InShape fair

Same horrible ad from 2011 This year marks the fourth edition of InShape, the health, beauty and fitness fair. It was originally planned for this past weekend but due to the circumstances and the explosion that took place in Achrafieh, there will be 3 additional days on the 27th, 28th and 29th of October 2012. I originally used to go there to support my friends' at the ShapeUp supplement store stand but I found out…

FBI team in Beirut

Ya Ahla bil shabeb! The killing of Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan in a Beirut car bomb on Friday sparked days of tensions, accusations and violence in Lebanon between supporters of Syrian President Bashar Assad and his opponents. Al-Hassan was solidly in the latter group, and his supporters, many of them Sunni Muslims, blamed Damascus for the killing. Many also called for the resignation of the Hezbollah-dominated government, saying it is too cozy with the Syrian…

How I escaped Achrafieh’s deadly car bombing

Picture from the WashingtonPost On October 19, I woke up and drove to work in Achrafieh. Around noon, I called a friend to see if we can meet up for a coffee at Starbucks Achrafieh and we agreed to meet there at 1:30. Around 1:25, I remembered I had an important conference call and pushed our meeting an hour. An hour after, I had to cancel our appointment as I got caught up at work.…
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The Chase Restaurant Security Camera footage

13 years ago
[Source] The footage was taken at the time of the Achrafieh blast. ...
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Achrafieh bombing death toll rises to 4

13 years ago
Thank you George for the picture and info I was just informed that a Syrian worker (Called Jassem or Haytham) was also killed in the blast, making the number of casualties 4. It is worthy ...
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Lebanon’s Education Ministry is not doing its work

13 years ago
Fortunately though, LBCI took the time to answer students and letting them know if there’s school tomorrow. via @LBC_Group ...
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