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  • La Nuit des Musées 2025 in Lebanon

    After a six-year break, La Nuit des Musées is officially back in Lebanon this summer! Today, July 29, 2025, museums across Beirut and several other cities will open their doors to the public free of charge from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM.

    This initiative is organized by the Lebanese Ministry of Culture in collaboration with the Directorate General of Antiquities, and it’s a fantastic opportunity for residents and tourists alike to rediscover the country’s rich heritage.

    List of Participating Museums:

    📍 Beirut Museums

    • National Museum of Beirut
    • Nicolas Ibrahim Sursock Museum
    • MIM Museum (Mineral Museum)
    • AUB Archaeological Museum
    • AUB Geology Museum
    • Museum of Lebanese Prehistory
    • BDL Bank Museum
    • Villa Audi – Mosaic Museum
    • Nuhad Es-Said Private Museum (Pavillon Nuhad Es-Said)
    • USJ Oriental Library
    • French Institute Gallery – Beirut

    📍 Jounieh

    • USEK Archaeological Museum

    📍 Byblos (Jbeil)

    • Aram Bezikian Museum
    • Byblos Site Museum (Byblos Castle)
    • MACAM – Modern and Contemporary Art Museum
    • Memoire du Temps – Fossil Museum
    • Fondation Louis Cardahi – LAU Byblos

    📍 Tripoli

    • Citadel of Saint Gilles Museum (Tripoli Castle)

    📍 Saida

    • Debbane Palace
    • Khan el Franj
    • The Soap Museum
    • Hammam Al Jadeed
    • Khan Sacy

    Whether you’re into archaeology, fine art, science, or contemporary installations, this is your chance to explore Lebanon’s cultural treasures in a whole new way at night and totally for free.

    This night is also a great opportunity to bring the kids, go on a fun educational outing with friends, or enjoy a different kind of date night. La Nuit des Musées isn’t just about exhibits, it’s a celebration of our shared culture, creativity, and resilience.

  • 11 Lebanese in The Top 100 Arab Business Women for 2016

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    Forbes Middle East recently released their list of the 100 most powerful businesswomen in the Arab world for 2016 and the below 11 Lebanese women made it to the list this year, with Lubna Olayan from Saudi Arabia topping it. (link)

    #55 Sana Khater, CFO – Waha Capital

    #57 Randa El Assaad, CEO – Arif & Bintoak Consulting Architects and Engineers

    #58 Mona Bawarshi, CRO – Gezairi Transport

    #60 Hala Fadel, Partner – Leap Ventures

    #61 Nour Sweid, Partner – Leap Ventures

    #66 Ingie Chalhoub, President – Etoile Group

    #69 Christine Sfeir, CEO – Treats Holding

    #82 Nadia Cheaib, Founder, CEO – ClinServ International

    #83 Caroline Fattal Khoury, Senior VP; Board Member – Fattal Group

    #92 Myrna Soufan, COO – Banque Bemo

    #97 Jinan Zoya, General Manager – Gulf Family Business Council

    I’m personally mostly familiar with Christine Sfeir as I follow her on a couple of social media platforms and she seems very down to earth.

    On the other hand, Forbes Middle East also released a list of the world’s top 10 most powerful Arab women and 5 Lebanese women were mentioned in it with number 1 being Nemat Shafik from Egypt. (link)

    #2 Amal Clooney, Lawyer – Doughty Street Chambers

    #3 Nayla Hayek, Chair Swatch; CEO – Harry Winston

    #6 Rula Ghani, Afghanistan’s First Lady

    #7 Reem Accra, Fashion Designer

    #8 Aya Bdeir, Founder, CEO – Little Bits

  • 13 Lebanese Among The 100 Most Influential Arabs Under 40 for 2016

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    Arabian Business published their list of 100 most influential Arabs under 40 for 2016 and it included 13 Lebanese from different industries. Chaker Khazaal, a Palestinian refugee who used to live in Lebanon before emigrating to Canada, was named as the most influential Arab for this year.

    Below are the Lebanese that were mentioned. You can check the full list here.

