Despite rumors of delays in opening up its Dubai office, with its recent announcement of a move into Egypt, the Beirut-based Daily Star (DS) is fast realizing its plan to …
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Ever since the killing of former Prime Minister Rafic Hariri, the Virgin Megastore stands on an island. To the left, Martyrs Square is effectively a camping site. Consequently, the road …
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Lebanon’s two southernmost districts, Hasbaya and Marjajoun, are rapidly becoming the place to be, as far as eco- and rural tourism go. Funded by a $12.5 million US Aid grant, …
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Since, for decades it seems, the Lebanese government has generally been unwilling or unable to protect Intellectual Property rights, it should come as no surprise that multinational corporations are pushing …
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As the temperature rises and the outdoor life spreads to the beaches and open-air bars, RTDs (Ready to Drink) beverages become the tipple of choice for Lebanon’s younger drinkers. According …
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The once salmon-coloured façade of Beirut’s St. Georges hotel remains a smashed, blackened testimony to the massive February explosion that killed former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri just in front of …
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After numerous false starts and retracted predictions of an imminent ground-breaking, Solidere’s much anticipated 100,000 square meter Souks project in Beirut Central District (BCD) finally shifted out of neutral in …
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Ras Al Khaimah (RAK), among the UAE’s least developed emirates, is now positioning itself as a serious place for investment. To help promote this process, the World Bank is organizing …
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Dubai-based magazine Arabian Business recently published a list of the ten richest Arab singers. Top of the bill was Egyptian heartthrob Amr Diab with no less than $37 million, closely …
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Danny Richa, managing director of Impact BBDO in Beirut was elected President of the Lebanon Chapter of the International Advertisement Association (IAA) on March 30. Richa is confident that, if …