Months after their launch on Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger, WhatsApp has started distributing 3D avatars for its users all around the world that may be used as profile images or customized stickers. Avatars are coming to WhatsApp, according to a Facebook post by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday. The statement comes after a lengthy […] Read more
French Champagne producers have been left fuming over a new Russian law that they say tries to undermine their world-famous brand. Champagne is a region in the northeast of France, but more famously is the name of the sparkling wine produced there. Russian authorities are challenging that with a new law put forward earlier this […] Read more
Take a look at the beauty of the Lebanese capital, though still reeling from two devastating explosions and raging COVID-19 pandemic, which is turned into a virtual floral exhibition by colorful flowers and blooming trees. The photo taken on March 21, 2021 shows a street in Beirut, Lebanon, which is turned into a sea of […] Read more
Want to know how thousands of people in Lebanon are receiving super-fast internet speed for a fraction of the costs? Are you sick and tired of waiting for a page to load every time you make a search on the internet? Are you finding your average load speed is dropping and becoming super slow, especially at […] Read more
Beirut just ranked first in the MENA region, and third in the world, for the cost of living for expatriates, according to a report issued by the international company EuroCost International. The report included 273 cities from around the world, and Beirut still made it to the top of the list with its expensive rents […] Read more
Having launched the first two weeks of its fifth edition under the theme of “change” in December at the American University of Lebanon, and despite the riotous political and social situation of Lebanon, the Beirut Art Film Festival commenced the succession of its screenings on Monday. Over the five years of its establishment, BAFF has […] Read more
For Iranians whose icons since the Islamic Revolution have been hardline clerics, Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani widely represented a figure of national resilience in the face of four decades of U.S. pressure. For the U.S. and Israel, he was a shadowy figure in command of Iran’s proxy forces, responsible for fighters in Syria backing President […] Read more
Dry ice is the general term for solid carbon dioxide (CO), coined in 1925 by Long Island-based Prest Air Devices. It is “frozen” by compressing carbon dioxide gas to a high pressure to create dry ice. When it is released, as liquid carbon dioxide, it quickly expands and evaporates, cooling some of the carbon dioxide […] Read more
Amid the largest anti-government protests Beirut has ever seen, something unusual has been unfolding in the city’s downtown. The center of Lebanon’s largest city sorely lacks public spaces — largely because of the legacy of its civil war and the uncontrolled real estate investment that followed. But after recent mass demonstrations that paralyzed central Beirut […] Read more
For the next few months, Spanish master Pablo Picasso’s work will be on show for the first time ever in Lebanon. Gracing the halls of Sursock Museum, “Picasso et la Famille” gathers 20 of his works spanning 77 years, from 1895 to 1972, marking notable moments in his tumultuous and emotional family life. Organized with […] Read more