    15- Maher Zain 34, Arts and Entertainment
    21- Amal Clooney 38, Law
    30- Rafi Demirjian 39, Business
    39- Abdallah Absi 23, Technology
    48- Nancy Ajram 32, Arts and Entertainment
    66- Fahd  Hariri 35, Banking and Finance
    76- Mahmoud Kabbour 37, Media
    78- May Habib 24, Technology
    81- Philippe Ghanem 35, Banking
    84- Jihad Kawas 19, Technology
    92- Diala Makki 32, Arts and Entertainment
    93- Aya Bdeir 33, Technology
    98- Myriam Fares 33, Arts and Entertainment

  • PureGray at Le Gray Beirut among the top 10 spas in the middle east

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    According to this article in CNN Arabic today, PureGray Health Club at Le Gray Beirut is among the top 10 spas in the middle east along with the following places:

    1. Six Senses at Missoni Hotel in Kuwait
    2. Hello Kitty in Dubai
    3. Eternal Med Spa in Dubai
    4. Six Senses in Oman
    5. Biolite in Dubai
    6. Anantara in Dubai
    7. Banyan Tree Al Wadi in Ras El Khaimah
    8. Evason Ma’In Hot Springs in Jordan
    9. Asswan Spa at Burj El Arab in Dubai

    I’ve never been to PureGray before but have always read positive feedback about it online. On the other hand, I’ve been to one of the Banyan Tree hotels when I was in Thailand back in 2011 and their service is truly impeccable.

    Thank to Philippe Abou Zeid for the link

  • Instabeat and Wally mentioned on Forbes

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    Forbes recently posted about 10 Middle Eastern startups that will (hopefully) change lives in the MENA region and the world. Two of these startups are Instabeat, which was founded by Lebanese Hind Hobeika, and Wally, which has two Lebanese members on board of its team, Makram Saleh and Maya Zankoul.

    You can check the full list here. If it were up to me, I would have also added eTobb.com.

  • Barbar among CNN’s best kebab joints

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    CNN chose Barbar among their favorite Kebab joints in the world for the chicken shawarma it offers, and they got it right as Barbar’s shawarma is one of the best in town. Four other joints were chosen from Turkey, Israel, Greece, and Iran.

    I once tasted the shawarma they do in Turkey at a famous place called Saray in Istanbul and thought it’s pretty awesome. The spices they use are a bit different I guess, and they serve it on a bed of bread with tomato sauce on top and yogurt on the side. It beats the Lebanese shawarma anytime!

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    Also, one country I believe is missing from CNN’s list is Syria, since they’re known for their good kebab too. A good friend once took me to a quite old and famous restaurant called “Al-Siddiq” in an area called “Al-Qanawat” in Damascus, and its shawarma was really out of this world. The portion you get there is pretty generous with a pita bread on top, and also tastes much better than our Lebanese shawarma. If only the country is not at war now!

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  • Top 100 rich Arabs for 2013

    According to Forbes, three Lebanese are among the top 10 rich Arabs for this year. Joseph Safra, a Lebanese Brazilian banker, came in the 2nd position with $19.5 billion, while Najib & Taha Mikati ranked 8th with $3.5 billion each.

    On the other hand, the wealthiest member of the Hariri’s is Bahaa Hariri who ranked 15th with $2.4 billion. You can check the full list below.

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    via Emirates 24/7

  • List of shops at Beirut City Centre

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    So Beirut City Centre is finally opening today and I was just able to get hold of the list of all brands that will be available at the mall. Almost half of the shops will be operating as of the opening, and the rest will gradually open over the next two months including VOX Cinemas. You can click on the below two tables for more details.

    Update:

    I’m sorry I had to remove the lists as per City Centre’s request since they’re not official. I’ll be posting an official list as soon as it comes out.

    Update #2:

    Here’s an official list published in one of City Centre’s brochures. The starred names are opening soon.

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  • 2013 Most powerful Lebanese women

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    Arabian Business published their 2013 list of the top 100 powerful women in the Arab world, and 12 Lebanese women made it to the list, with the most powerful one being Nayla Hayek (chairwoman of the Swatch Group) who came in the 8th position.

    Below are the Lebanese woman who made it to the list:

    8. Nayla Hayek
    14. Leila El Solh
    31. Fairouz
    39. Nadine Labaki
    41. Nancy Ajram
    42. Elissa
    46. Anissa Helou
    49. Cyrine Abdelnour
    56. Najwa Karam
    66. Octavia Nasr
    81. Mona Bawarshi
    90. Christine Sfeir

    Is it a bit weird to see people like Nancy Ajram and Elissa making it to the top 100 while there’s no mention of Haifa Wehbe? Anyway, you can check the full list here.

    Thank you Ivy

  • Haifa Wehbi among the top 30 worlds most beautiful women of 2013

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    When Rina Chibani fails to get us the Miss Universe title, leave it to Haifa Wehbi to put us again under the spotlights. She made it to the top 30 worlds most beautiful women of 2013 on Hollywood Buzz.