the old market was a lot nicer and it was for lebanese residents .The new one has no life solidair and hariri stole our old markets.who needs this dead market .
Too bad now everything is triple priced there because of solidere (thiefs)...back then it was full of lebanese of all classes.. now only the very priviledged and the khalijis with their backward mindset shop there
its actually very incredible .... since they rebuilt it in a new stylish way ... and i say to the people who don't admire the builder of beirut souks to set aside and don't say a foolish words .... and thanks to solidere ... and who said tha beirut for us is wrong beirut for all good and lovely lebanese people who helped in rebuilding beirut souks .. and god bless them ..
actually I felt that some body stole our dreams to restore our beirut and destroyed our hope in repairing not rebuilding old beirut>because Beirute is for us and we did not ask any body -any body-to rebuild a new beirute .No thanks! for the new theaft of beirut.
actually I felt that some body stole our dreams to restore our beirut and destroyed our hope in repairing not rebuilding old beirut>because Beirute is for us and we did not ask any body -any body-to rebuild a new beirute .No thanks for the new theaft of beirut.
old and new its not compairable look at the faces of your people there ,old time reach people lived with poor ,muslims also with the christians in peace .ther is no turning back lebanon never will find her old fame an proudness take a look at 0:43 ...by from an old lebaneese lover thank you.
@Skinnyoompalumpa its not what in your mind ,its what the country about ,Lebanon in past was mainly a christian ,now its multicultural society , were more than 19 different religious sects . its not a muslim country.
@mima1234561 It never was mostly christian. Maybe for 1500 years ago. In modern history, The dominating christian belief ( maronites) came from Syria, and close to the independence of Lebanon in the 40s a lot of "syrian" christians got the offer to get Lebanese citizenship, which they accepted of course. Thats how it suddenly became more christians than muslims.
I love all sects, but please dont try to turn it in somebodies favour..
@wlekeee yes Lebanon was mainly Christian ( more than 85 % ), Christiansen were the real face of advanced Lebanon ,in the health field ,education ,art and music .............. AND THAT IS A FACT .
@mima1234561 There is no such fact. Religion belonging does not tell us who is more educated or not.The area called "bigger Syria" has always been more advanced than its surroundings. It does not have anything to do with religion.
I mean, can you answer me why the christians in Lebanon are more educated than the christians in for example Romania?
Can you answer me why the "muslims" in Lebanon are more educated than the muslims in for example Morocco?
@peteykh hvorfur er det ikke godt?how can you be confident about the goodness?your idea of `good` may not be the real good.or your idea of bad may be the good.who knows!!islam is a religion which can be accepted just volunteerly.look at history.you cannot find any example of making people muslim by oppressing them.remember Istanbul and Bosnia H.and Anatolia..if they accepted being muslim volunteerly,knowingly,its their choice and its their idea of good which might be your idea of bad,dear friend
@peteykh and my reply wasnt for discuss or quarrel. i just wanted to inform you friendly...if you have sth good to say you can reply me, but if you have sth negative,please dont reply me dear christian brother or sister....have a nice day
@muhacir08 you're right, and my comment was purely a personal opinion. all i know is it's hard to see what's good in many middle east countries these days. i just don't want to see Lebanon crowning a "king" anytime soon.
@peteykh Before the war it was 55% Christian and 45% Muslim now it’s (according to ministry figures) its 40% Christian and 59% Muslim 1% mixed (just relaying some facts people its not for argumet)
@cogitoergosumish That's a very generous split. Every source online says something different. Maybe the Christian population is making a comeback... inshallah.
For the people that say beirut is losing it's spirit...
or it is build for the rich, this might be so, but for now it is new, few years from now it well also gett old and a spirit. every thing new hasn't any spirit, it has to grow to gain spirit. besides people get inspired by these good looking buildings. be positive and get inspired instead of being negative
this is not beirut any more maybe paris or london , this not 4 our people this not souks this not real beirut we like just place 4 rich to be honset nothing sp in this cos our real beirut has gone
@ you people should stop moaning ,is it only rich people go to a new mall ?? ,Beirut always been the city for the new ,and the trend to the newest fashionable exciting ideas !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! be positive
@1977zizo Some information for the uninformed! The old Beirut Souks were destroyed in 1975 during the civil war (not by Solidere) most of the life fabric of Beirut was destroyed. This is the new Beirut its here to stay & nothing can be done about it. Just remember it fondly (for those who can) and im sure the new Souks will make a new sprit for generations to come.
