Since the civil war, many revisionist historians have debunked popular theories of Lebanon as the historical bedrock of ‘Phoenicianism’ or a haven for persecuted minorities. The works of these authors …
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In May this year, 50 years to the week after Lamborghini laid its first foundation stone in Sant’Agata Bolognese, the Raging Bull of Italy comes home. Owners and dealers, drivers …
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It’s truly a family business,” says Mary Helene Gougeon, describing Villa Clara, a restaurant and boutique hotel in Mar Mkhayel she owns with her husband, Olivier Gougeon. With Olivier, a …
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“The dropping numbers of tourists, the decline in the country’s financial inflows and the plunging consumer confidence have placed the Lebanese fashion retailers in a critical situation,” says Jamal Rayess, …
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In September, Executive sat down with Nicholas Chammas, head of the Lebanese Traders Association (LTA), to discuss the retail sector’s weak performance following the events this summer, from the warnings …
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In early November 2012, two Salafis were killed in clashes with Hezbollah in the city of Sidon the previous day over the removal of posters commemorating the Shia festival of …
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Every time the curtain rises on a motor show these days, it seems a new luxury sports utility vehicle (SUV) is crowding the limelight. A year ago it was the …
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Life in Lebanon means regularly dealing with the unexpected, and often the unpleasant. From the civil war in 1975 and moving to the consistent bouts of armed conflict that strike …