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Ya Lateef! Beirut’s NYE 2019 Celebration Ranked 7th in The World!

National Geographic compiled a list of the top 10 new year’s eve celebrations around the world and Beirut was fortunately mentioned in the article. Next thing we know, local media picked up the article to brag about how the party in Nejmeh square was the 7th best in the world, and people of course were euphoric about it on social networks. Even our prime minister spoke about it on TV!

I hate to spoil things. The national geographic article is nice, and having Beirut mentioned is absolutely cool, but can we stop blowing things out of proportions when it comes to such news?

First of all, the article was published a while ago and last updated on December 31st, so contrary to what people think, the editors didn’t watch every celebration out there in the world and in the end decided to include Beirut for its epic party. The article was simply prepared ahead of time with appealing cities from around the world.

Moreover, whether you like it or not, there were definitely some cooler parties around the globe. Nejmeh square is basically small compared to other public spaces elsewhere in the world, and anyone in his proper mind would know there’s no way it can make it to the top 10 celebrations in the world. On the other hand, The UAE celebrations were massive this year and included attempts to break several world records, why weren’t they mentioned? And what about other major cities like Moscow, Berlin, Bangkok, Singapore, Cape Town and others?

It’s not like I love to hate on Beirut’s party, my problem is with people who love to lie to themselves like the websites who incorrectly reported the news and are now infesting the social platforms with their article. Hell even the company who was in charge of organizing the NYE event sponsored a post on Facebook to brag about it…

https://www.facebook.com/420271691486788/posts/1144775369036413/

But then again, in a country where we lie day in day out about an economy boost after the government formation, a super fast internet, and better wages, you find it logical to have NYE celebration ranked 7th in the world. So let’s wait to see what other good news does 2019 holds for us!

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Top NYE Parties in Lebanon This Year

Fireworks explode during New Year's Eve celebrations in downtown Beirut

New year’s eve is in 3 days and I bet most of you don’t have a plan yet! But just like every year, Lebtivity has dedicated a special page for the NYE parties happening around town, and I have selected the 30 coolest ones that I hope will be suitable for all tastes!

  1. 9 New Year Eve Parties at Eddé Sands
  2. New Year’s Eve 2016 @ Junkyard Beirut
  3. New Year’s Eve at Sydney’s Club Bar & Restaurant
  4. NYE 2016 at BistroBar Hamra & Dbayeh
  5. Black presents Vijay & Sofia Live – NYE 2016
  6. O1NEderland – NYE 2016 at O1NE Beirut
  7. NEW YEAR’S EVE, OR THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE
  8. NEW YEARS AT THE HUB
  9. NYE 2016 at Dany’s Badaro
  10. NYE 2016 @ Feb30
  11. NEW YEAR’S EVE 2015 at Le Royal Hotel
  12. NYE Celebrations at Theatrum Byblos
  13. the Great Gatsby Special NYE 2016 Party at The Villa
  14. NYE at the Regency Palace Hotel with Fady Reaidy, Melhem Zein, Naji El Osta & much more
  15. NYE 2016 @ Checkpoint Charlie
  16. NYE – 1001 Bazaar Nights
  17. New Years Eve 2016 at Venue Verde – Drink & don’t Drive
  18. New Year’s Eve 2016 at the Italian Project
  19. New Year’s Eve at Venezia
  20. Unique Masquerade New Years Eve at Riviera Hotel
  21. C U NXT YEAR: The Not So Phisticated NYE
  22. 2016 New Year Party at Coop D’Etat
  23. DANCING IN RIO – NYE 2016 at The Smallville Hotel
  24. New Year’s Eve 2016 at Floyd The Dog Mar Mikhael
  25. Psylienz Presents : NYE Psychedelic Bash : WEIRDEL LIVE IN LEBANON
  26. Faraya Christmas Festival 2015 & NYE 2016
  27. The Big Bad-Ass House of Drinking Games: New Year’s Eve Edition
  28. New Year at Pasquale
  29. NYE 2016 at De Prague
  30. NYE 2016 at VEER

You can also check the complete list of Lebtivity’s NYE’s parties here.

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