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53 Photos + 1 video from Bourj Abi Haidar clashes

By on August 26, 2010 in Lebanon

No need for introductions here… you’ve all heard and watched about the clashes that erupted in Burj Ab Haidar 2 days ago between Hizbullah & Jamiyyat Al-Masharii’ Al-Khayriyya Al-Islamiyya (The Association of Islamic Charitable Projects). Yes, an islamic charitable association that possesses machine guns and RPG’s! Kif, leish w min? No one knows. What I know though is that what they did is everything but Islamic, and horrifying people in their houses is certainly not an act of charity!

The craziness that we witnessed was of course not over a parking space as the two parties officials claimed in the media, and it will remain a mystery until someone comes clear about what happened. Let’s see what is awaiting our beautiful city from these ignorants!

Anyway I leave you now with the below video and photos that I found on the web for the clashes and the aftermath.

All photos ar from www.daylife.com

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Ramadan in Tripoli

By on August 25, 2010 in Lebanon

Tripoli is one of the cities that I personally can never get bored of. I was there last Sunday and about to come back to Beirut at around 3:00PM when I decided to waste some additional time at any random souk since there was still plenty of time till Iftar.

And so I went to Al Tall souk (the same one I previously visited) to see how does it look like now in Ramadan. Needless to say, I was encountering sweets and juice vendors everywhere in the small souk, in addition to huge stocks of vegetables in the small stores since everyone gets crazy about buying them in Ramadan, and of course the place was much crowded than last time.


The guy in the left image is selling Kharroub, a sour juice that I disliked a LOT! While on the right image the guy is selling Moghrabiyyeh platters for 3,000 L.L only!

My next stop was at Abdel Sattar Al Tom sweets in Al Zahriyyeh.


Maamoul bi ashta, Kneifeh bi ashta, and Mafroukeh! *Yummy*

Across the street from Al Tom, there’s anther shop that sells almost all kind of kaak and bread. My favorite is the kaak that can be grilled with cheese stuffed inside (it’s called Alleeta there) which can be the best souhour in Ramadan!

I might be going to Tripoli again next week and probably the week after, what other places do you recommend that I go visit?

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Tnein bi 15

By on August 18, 2010 in Lebanon

Tnein bi 15? Yalla!! Ahh tnein subscriptions…

This is a new billboard advertisement for CableVision that is all over the streets now.

Joe has already pointed out that it’s a copycat, but I would like to add that the use of a hot girl in such ad is VERY cheap!

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Old man and his Oud at Hamra

By on August 17, 2010 in Lebanon

I had to go to the American University Hospital several times during the past weeks, and I was spotting this old man on almost every visit playing on his Oud and singing nice old Arabic songs.

Although he claims he doesn’t have a job, but I guess he’s got the perfect one! 1. He’s self employed, 2. He seems happy with what he does! Don’t you agree?

… and yes I just forgot to ask him about his name, anyone knows it?

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That’s the way aha aha, I Park it!

By on August 11, 2010 in Lebanon

This is what happens when you do second and third row parking, you come to find your car in the middle of the road at the end of the day and sometimes disturbing the traffic flow.

Needless to say, some drivers are simply assholes and enjoy throwing their car anywhere. On the other hand, the number of cars in Beirut is way beyond the parking lots capacity in the city.

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Ramadan Kareem

By on August 10, 2010 in Lebanon

Ramadan Kareem to all of you! May this holy month bring joy, health and wealth to you.

Here’s one of my favorite Ramadan ads, from Zain Telecom.

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Melting in Beirut

By on August 8, 2010 in Lebanon

I was driving and melting yesterday in Beirut’s hot and humid weather when I noticed that the indicator in my car is showing a weather temperature of 43 degree Celsius!

We’re used to high temperatures in the 30’s, but 43?! That’s so Dubai! We’ve got no more snow in the winter, and summer is starting to feel like a living hell, I wonder how will it be like in the next few years…

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Dinner in the Sky – Now in Beirut

By on August 7, 2010 in Lebanon

I got the photos below from the launching of the not-so-new dining concept that was lately introduced to the snobbish people of Lebanon, a dinner in the sky.

