The Lebanese are hardly known for living in harmony. They are more often at each other’s throats — if politics is anything to go by — than working collectively for …
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Lebanon has an exasperating array of economic issues which will need to be tackled by the new government that will be formed after the June 7th general elections. Many leaders …
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In spite of the images of conflict and war associated with Lebanon over the last few years, the Land of the Cedars has (again) become one of the region’s party …
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Beirut seems in a building frenzy, and Bourj Hammoud, a suburb east of the city on the other side of the Beirut River, is no exception. Parallel to the highway …
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The resilience of the Lebanese has become legendary, and each war confirms that by the end of it people will sweep off the rubble and return to business as usual. …
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In April, the American University of Beirut hosted a lecture by Omar Blaik, an urban specialist known for upgrading blighted areas around American universities. Blaik, a Lebanese-American, is renowned for …
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If you walk down the streets of Beirut on any given day, chances are you will hear a passer-by cursing the sub-par quality of Lebanon’s mobile networks and services and …
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The Beirut Container Terminal, the center of Lebanese maritime trade, located in the Port of Beirut has an illustrious history to live up to. As the motto of the …
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Beirut’s Rafic Hariri International Airport (RHIA) is still reeling from last year’s war between Israel and Hizbullah, with passenger numbers down and some $19 million needed for a second radar …
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Lebanese companies are taking Jordan by storm, hoping to reap some of the fruits of the country’s recent economic growth. Lebanese fashion outlets — Aishti, ABC, GS, K-Lynn, Mario Bruni …