Lebanese Football National Team Wins Over Korea

(extrait de Beirut Night Life)

Lebanon is now qualifyed for the final round of World Cup Qualifications of 2014 which will take place in Brazil. The Lebanese Football National team wins 2-1 against Korea.

Ali Saadi scores an early Goal on the 4th minute of the game against the South Korean team, amidst a Lebanese crowd of tens of thousands of fans including President Michel Sleiman, at the Sport City in Beirut.

The Lebanese Team puts the second goal by Abbas Atwi through a penalty kick, giving him the lead again with a score of 2-1 against the South Korean Team.

N7W of Nature - Vote for Jeita Grotto

VOTE NOW FOR JEITA

New7Wonders of Nature is an initiative started in 2007 to create a list of seven natural wonders chosen by people through a global poll. It is being led by Canadian-Swiss Bernard Weber and organized by the New7Wonders Foundation, a Swiss-based, government-controlled foundation. This campaign follows the New Seven Wonders of the World, which attracted 100 million votes from around the world.
Voting is scheduled to continue until Nov. 11, 2011...

The Official New7Wonders of Nature campaign started in 2007, immediately after the campaign to elect the man-made New Seven Wonders of the World, in which more than 100 million votes were cast. From over 440 participants representing over 220 countries and through a national qualification and race to become one of the Top 77, as well as the recommendations of the Panel of Experts led by Prof. Federico Mayor, the list of 28 "Official Finalist Candidates" has been determined. Voting is underway and will continue throughout 2010 and into 2011. During this time, the New7Wonders World Tour is planned to visit each of the finalists to allow them to present themselves to the voters across the globe.

The 28 finalists

Jeita Grotto

Jeita Grotto is the jewel of tourism in Lebanon offering to its visitors qualified modern services and accommodation in harmony with a fascinating nature. It creates a magical trip to tourists enabling them to spend a day of wonder-filled adventure by being carried away from a tangible world to a wonderland where are found 2 fabulous grottoes full of unimaginable beauty and mystic ! It is a source of attraction for tourists discovering the mysterious world in the heart of the earth.

The “Touristic Site of Jeita” gathers all elements of nature such as stone, water, trees, flowers, air, animals, etc… with a touch of culture and surrounded with a verdurous environment. It is one of the most impressive and interesting natural sites in the world.

Website : www.jeitagrotto.com

The Official New 7 Wonders of the World

The Official New 7 Wonders of the World have been elected by more than 100 million votes to represent global heritage throughout history. The listing is in random order, as announced at the Declaration Ceremony on 07.07.07.

The Official Lebanese Top 20

The Official Lebanese Top 20 was created by John Saad. An established TV and radio personality, John Saad has extensive and diverse professional experience. He started working as an advertising executive, evolving to become the founder and managing partner of a promotion planning and events management firm. And over the years he has put his managerial and creative talents to good use in more than 10 countries (including Lebanon, UAE, Jordan, US and UK).

Active on many fronts, John Saad has over 23 years of radio, TV and print experience under his belt. This paved the way for him to launch and head Virgin Radio Jordan. Before this, Saad was the catalyst driving the first French radio show in the Emirates and was the main man behind the Music Show on MTV before the TV channel's initial closure. He also prepared and presented radio chart shows for around 20 years (The UK & US Chart Show on RML and the RML Top 30).

And now John Saad's passion for charts and music come to life in the creation of the Official Lebanese Top 20: the first 100% accurate local airplay chart. In conjunction with devoting time and energy to this weekly chart, Saad will be rekindling his event management expertise.

Website : www.olt20.com

World Heritage List

The World Heritage List includes 936 properties forming part of the cultural and natural heritage which the World Heritage Committee considers as having outstanding universal value.

These include 725 cultural, 183 natural and 28 mixed properties in 153 States Parties. As of June 2010, 187 States Parties have ratified the World Heritage Convention.

In Lebanon, we finf 5 cultural properties :

1. Anjar
2. Baalbek
3. Byblos
4. Tyre
5. Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab)

Sunset in Lebanon

Sunset this Monday from our balcony in Kornet Chehwan.

We can see the Sun diving in the Mediterranean Sea.