imagine that i left lebanon and haven't visited the new souk :(
what's important is to keep these videos coming ...so that no one will ever be missing anything new,creative ,or an event happening in lebanon as long as annahar web tv is here ;)
the old market was a lot nicer and it was for lebanese residents .The new one has no life solidair and hariri stole our old markets.who needs this dead market .
yamsha7ara 1 month ago
Too bad now everything is triple priced there because of solidere (thiefs)...back then it was full of lebanese of all classes.. now only the very priviledged and the khalijis with their backward mindset shop there
aseblini 3 months ago
its actually very incredible .... since they rebuilt it in a new stylish way ... and i say to the people who don't admire the builder of beirut souks to set aside and don't say a foolish words .... and thanks to solidere ... and who said tha beirut for us is wrong beirut for all good and lovely lebanese people who helped in rebuilding beirut souks .. and god bless them ..
khaledkoro 6 months ago
Ok, let me put it even more...if I was shopping to lease a place...I just saw traffic. Wouldn't pay for it. souk area is dead. I go where traffic is.
orangeblossom2 9 months ago
Today, Souk area looks DEAD! More life back then. sorry to say that, but I wouldn't shop there.
orangeblossom2 9 months ago
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actually I felt that some body stole our dreams to restore our beirut and destroyed our hope in repairing not rebuilding old beirut>because Beirute is for us and we did not ask any body -any body-to rebuild a new beirute .No thanks! for the new theaft of beirut.
yamsha7ara 10 months ago
actually I felt that some body stole our dreams to restore our beirut and destroyed our hope in repairing not rebuilding old beirut>because Beirute is for us and we did not ask any body -any body-to rebuild a new beirute .No thanks for the new theaft of beirut.
yamsha7ara 10 months ago
I don't like it. Why does the whole world have to look like an American mall?
310socalifornia 11 months ago
old and new its not compairable look at the faces of your people there ,old time reach people lived with poor ,muslims also with the christians in peace .ther is no turning back lebanon never will find her old fame an proudness take a look at 0:43 ...by from an old lebaneese lover thank you.
chiefjian 1 year ago
@chiefjian The Lebanese are the same, geopolitics forced our country to change. We wish we have Denmark and Sweden as neighbours instead...
wlekeee 9 months ago
Solidere killed Beirut
Rajachemayel 1 year ago
samen ken a7laa :-(
aaPerla 1 year ago
now i am starting to hate to look at videos about lebanon or beirut, because of the irrelevant comments on them ... GET OVER IT!!
jhny8819 1 year ago
I thought Dubai was THE mid east city
Skinnyoompalumpa 1 year ago
@Skinnyoompalumpa Lebanon is considered more Mediterranean rather than middle eastern
mima1234561 1 year ago
@mima1234561
It has Arabs and Islam and no guidos so That (in my mind at least) makes it middle eastern
Skinnyoompalumpa 1 year ago
@Skinnyoompalumpa its not what in your mind ,its what the country about ,Lebanon in past was mainly a christian ,now its multicultural society , were more than 19 different religious sects . its not a muslim country.
mima1234561 1 year ago
@mima1234561 It never was mostly christian. Maybe for 1500 years ago. In modern history, The dominating christian belief ( maronites) came from Syria, and close to the independence of Lebanon in the 40s a lot of "syrian" christians got the offer to get Lebanese citizenship, which they accepted of course. Thats how it suddenly became more christians than muslims.
I love all sects, but please dont try to turn it in somebodies favour..
wlekeee 9 months ago
@wlekeee yes Lebanon was mainly Christian ( more than 85 % ), Christiansen were the real face of advanced Lebanon ,in the health field ,education ,art and music .............. AND THAT IS A FACT .
mima1234561 9 months ago
@mima1234561 There is no such fact. Religion belonging does not tell us who is more educated or not.The area called "bigger Syria" has always been more advanced than its surroundings. It does not have anything to do with religion.
I mean, can you answer me why the christians in Lebanon are more educated than the christians in for example Romania?
Can you answer me why the "muslims" in Lebanon are more educated than the muslims in for example Morocco?
