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Najib
Sep 02, 2017 07:24
I just finished reading a really intriguing story regarding one of the world's finest pieces of crystallised gold, which was acquired for the Australian Museum in Sydney, got stolen in the late 1940s and somehow found its way into Salim Edde's MIM museum. For those who are not familiar with Edde and MIM, Salim Edde is a successful Lebanese engineer and businessman who began in 1997 to put together a mineral collection like no other…
Posted By
Najib
Sep 02, 2017 08:41
The Insult is about a verbal dispute between Toni Hanna , a Lebanese Christian mechanic and survivor of the 1976 Damour Massacre and Yasser , a Palestinian refugee living in camps and working as a foreman in Toni's neighborhood. The dispute quickly turns into a confrontation between the two men when Yasser punches Tony Hard over nasty anti-Palestinian talks and soon escalates into a nationwide crisis and a highly publicized trial that reflects the deep…
Posted By
Najib
Sep 01, 2017 04:04
The Municipal Council of Beirut City is set to plant about 7000 trees, within a year from this date. The types of trees that are expected to be planted are Barakititium, Jacaranda, Olive, Albizia, Magnolia, pine, Ficus, and Chorisia which were selected based on a study that showed their aesthetic value and diversity of colours. It's not clear where the new trees will be planted and while this is a good initiative, Beirut is in…
Posted By
Najib
Sep 01, 2017 09:52
Here's an extra reason why the new taxes law should be revisited. The invoice tax was increased from 100LL to 250LL, which means that we need to put a 250LL stamp on invoices instead of the 100LL stamp, which is not a big deal given how little the amount is but the problem is elsewhere: - There are no 250LL or 50LL in circulation, and the remaining 250LL stamps are very difficult to find, which…
Critiques
8 years ago
The Constitutional Council has just ordered a suspension of the new tax law following an appeal led by MP Sami Gemayel and ten other MPs. This means that the new taxes won’t be implemented pending ...
Critiques
8 years ago
Choukran Trump? Not really but it’s good to hear the convoy of Islamic State fighters that were given a safe passage to an ISIS-held territory near Iraq was stopped. Other airstrikes targeted militants racing to ...
Baladi
8 years ago
Amriyeh Hotel was once one of Lebanon’s biggest hotels and a touristic hot spot. It was owned by Kayssar Amer and had its own theater and cinema. The hotel was located at Bekfaya’s entrance on ...
Critiques
8 years ago
The Lebanese General Security is now accepting credit cards in its centers and they’re letting everyone know through billboards on the highways. Basically they teamed up with a local bank and deployed POS machines in ...
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