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When Ramzi Traboulsi got his first pack of basketball cards at the age of 10, he knew he was hooked. It started a collection of a lifetime, and soon became …

The vistas around Beirut’s northern gates are changing. For years, the expanse of seaside development in the Dbayeh township was an empty promise of a coming suburbia.  Although much of …

Maarad Street hasn’t looked this vacant since 2000. Here, in restored downtown Beirut, is where luxury retail, dining and living should meet. At lunch time, the roads should be filled …

Tourists, hipsters, everybody is welcome. Party like it’s 1945.” That’s the slogan of the underground political group Hipster Antifa Neukölln, founded last summer in Berlin in reaction to increasing resentment …

With school out for the summer, parents return to the task of planning their childrens’ daily activities. For those that did not schedule a babysitter or summer camp, KidzMondo, a …

Top Five Summer Destinations Tired of sitting in Beirut traffic, breathing in the summer smog? With schools out last week, students and parents can finally forget the exam season and …

Towering above the country’s gross national product at some three times the size, Lebanon’s banks deposits (about $127 billion in 2012) make up much of their balance sheets’ liabilities.  The …

The eBay of Lebanon – that’s what Samir Hanna, CEO of Bank Audi, called their new innovative online shopping platform eMall. Launched on Sunday night at a glitzy cocktail reception …

Political turbulence and economic uncertainty have not stopped new banks from opening their doors in Lebanon. For this month’s special report on the banking sector, Executive spoke to the general …

Ferrying about 1 million passengers from the Middle East to Germany and onward in 2012, Lufthansa continues to make its mark on a region that aviation giants such as Emirates …