So Beirut is Capital of Arab Media 2023. Okay, let me return to what Minister Ziad Makary mentioned in a communique (he’s the caretaker minister of Data within the present authorities), Apparently the ministry is eager to “create a typical area between Lebanon and its Arab brethrens, reflecting full, fixed and steady solidarity on the varied ranges.”
A per minister Makari’s phrases: “Lebanon is eager to reveal its Arabism by way of the title “Beirut, Capital of Arab Media,” including “This title constitutes a problem amid Lebanon’s tough political and financial circumstances; but we have now accepted this problem. We’ll make sure the success of all occasions that can prolong for a complete yr.”
To return to that joke within the sitcom when the person requested his closely pregnant spouse is she needed a foot therapeutic massage, to which she replied “that is what bought us right here within the first place”. A bon entendeur salut…
Now, concerning the advert – it’s based mostly on the statue of Martyrs’ on the Martyrs’ Sq. in downtown Beirut (by Italian sculptor Marino Mazzacurati) and as an alternative of a torch the statue is holding a microphone (you understand to indicate the media). I like the road “houna Beirut” – that is Beirut (talking) – which is how radios used to establish their place of broadcast. I do assume the photoshop might have been higher with the mike although. However all in all, it does fear me what the “Capital of Arab Media” is meant to do…
