanese architect Stephanie Akkaoui who ...
Critiques
A suggestion for Kfardebian’s municipality
13 years agoOn my way down from Mzaar on Sunday, I took the Kfardebian road and noticed groups of people walking up to the snowy areas all the way until I reached a roundabout where tens of ...
Automotive
“Smart” License plates for Lebanese cars in 2013
13 years agoSource Interior Minister Marwan Charbel told MTV that Lebanese cars will be equipped in 2013 with smart license plates that cannot be replicated and that contain substantial information about the car. Let’s hope the information ...