Shortly after takeoff from Beirut on October 3, 1957, a Curtis-Commando C-46 airplane of the Lebanese International Airways (LIA), bound for Ku-wait, caught fire. The pilot signaled to the control …
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The hummus war is escalating. In October, 2009, Lebanon set a Guinness World Record for the most hummus bi tahini compiled in one place, amassing more than two tons in …
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We are like a country whose capital has been hit by two atomic bombs,” Patrick Elie, a Haitian presidential adviser and former defense minister told The New York Times. The …
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The clash of the Turkish titans is over. Only months after his media empire, Dogan Holding, was slammed with a record $3.2 billion fine for tax evasion, media mogul Aydin …
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It is easier to walk into the Lebanese Parliament than gain access to the higher echelons of Lebanon’s jewelers, given the amount of security, how frequently top jewelers travel and …
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Did you know that a prostitute in Chicago is more likely to have sex with a cop than be arrested by one? Did you think that it was dangerous to …
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Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan makes no secret of how much he dislikes Aydin Dogan, chairman of the powerful Turkish media group Dogan Yayin Holding (DYH), which owns more than …
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Uniceramic once ruled on high in the Lebanese ceramics market. Established in 1973, the company’s fortunes began to fade as it entered its fourth decade of operations — a combination …
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It is hard now to recall that 2009 began with such optimism over engagement between Iran and the newly-elected United States President Barack Obama. The year ended with the Washington-Tehran …
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After more than five months of a political stalemate and relentless bickering between opposing politicians, the first government headed by Prime Minister Saad Hariri was sworn in last December, receiving …