This dining experience consists of a 22 guests table that goes up to 50 meters in the air (with the aid of a crane of course) along with three staff members, the waiter, the chef and an entertainer, to enjoy a magnificent view of the city while having your dinner. I’m not sure though if the adrenaline rush will allow you to identify how does the food really taste…

The launch of  “Dinner in the Sky” took place at BIEL on June 11, and was attended by media personalities, celebrities and VIP’s (you know those who have 4-digit car plate numbers). It was held by ALF Events and the food was catered by La Table d’Alfred.

In case you’re interested, you can reserve the whole table for 8 hours at… $15,000 ONLY! So that’s $727.27 per person, ya baleish! Still, their website claims that you can divide the 8 hours according to your taste, so the more people you can get to share the 8 hours with you, at the rate of 22 person per session, the less the cost per person will be.

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Worrying news from South Lebanon

By on August 3, 2010 in Lebanon

We’re currently receiving VERY worrying news from the south! From what I’m reading on news websites and twitter, it seems that Israeli soldiers were trying to cut some tree at Adayseh village in order to install some surveillance camera when the Lebanese army stopped them.

Following that, an Israeli tank bombed an LAF base and an exchange of fire erupted between the two on the borders. Now there are some news about Katyusha missiles fired at north Israel… let’s hope it wont get any worse than that!

Via Naharnet

12:43pm OTV: 10 artillery rounds fell in Adeisseh, one of which near a Lebanese army post.
12:40pm Future News: A Lebanese soldier and another civilian were injured in the fighting.
12:38am VDL: The clashes erupted after the Israeli army tried to cut some trees inside Lebanese territories.
12:36pm LBC: Israeli tank hit a house in Adeisseh.
12:34pm NNA: Exchange of gunfire between Lebanese and Israeli soldiers along the border town of Adeisseh.
12:31pm MTV: An Israeli tank fired an artillery shell on a Lebanese army position on the outskirts of Adeisseh.

Via Now Lebanon

12:42    Al-Arabiya: Two Katyusha missiles fired at North Israel
12:31    MTV: LAF base at Aadaiseh village bombed by Israeli tank
12:29    AFP: Exchange of gunfire between Lebanese and Israeli soldiers along border

Via Tayyar.org

12:55  الجيش اللبناني يرد على العدو الاسرائيلي باطلاق قذيفتي RPG ورشقات نارية (المنار)
12:46 سقوط 10 قذائف اسرائيلية على بلدة العديسة بالقرب من مركز للجيش اللبناني (OTV)
12:42 جريح من الجيش اللبناني وآخر مدني في الإعتداء الإسرائيلي على العديسة
12:35 اشتباكات بين الجيش اللبناني وجيش العدو على الشريط الشائك تتمة
12:30 دبابة اسرائيلية اطلقت قذيفة باتجاه مركز للجيش اللبناني عند مدخل بلدة العديسة واصابته اصابة مباشر

Update (8/3/2010 2:38PM):

Via Tayyar.org

14:36  Two Lebanese army soldiers were killed in the Israeli shelling on Al-Aadaiseh.
14:32 A high-ranking Israeli army officer was killed in the shelling and Israeli soldiers were trying to pull him out. (Al-Manar)
14:30 Israeli troops called through loudspeakers on the Lebanese army to halt fire so that they can evacuate the wounded.
14:02 UNIFIL urged Lebanon and Israel a maximum restraint. (Future News)
13:55 Apache helicopter fired two missiles on the hill of Al-Aadaiseh. (NTV)
13:35 Two houses are burning in Al-Aadaiseh village. (Future News)
13:21 Israeli snipers are firing at the Adassieh- Kfar Kila road. (AL-Manar)
13:20 A Lebanese soldier identified as “Hasan Nazzal” and a civilian “Ibrahim Abboud” were injured in the clashes at Al-Aadaiseh. (MTV)

Update (8/3/2010 7:11PM):

The situation is calm again in the south for more than 3 hours now, god bless our soldiers and may our martyrs that fell today rest in peace.

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Lebanese beach resorts denying entry to foreign workers

By on July 16, 2010 in Lebanon

I know you might have seen this video on other blogs, but I am re-posting it here to spread it as much as we can.

Beach resorts in Lebanon are known for denying foreign workers from swimming inside their premises after granting them an entry, but some places have gone a step further by not allowing those workers from even stepping inside!

The video below, taken at the Sporting Club Manara, shows Anti Racism Movement activists trying to get their maid into the swimming pool. The activists are allowed in, but not the maid!

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