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Foreigner’s Guide to the “Dabke” dance

By: sareen
24 March 2014 at 07:14

Foreigner’s Guide to the “Dabke” dance

So next time you’re at a party or a wedding, I promise you, you’ll see at least 5 of the above categories of people. Have a great Monday!

Trump declares US-Iran peace deal ‘all signed’ as G7 leaders battle to tie up loose ends

US president says strait of Hormuz will be open from Friday but questions remain over waterway fees and Israeli breaches of ceasefire in Lebanon

Donald Trump has declared that the strait of Hormuz will be “completely open” from Friday, as western leaders gathering at the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains battled to prevent the fragile US deal with Iran from almost immediately unravelling.

“The deal’s all signed. And the strait ⁠is already partially opened,” Trump said as he arrived at the summit in France, but Israeli breaches of the ceasefire in Lebanon and Iran’s claims about its right to charge fees in the crucial waterway revealed the agreement’s many loose ends.

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© Photograph: Anna Moneymaker/Reuters

© Photograph: Anna Moneymaker/Reuters

US and Iran exchange strikes for second day, as ceasefire appears close to collapse

Explosions reported across Iran after Donald Trump vowed to ‘hit them hard again’, with Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan targeted by Tehran

The US launched a new round of airstrikes on Iran into Thursday morning after Donald Trump warned Tehran would “pay the price” for stalled negotiations, prompting Iran to respond with strikes targeting Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan.

The new US assault across a range of Iranian cities came as efforts to negotiate an end to the war again appeared stuck, with Iran insisting it would maintain its chokehold on the strait of Hormuz. The American attack appeared more intense and wider than the day before, but Iran released no information about what was hit.

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    A little over a week ago a library in Tripoli was burned because … well… to be honest I shouldn’t continue that sentence. There should be NO reason to burn down a library! Shame on those who have done this stupid act. There’s now a fund raising project that is trying to come up with [...]
     

Killing Our Culture

By: sareen
13 January 2014 at 07:38

Killing Our Culture

A little over a week ago a library in Tripoli was burned because … well… to be honest I shouldn’t continue that sentence. There should be NO reason to burn down a library! Shame on those who have done this stupid act. There’s now a fund raising project that is trying to come up with [...]

As Israel Steps up Air Strikes in Lebanon, Beirut’s Metropolis Cinema Forges Ahead With South Screens Festival That Oliver Laxe Will Attend

27 May 2026 at 15:23
As Israel steps up air strikes in Lebanon, Beirut’s beloved Metropolis Cinema – championed by Lebanese filmmakers as an indie cinema beacon amid bombings, despair and dysfunction – has announced it is forging ahead with the second edition of its South Screens (Écrans du Sud) festival. “In times shaped by war, silence, and uncertainty, we […]

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  • New Years Eve Lebanon Vs the World! sareen
    Admit it, you’ve all at one point sat in front of the TV on New Year’s Eve, and listened to Michel Hayek “predict” the future and talk about a hurricane or something “huge” that’s going to happen in a big country. ADMIT IT! HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL!
     

New Years Eve Lebanon Vs the World!

By: sareen
31 December 2013 at 07:23

New Years Eve Lebanon Vs the World!

Admit it, you’ve all at one point sat in front of the TV on New Year’s Eve, and listened to Michel Hayek “predict” the future and talk about a hurricane or something “huge” that’s going to happen in a big country. ADMIT IT! HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL!
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  • Lebanese Proposals These Days sareen
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Lebanese Proposals These Days

By: sareen
2 August 2016 at 06:41

Lebanese Proposals These Days

So this seems to be a new trend adopted from the west it seems. What are your thoughts? Any of you guys really believe those Facebook posts we keep seeing where she was completely surprised and he asked her out of the blue? An interesting blog post that explains it all from Beyond Beirut: She [...]
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Women’s day? Yeah right…

By: sareen
9 March 2015 at 07:33

Women’s day? Yeah right…

I think that the media  plays a huge role in how women are portrayed to the outside world. And how does the Lebanese media undertake this responsibility (Especially a day before International Women’s day)? Why, by kicking off a new show (Ikhwet khwet or something like that) about 3 brainless sisters who are exact copy [...]
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