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WH hotel is ideally located in the heart of Hamra on Lyon street in the midst of the shopping & business district, walking distance from the happening scene in Hamra where one can enjoy all kind of activities & a very hip night scene. The stylish hotel provides a variety of services that include Wifi internet access, 24 hour room service, laundry, car rental, money exchange, tour bookings, ticketing & flight confirmation along with airport pick up & Drop. The hotel also offers its guests beautician & baby sitting services upon request to ensure the guests utmost comfort. The hotel is also equipped with a business center & conference room to accommodate any business event or occasion. At WH hotel you will find a highly professional team willing to serve you & endure your comfort & satisfaction.
Life In Beirut
(23 Mar 1984) RR8412A: Lebanon: Life in Beirut
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Lebanon - 23 March 1984
With the apparent failure of the Lebanese reconciliation talks in Lausanne, Lebanon's war- weary population seems set for continued violence.
Lebanese politicians at peace talks in Lausanne:
Street in Chatilla suburb during ceasefire:
Badly damaged buildings:
Museum crossing between East and West Beirut:
Soldiers at barricades:
Views across Green Line from West Beirut:
Islamic militiamen fire bazooka:
Traffic and people in Hamra street, West Beirut's main shopping area:
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Police fire into air at Beirut protest as banks attacked
Lebanese police used live fire to disperse protesters in west Beirut’s Hamra area on Tuesday night and fired dozens of rounds of teargas, filling the narrow streets with choking fumes as rioters smashed banks and threw rocks at authorities.
Trillium Beirut
Achrafieh, in idyllic, light surroundings of spacious landscaped greenery, is the chosen location of Trillium Beirut, strategically sited on the magnificent Pierre Gemayel Boulevard. Many factors and options were examined in planning a development that would be attractive to the Lebanese people and to expatriates alike. Our studies revealed a glaring imbalance in the property market in Beirut and it was clear that many construction projects of recent years had been undertaken without due regard for the demands of the market. A glut of expensive apartments remained unsold when families were crying out for affordable accommodation. So we asked you, the client, what you really wanted in Beirut. And we listened! People want to come home, to live in a place in the heart of the city. They want to live in an excellent building with all modern conveniences and amenities; an affordable home in an ideal location.
This is how we arrived at the concept of Trillium Beirut, a new community of three contemporary buildings. Two high-rise towers offer 90 prestigious residential apartments varying in area from approximately 140 sqm to 200 sqm. These have been meticulously designed to satisfy the sophisticated needs and tastes of a discerning market, carefully maximizing utility of space and providing the options of a two, two/three or three bedroom dwelling. An adjacent low-rise building with independent access and approach presents six retail outlets and showroom/office space over six storeys. Ideally located and offering affordable options, this new community was created with you in mind, to give you what you asked for.
Residential Towers
The residential complex of 90 apartments is distributed, two apartments on each floor, between two high-rise towers of differing elevation, one of 25 storeys and the other comprising 20 storeys. The apartment mix has been developed around a selection of two and three bedroom units to provide a range of options offering four basic areas of living space. Sited high on the hillside the apartments command breathtaking panoramic views of the Mediterranean to the west and the mountains to the north. Each tower is accessed via its own spacious vestibule and both feature 3 high-speed elevators. In the vestibules security is provided by 24 hour manned CCTV coverage. The two towers share common basement areas where the underground parking is ventilated and designed to allocate two vehicle spaces for each apartment. The indoor heated swimming pool is provided on the first basement, as is a fully equipped gymnasium, all of these facilities being for the sole and exclusive use and enjoyment of residents and their guests.
Both structures are equipped with standby power generators, a fire alarm system, hot water storage tanks, and water well together with all the other engineering, plumbing and electrical systems necessary to service the buildings. Emergency lighting is also provided in all common areas. Externally, the surrounding gardens are lush, verdant and spacious. Again, for the exclusive use of residents, this pleasant, light and airy landscaped area is equipped with a landscape irrigation system and outdoor lighting, as are the facades of the towers, providing after dark illumination. The entire aspect creates the impression of a community within a community.
LEBANON, the popular 'I LOVE BEIRUT' sign, downtown BEIRUT ????
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Let's go visit the very popular “I Love Beirut” sign which is found at the lovely Beirut Souks in Lebanon. A lot of cities around the world are joining the fad of installing the “I Love …” signs which are usually placed in downtown area or where locals congregate. Or in touristy neighbourhoods. Beirut, of course, has one.
Lebanon is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus is west across the Mediterranean Sea. Lebanon's location at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian hinterland facilitated its rich history and shaped a cultural identity of religious and ethnic diversity. At just 10,452 km2 (4,036 sq. mi.), it is the smallest recognized sovereign state on the mainland Asian continent.
