The Lebanese American University Turns 100

I completed my bachelor degree at the American University of Beirut and my Masters of Business Administration at the Lebanese American University. I'm proud to have graduated from these two prestigious academic institutions, and it's great to see both of them still evolving in these troubling times. The Lebanese American University is celebrating 100 years this year, and a documentary was aired yesterday on MTV sharing 100 facts about LAU. One of the fun facts…

Ontario Restaurant Dedicated to Fallen Lebanese-Canadian Trooper Marc Diab

Marc Diab was originally from Ain Ebel South Lebanon before he immigrated to Canada with his family and decided to join the Canadian army. He always dreamt though of opening a restaurant next to his base in Petawawa, a town in the province of Ontario. Unfortunately, Marc was stationed in Kandahar province in 2009 when a roadside bomb exploded beside the vehicle carrying him and his fellow soldiers. Marc was killed in the explosion and…
Critiques

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Joke of The Week: Syrian Regime is Complaining about Lebanons’ British-Built Watchtowers

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