It is one of the oddities of globalization that while Diageo’s Johnnie Walker is the ninth-best selling whisky in the world, and number one in Lebanon, it will not be …
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Recent years have seen big brand car manufacturers suffering fits of nostalgia, digging through their archives for earlier success stories deserving of a second life. These highly popular updated classics …
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For some it is the smoky strips of blood-red basterma hanging in glass windows in Bourj Hammoud and filling the air with leathery, spicy scents, while others have a weakness …
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During the lead-up to the market peak in Ashrafieh over the last two years, both established and new developers seized the opportunity to build in-demand residences in one of Beirut’s …
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Expensive tastes are exclusive ones — why spend thousands on an identikit interior when your home can be one-of-a-kind? But beyond the diamond-encrusted couches and Arabic-embroidered rugs hand-woven to order …
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Flying insults, throwing water, swinging chairs — spectacles more befitting a wrestling match or an episode of Jerry Springer than a political talk show. While arguably no longer a novelty, …
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Riyada Enterprise Development (RED), a member of Abraaj Capital Group, in December launched a $50 million fund in a partnership with Cisco and European Investment Bank, to invest in Lebanese …
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It all started with a 10-franc copy of “Madame Bovary”. Now Antoine Abi-Heila is ensconced at Bibliopolis, his appointment-only Aladdin’s cave of literary treasures in Beirut’s Ashrafieh neighborhood. A dealer, …
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The view for 2012 is cautious rather than catastrophic, according to Bill O’Neill, chief investment officer for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. “One of …
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Somewhere in a scarlet Ferrari factory in downtown Maranello, Italy, there are some very smug engineers. Every year the luxury sports car brand unveils a raft of gleaming new models, …