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Driving in West Beirut
Downtown, Hamra, Fuad Chehab. Recorded on December 3, 2009
my walk from home to the univerity of beirut in lebanon
I just thought I'd show people in the west what the walk from my house in beirut to the American University in Beirut looks like. I'm tired of seeing all these pictures of rubble and whatnot on CNN. The world needs to know what this part of the middle east is really like.
LEBANON: EXPLORING the interior of magnificent BLUE MOSQUE in BEIRUT (Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque) ????
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Following a donation by late Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, the foundation stone for the Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque was laid in November 2002. The design is evocative of the Ottomans’ monumental architecture: with a built area covering approximately 11,000 square meters, a 48-meter-high blue dome and 65-meter-high minarets, the mosque has become a dominant feature of the Beirut City Center skyline. It was inaugurated in 2008.
Lebanon is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus is west across the Mediterranean Sea. Lebanon's location at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian hinterland facilitated its rich history and shaped a cultural identity of religious and ethnic diversity. At just 10,452 km2 (4,036 sq. mi.), it is the smallest recognized sovereign state on the mainland Asian continent.
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#Beirut, Lebanon [Downtown Beirut - restaurants, nightclubs and history]
- For most outsiders, Beirut's history begins and ends with its bloody civil war, waged for 15 years along the infamous Green Line that cut the city in two, with Muslims to the west and Christians to the east. But its story stretches back much further than its modern strife, and the city's surface today conceals a fascinating, though often barely visible, ancient history.
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Zero in on Downtown Beirut:
Nwayreh Clashes - Beirut - Lebanon 2
Some Clashes between Future Movement supporters and Opposition supporters.
Beirut Lebanon
Beirut walkabout
Walking in Beirut as a Woman
This project is part of an academic project.
The objective is to learn how to use social media ( in this case Youtube video) to create Buzz around a hot topic.
The chosen topic Walking in Beirut as a woman has been intentionally twisted for the sake of this exercice to create an awarness around street harassment.
Credit Video & Concept:
Romy Abiad
Sally Azar
Soraya Soufan.
Actors:
Romy Abiad, Nour Abou-Jaoude, Sally Azar, Alexandra Bitar, Tania Keyrouz.
Teacher:
Sami Moujaes.
University:
ALBA Sin el fil, Lebanon.
License:
Standard YouTube License.
Arabic Hip-hop concert in Hamra, Beirut
At Metro Madina
My “Fake News” Experiences in Beirut 2001
It’s not a proper blog entry..., but here is a quick response to people sending messages asking how they can stop worrying about all of the violence that they see in the #news... I didn’t have a #drum, so I used a #sacred #watermelon to summon the ancestors while I spoke this #truth… .... on the subject of #fakenews ...... #shantisaks #shamanism .
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#americanstyle #americanpride #madeinamerica #handmade #accessories #healingcrystals #hematite #undercover #americanindian #fitness #consciousfashion #blogger #bohostyle #fitness #shaman #reiki #beirut #meditation #yoga #kundalini #conspiracy #worldtraveler #dancelife
Tomorrow We Will See Documentary on Lebanese artists
Tomorrow We Will See offers a window into how ten artists in Lebanon are using art as a tool to question sectarian divisions while encouraging freedom of thought.
Against the backdrop of Lebanon’s scars from wars, and socio-political scars created from sectarian divisions, Lebanese artists continue to contribute to the creative community despite the uncertainties of what tomorrow may bring.
A rock band's thought-provoking lyrics, a poet's description of time shrinking, an architect's experimental manipulation of space, a novelist's language of the female body, and a painter's reflections on his choice of colors, reveal the process by which the featured artists transform ideas, sketches, spaces into vibrant and dynamic works of art while describing what the expression ‘Bukra Minshouf’ (‘Tomorrow We Will See’) means to them.
Artists (in alphabetical order):
Abbas Beydoun (poet)
Alawiya Sobh (novelist)
Alissar Caracalla (choreographer)
Bernard Khoury (architect)
Chucrallah Fattouh (painter)
Danya Hammoud (performer)
Hamed Sinno (musician)
Lamia Abi Azar (actress, drama therapist)
Nadim Karam (architect, painter, sculptor)
Maya Fidawi (illustrator)
Said Akl (poet)
Sari El Khazen (architect)
Director/Camera/Editor: Soraya Umewaka
Producers: Soraya Umewaka, Madeleine Abdel Jalil Umewaka
Field Producers: Madeleine Abdel Jalil Umewaka, Diane Farah
Original Music: Karno Baghdassarian
Additional Music: Kevork Keshishian (Diamond Setter)
‘Choices’, ‘The Keeper’, ‘Lay La’, ‘A Little Closer’
‘Layering Sounds To Keep Her Warm’ ‘Following My Heart’
Mashrou Leila
‘El Hal Romancy’, ‘Habibi’, ‘Khaleeha Zikra’, ‘Raksit Leila’ ‘Shim El Yasmine’.
