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Category: Lebanon

  • 24 hours to kill in Beirut

    Check out this cool find posted by Tarek from Beirut/NTSC a couple of days ago.

    I stumbled upon the movie “In Beirut sind die Nächte lang” or “24 hours to kill”… A German movie shot in 1965 in Beirut. Here’s the synopsis:

    “When engine trouble forces an airliner into a 24 hour layover in Beirut, the plane’s pilot finds himself in the crosshairs of crime thanks to his duplicitous purser. Lex Barker assays the hero pilot role with ease, while Mickey Rooney thoroughly enjoys his turn as the seemingly hapless criminal. Walter Slezak rounds out the caper as a deadly smuggler.”

    Pity embedding the original trailer is forbidden…. But watching it is a must! You can find it HERE (above are some of the snapshots taken from that trailer)… Basically, it’s the usual mishmash of the epitomized image of Beirut: Lust, intrigue, modernist architecture, Phoenicia Hotel (and yes, there is a scene where the pool which gives way to the bar is seen!), Nadia Jamal (the belly dance), the nightclubs and get this – at the time private helicopters could land right next to Baalbeck ruins with no “yellow t-shirts” in sight…

    I also heard a while ago about another movie called “Embassy” that was shot in Lebanon back in 1973, but unfortunately failed to find any trailer or footage related to it on the internet.

  • Nemr Abou Nassar destroys Myriam Klink

    I know some people hate Nemr, but this video is a must watch. Aside from replying to Myriam Klink’s insult to him, he really spoke a lot of people’s minds on the music industry nowadays in Lebanon.

  • Wassim Nasser FAILED to break the national record

    I earlier posted this video by Saida TV claiming that Wassim Nasser did succeed to break the national record by swimming for 47 kilometers from Saida to Beirut while in fact  he actually failed and will be trying to do it once again next year.

    “The weather was not good at all and Wassim [Nasser] was swimming against the wind,” Intanious Naafa, Nasser’s friend and representative, told The Daily Star Monday.

    Nasser’s aimed to break a record set by Abdel-Latif Abu al-Hauf for swimming 42 kilometers from the southern city of Sidon to Beirut in the 1960s.

    He sought to cover 47 kilometers.

    The athlete’s route started from a point parallel to Sidon’s Crusader Castle and ended in Ramlet al-Bayda; 8 kilometers less than his original goal.

    “Wassim will increase the distance next year and hopefully achieve his goal,” Naafa said, praising his friend for his persistence and great effort in achieving such a task. Source

    Still, reaching Ramlet El-Bayda is still quite impressive!

  • Myriam Klink – Antar

    Just what we need! Now let’s try to convince her, Nancy Afiouni, and Lara Kay to hit the streets in Tripoli and other conflict areas of the north, and see how the raging men there will quickly ease their tension!

  • Wassim Nasser did it!

    Congratulations! I bet he’s going to be sleeping for a week now!

    Update:

    The video turned out to be false. Wassim actually failed to break the record, you can read more about it here.

  • Zain El-Atat is back

    It’s a shame when one of the first TV stations that aired reports about the side effects that may be induced by the usage by Zain El-Atat’s herbal products is the also the first one to start promoting him once again with segments claiming he earned some ISO certificates. Way to go New TV!

    Early in 2011, Abu Dhabi’s health authority accused Zain El-Atat of false advertising and warned about the side effects his products may produce on people, and shortly after that,  the ministry of public health here in Lebanon banned all kind of herbal products publicity. But it seems like Zain is way above the law, he’s back!

  • Wassim Nasser attempts swimming from Saida to Beirut

    Wassim Nasser, a Lebanese swimmer, is trying to swim 47 kilometers from Saida to Beirut in an attempt to break a national record that was set back in 1960 by Abdel-Latif Abu Al-Hauf who swam 42 kilometers.

    According to The Daily Star, Wassim’s journey is expected to take around 11 hours, but it wasn’t clear at what time exactly did he start his trip. Anyway, you can read more about his attempt here.

  • Marcel Ghanem VS. Emile Rahme

  • Sursock

    “كان شارع ذو طابع تراثي / Etait une rue à caractère traditionnel” Spotted in Sursock near St. Nicolas stairs.

    With all the new buildings popping in the area, whoever altered the sign definitely nailed it!

  • Marketplace Middle East on Zaitounay Bay

    Beirut’s Zaitunay Bay is one of the city’s latest development projects — a waterfront promenade dotted with high-end shops and restaurants.

    So far the project has been a success but in Beirut, domestic and regional instability always looms. MME spoke to one of the developers about the fine line between business opportunity and high-risk investment.