I withold to my previous comment:-)
wlekeee 9 months ago
Thanks for your polite reply...Dont worry, be happy! Future is hopeful and bright for the humankind i hope..
muhacir08 1 year ago
Wasnt Lebanon a muslim country!?
muhacir08 1 year ago
@muhacir08 it was 70% christian - 30% muslim before the civil war... now it's 80% muslim - 20% christian und das ist nicht sehr gut.
peteykh 1 year ago
@peteykh hvorfur er det ikke godt?how can you be confident about the goodness?your idea of `good` may not be the real good.or your idea of bad may be the good.who knows!!islam is a religion which can be accepted just volunteerly.look at history.you cannot find any example of making people muslim by oppressing them.remember Istanbul and Bosnia H.and Anatolia..if they accepted being muslim volunteerly,knowingly,its their choice and its their idea of good which might be your idea of bad,dear friend
muhacir08 1 year ago
@peteykh and my reply wasnt for discuss or quarrel. i just wanted to inform you friendly...if you have sth good to say you can reply me, but if you have sth negative,please dont reply me dear christian brother or sister....have a nice day
muhacir08 1 year ago
@muhacir08 you're right, and my comment was purely a personal opinion. all i know is it's hard to see what's good in many middle east countries these days. i just don't want to see Lebanon crowning a "king" anytime soon.
peteykh 1 year ago
@peteykh Before the war it was 55% Christian and 45% Muslim now it’s (according to ministry figures) its 40% Christian and 59% Muslim 1% mixed
cogitoergosumish 1 year ago
@cogitoergosumish thanx 4 kind info.
whiskey4u2 1 year ago
@peteykh Before the war it was 55% Christian and 45% Muslim now it’s (according to ministry figures) its 40% Christian and 59% Muslim 1% mixed (just relaying some facts people its not for argumet)
cogitoergosumish 1 year ago
@cogitoergosumish That's a very generous split. Every source online says something different. Maybe the Christian population is making a comeback... inshallah.
peteykh 1 year ago
@peteykh
Ehh
It may have a large christian population (which is good) it's culture is mostly decended from the caliphate
Skinnyoompalumpa 1 year ago
you don't feel like you're in the outdoors, looks like another mall. It could have been designed differently with more open space
sib01 1 year ago
i cant wait to visit these souks they're amazing
MrSweetlife92 1 year ago
the days that i was young,exelente!!!!
chiefjian 1 year ago
For the people that say beirut is losing it's spirit...
or it is build for the rich, this might be so, but for now it is new, few years from now it well also gett old and a spirit. every thing new hasn't any spirit, it has to grow to gain spirit. besides people get inspired by these good looking buildings. be positive and get inspired instead of being negative
xxlintellxxlintell 2 years ago 2
this is not beirut any more maybe paris or london , this not 4 our people this not souks this not real beirut we like just place 4 rich to be honset nothing sp in this cos our real beirut has gone
1977zizo 2 years ago
@ you people should stop moaning ,is it only rich people go to a new mall ?? ,Beirut always been the city for the new ,and the trend to the newest fashionable exciting ideas !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! be positive
mima1234561 1 year ago
@1977zizo Some information for the uninformed! The old Beirut Souks were destroyed in 1975 during the civil war (not by Solidere) most of the life fabric of Beirut was destroyed. This is the new Beirut its here to stay & nothing can be done about it. Just remember it fondly (for those who can) and im sure the new Souks will make a new sprit for generations to come.
cogitoergosumish 1 year ago
gameel moot...greatings from egypt ^^
zekas31 2 years ago
tiniaaaaaa ..... good job girl :)
imagine that i left lebanon and haven't visited the new souk :(
what's important is to keep these videos coming ...so that no one will ever be missing anything new,creative ,or an event happening in lebanon as long as annahar web tv is here ;)
miss u allllll !!!
reemouj 2 years ago
This is the saddest video I ever watched....Our memory has been violated. Lebanon is loosing its spirit
moonsear 2 years ago
Loveed it.. can't wait to go back there.. for good this time inshallah
themighty17 2 years ago
Thanks people!
mishighlak I'm glad you enjoyed it!
LB4LIFE85, the souk is in Beirut downtown, on your way to starco on ur right. you can't miss it!
tin997 2 years ago
in what area is the new souk located in beirut? I want to visit the location when i go visit.
LB4LIFE85 2 years ago
@LB4LIFE85 in majidiyeh... the main entrance is weygand street
MrSweetlife92 1 year ago
Looking at the old and the new souk, Beirut has regrettably lost some of its vibrant spirit.
normafares4 2 years ago
Looking at the old and the new souk, Beirut has regrettably lost some of its vibrant spirit.
normafares4 2 years ago
yah, it's called 30 years of war..
33cloudhopper 2 years ago
Brilliant!
Thanks fro bringing Beirut to my little office located thousands of miles away. Neither jet lag nor unpacking. I just loved it. Merci:-)
mishighlak 2 years ago
Amazing
LOACHABLE 2 years ago