‘Khatarna’ by Underground Fiesta, Courtesy of Underground Fiesta
‘Piano Part 2’ Courtesy of Marc Codsi
Jazz by White Trees
Courtesy of Paul Tyan
‘Sabh el Nohm’ by Zeid Hamdan ft. Hiba el Mansouri
Courtesy of Zeid and the Wings
Sound mixing: Rana Eid and Judith Talge (db studios)
Chairman/General Manager (VTR):
Youssef Ayoub
Marketing executive:
Raja Zgheib
Color Correction:
Haytham Alwan
Graphic Designer:
Toni Abi Aad
Motion Designer:
Dima Boulad
Senior machine room operator:
Atef Keedy
Production Manager:
John Amari
Editing Consultants:
Nadim Chartouni
Meedo Taha
Production Coordinator: Samira Elghoul
Translation: Manal Zoghbi, Manal Khoury, Karim Batlouni, Braidy Eliane
Illustration of Hamed Sinno by Lina Ghaibeh
Photography of Sari El Khazen by Nour El Khazen
Caracalla Footage
Courtesy of Caracalla Dance Theatre
Additional Footage of Bernard Khoury
Courtesy of:
Johnnie Walker
Leo Burnette Agency
Production House INTAJ
Awards: Jury prize of Deutsche Creative Prize as part of Bader Young Entrepreneur’s Program for outreach funds.
Supported by: VTR Beirut Post Production House, Bank Audi, Edde Sands, K Corporation, Qatar Airways, Ministry of Culture of the Lebanese government
Lebanon Summer 09` Driving Through Hamra
Im BACK people LOTS OF VIDS! SUMMER 09' LEBANON AMAZING! ok guys i basicly lived on this street and the area around it and most of downtown lol, its my nightlife and i cant get enough of it, and all the stores :)
Beirut's graffiti evolves from political to artistic
These young artists are setting their creativity free on this wall.
After weeks of preparations, networking and locations scouting the day for the Beirut BBQ Burners graffiti jam is underway.
Some of the best Lebanese street artists are joining efforts to paint the longest graffiti mural in Lebanese history.
In the Karantina neighbourhood 15 graffiti artists will transform within two days a huge white concrete building into a piece of art.
George, who prefers not reveal his last name, is the event organiser. He says they are reclaiming the city as their own.
If you think about it, if you want something to belong to you, you have to write your name on it and then automatically people will know that this is your object, said George while explaining how graffiti developed in Lebanon.
During the 80s and 90s this what political parties in Lebanon used to do, he adds.
Even though the civil war ended in 1990, the sectarian propaganda still plays an important role in Lebanese politics.
In 2008, at the peak of a serious political crisis that brought the country to the brink of a new civil-war, Lebanese parties agreed to refrain from using mutual sectarian propaganda to ease the tension.
Although political and sectarian graffiti and stencils are still visible in some parts of Beirut, today Lebanese street artists focus mostly on aesthetics rather than divisive messages.
With their art pieces, visible in every corner of the city, they are now in a way slowly taking back the streets of Beirut.
In the past few years graffiti of all kinds of colours, styles and sizes have been painted across the city by Lebanese and international artists.
Many of the young Lebanese graffiti crews followed the footsteps of the well known western graffiti artists, trying to adopt their styles and techniques.
Others took a different direction.
Starting to use Arabic letters to build up their art work, artists like Yazan Halwani, Ali Rafei and took graffiti in Lebanon to a new level, distinguishing themselves for the originality of their works.
Others such as Said F. Mahmoud and Karim Tamerji use graffiti as a mirror to reflect the problems that Lebanese society is still facing today.
But in a country like Lebanon where politics is at the root of many issues, even this recent huge wave of free underground artistic expression had its roots in a war. It rose from the destruction and the chaos that followed the Israeli and Hezbollah conflict in the summer of 2006.
Israel and Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed Shiite group, battled to a stalemate during a month-long war.
Hezbollah rained some 4,000 rockets and missiles on Israel, while the Israeli army bombed Beirut's Southern suburbs where Hezbollah has its stronghold and many other areas in the entire country, particularly in Southern Lebanon.
When there was this Hezbollah Israeli dispute, people went on their way to be completely free. They started tagging everywhere and nobody would say anything because the situation is pretty messy, says George Tabatadze, one of the artists performing in the BBQ Burners Graffiti Jam.
Today, Lebanon is still facing multiple security challenges, such as frequent bombings, political assassinations and the massive influx of refugees from neighbouring Syria.
In contrast to most of the countries in the rest of the world where graffiti is seen as an act of vandalism, graffiti writers in Lebanon appear have the freedom to take to the street without fear of reproach.
Artists work on a wall unhindered whilst an armed policeman stands near by.
In recent years Beirut has been hosting many cultural events and international exhibitions related to street art and graffiti.
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Begining of Hamra Street
Beginning of Hamra street in Beirut, Lebanon. Recorded on December 4, 2009