Have you ever been annoyed when your old LL100,000 note wont fit snugly into your wallet? But are you also put off by the toy money appearance of Lebanon’s new …
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While the Mehlis UN Commission inquiring into the assassination of former Premier Rafik Hariri has been grabbing the headlines for these past few months, the rest of the judiciary has …
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For the youngsters appearing on Mini-Studio, an entertainment TV show being broadcast in the late afternoon, it was their chance for a few minutes of fame. But the children’s bid …
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When in October 2004 unemployed Lebanese architect Samir read an advertisement in Lebanon’s al-Diyar newspaper touting positions in Dubai for architects, engineers and foremen, he called the Beirut number in …
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US exports to Syria in 2003 may have totaled a meager $214 million, but they were vital in maintaining and developing Syria’s energy, telecom, IT and health sectors. The May …
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I t was just over a year ago that Paul Kimberley, the e-commerce consultant commissioned by the ministry of economy and trade to streamline procedures at the Port of Beirut, …
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Imagine being a poor student- not too difficult for those of us who were once there. Your boots are falling apart and winter is on its way, some of your …
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0nly on Sunday mornings can the thunder of horse hooves and the cheers and moans of men be heard rising up from the 84-year-old Beirut Hippodrome. In stark contrast to …
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The dank and narrow hallway outside the office of Ayman Oueidat, Mount Lebanon’s chief bankruptcy judge, is almost always cluttered with visitors, some of whom wait in line for more …
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A t just 27 years of age, Halimeh is the mother of six young children. Her husband is a laborer and looks for work on a day-to-day basis. Sometimes there …