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Najib
Feb 17, 2024 03:07
The IAA Lebanon Chapter held its first IAA Half of Fame at Casino du Liban on January 27th and "honoured 17 railblazing individuals whose remarkable contributions have left an indelible mark on our advertising landscape", including: Mustapha Assad, Walid Azzi, Jean-Claude Boulos, Farid Chehab, Antoine Choueiri, Samir Fares, Bernard Fattal, Erwin Guerrovich, Alain Khouri, Akram Miknas, Edmond Moutran, Ramsay G. Najjar, Fouad Pharaon , André Rizk, Ibrahim Tabet, Mounir Takchi, and Ghassan Tueni. During the…
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Najib
Feb 15, 2024 11:25
The World's 50 Best Restaurants is an annual publication highlighting the best 50 restaurants in the MENA region. In this year's list, three Beiruti restaurants were featured: Em Sherif, Baron and Tawlet Mar Mikhail while Dubai-based Orfali bros came out on top for the second year in a row. As far as countries are concerned, 18 out of the 50 restaurants mentioned are Dubai-based, 6 are Egypt-based, 5 are Amman-based and 3 are Lebanon-based. Here's…
Baladi
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