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Najib
Oct 15, 2017 11:25
Back in 1999, Lebanon almost won the bid to host an F1 track back in 1999. F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone was fond of the idea and F1 Race Director Charlie Whiting visited Lebanon to inspect the proposed track. His response was also a provisional thumbs-up. “There’s far from a green light at this stage,” he said but “I see nothing today that would stop the project from going through.” The plan was to build a…
Posted By
Najib
Oct 15, 2017 10:47
Villa Les Cèdres, a luxurious mansion in Southern France is up for sale for $410 million dollars, making it the world's most expensive residential home. The 187 year old mansion built in the Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat near Nice "sits on 35 acres decorated with 14,000 different species of plants, a man-made pond filled with lily pads, a bronze statue of Athena and 300-year-old olive trees, according to Bloomberg". Villa Les Cèdres was once the holiday home of…
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Najib
Oct 14, 2017 09:29
When I first posted about the valet parking price being set to LL 5,000, my only worry was that the law will never be enforced, but the last thing I expected was for the Tourism Minister to agree to the valet companies' terms and raise the price from 5,000 to 10,000 in certain areas of Beirut. His argument is that the business costs for companies operating in downtown Beirut are too high and the they…
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Najib
Oct 13, 2017 12:02
The Spanish Army raised the Lebanese flag during a military parade celebrating Spain's National day as a sign of solidarity and gratitude to the Lebanese army soldiers who paid tribute to Barcelona's terror attack victims while fighting ISIS in Ras Baalbeck. In a photograph provided by the Lebanese Defense Ministry, a Lebanese officer called John Raffoul held the Lebanese flag Thursday as he stood flanked by two Spanish soldiers wearing the blue beret of U.N.…
Automotive
6 years ago
I got a comment from one of the blog’s readers asking me on why speed fines reported by the ISF keep increasing every month, so I looked up fines reported in the past month or ...
Architecture
6 years ago
The Council of Ministers, upon proposal by Lebanon’s Minister of Culture Ghattas Khoury, has approved the long awaited law for the Protection of Historical Sites and Buildings. This is great news but there’s still a ...
Critiques
6 years ago
“We will not wait … till we become minorities in our towns and villages” “We will not wait … till we lose security and stability” You’ve probably seen by now these nationalist billboards put by ...
Automotive
6 years ago
I think I speak for almost everyone when I say that I hate washing my car. I also hate seeing it dirty but I can’t stand going to the gas station and waiting there for ...
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