Tag Archives: Beirut
A normal rain … NOT A HURRICANE !
20 years of peace in a country that’s surface does not exceed 11000 Km2! 5 Million citizen, located in the Middle East region on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea!
Vote For Jeita Grotto … The wonder!
Jeita Grotto is a compound of crystallized caves in Lebanon located 20 km north of Beirut in the Valley of Nahr al-Kalb (Dog River).
Deafening Beirut noise problem poses health risk
BEIRUT: As a taxi goes past a nightclub blasting music, the driver honks loudly to make sure potential customers hear him. Meanwhile passersby have their mobile phone volumes on high to make sure they can hear any incoming calls on Beirut’s noisy streets.
Lebanon’s annual inflation rate down to 2.26 pct in July
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s inflation rate fell slightly to an annualized rate of 2.26 percent in July from 2.82 percent in June as clothing and footwear costs declined, according to the latest figures from the Central Administration of Statistics.
Beirut Heritage in Danger (3)
Two additional old constructions in Beirut, zokak el blat region, which could be considered Beirut Heritage and need to be saved from the Real Estate Sharks!
Thief Chased by Minister’s Convoy
A Syrian thief was jailed on Sunday after Interior Minister Marwan Charbel’s convoy chased him in the area of Sin el-Fil, the National News Agency reported.
Cost of pollution increases the losses by $ 175 million
New oil slicks are back in the Mediterranean at the depth of 40 cm warning of another Environmental disaster.
Dumping of petro-chemicals wastes on Jiyeh beach threatens groundwater resources
World Bank: Cost of pollution increases the losses by $ 175 million annually for Lebanon.
Tourists discover city’s history with WalkBeirut
BEIRUT: With its vanished street signs and endless construction, navigating Beirut can be exceedingly difficult for first-time visitors – not to mention for Beirutis themselves on occasion.Beirut native and AUB graduate, Ronnie Chatah came up with the idea of creating a pedestrian tour of Beirut to help tourists find their way and discover the city.
Sleepless in Beirut
BEIRUT: Lebanese are among the world’s most nocturnal crowd, with Beirut ranking third as one of the cities that never sleep, preceded by Cairo and Montevideo, according to an online study.
The results, highlighted in a study by social network Badoo.com, were drawn out of an analysis into the online habits in 180 countries, particularly users using online chat services. One hundred and twenty million chat sessions were sampled in the study.
