Beirut's municipality has finally granted St. Georges hotel’s owner, Fadi Khoury a license to rebuild and fix the iconic Beirut hotel. The real estate "war" started with Rafic Hariri and then continued with Saad, with the giant "Stop Solidere" banner becoming a daily sight for those driving by. Despite being granted this right, the St George has unfortunately lost its historic bay to Solidere and the Zaitunay Bay. Nevertheless, this is still good news as…

The whole world is freaking out about the coronavirus, Lebanon's Health Minister has been re-assuring people almost daily that we don't have any cases, and Home City thought it would be a great idea to use the deadly virus in their latest ad. I'm intrigued to know who told them that using it would be smart and catchy. Terrible ad and terrible use of sickness for humorous purposes! Photo Credits: Habib Battah

Update: Middle East Airlines has reversed its decision to sell tickets exclusively in foreign currencies, at the request of PM Hassan Diab. The decision is outrageous, apparently illegal for MEA but expected and effectively already in place. Most businesses are trying their best to get paid in dollars because it is no longer sustainable to deal with a fluctuating Lira. On the other hand, people can't withdraw their dollars because banks are not allowing them…