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Najib
May 23, 2021 09:05
Pizza Hut shared a Facebook post today announcing that they are shutting down in Lebanon. Their message says "Offering you the best quality and experience has always been our top priority, until we are able to do that, with a heavy heart we say goodbye!". They also asked customers to share their memories via the #PizzaHutMemories hashtag. This is very sad news. Pizza Hut was one of our favorite go-to place for years, whether it…
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Najib
May 17, 2021 04:57
Ricardo Karam hosted Jamil Cheaib, one of the two Lebanese brothers behind Marché Adonis, the most popular Middle Eastern/Lebanese supermarket in Montreal. Adonis started with one branch back in 1979 and has since expanded to over 10 branches and 2900+ employees. The group's biggest achievement was signing a partnership agreement with Metro, a leading food retail in Quebec with roughly 1000 grocery stores. Metro acquired a majority stake of 55% in the group but the…
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Najib
May 11, 2021 04:52
A study by International Information, a Beirut-based research & consultancy firm, revealed that there are 3,907 churches and mosques in Lebanon as well as 3,315 schools and universities. The study also listed the churches/mosques for every sect, and mentioned which town has the largest number of churches and the largest number of mosques . Here's the breakdown by sect: Maronite: 1647 churches Orthodox: 391 churches Catholic: 234 churches Armenian & others: 133 churches Sunnite: 599…
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Najib
May 11, 2021 04:46
Lebanon's Central Bank issued a statement on Sunday claiming that they're working on a plan with the banks to repay up to $25,000 in "fresh" dollars covering deposits done before Oct 17 2019. The payments will be done in all available foreign currencies and should start by June 30 2021. We all want to believe that this is a good thing, but it's still not clear how the Central Bank will pay back dollars and…
Information
4 years ago
Lebanon is headed towards total darkness in few weeks time if EDL doesn’t get funds to buy fuel from the government. We’ve heard this before back in March before the government granted it 200 million ...
Baladi
4 years ago
The legendary Le Bristol hotel had to shut down last year due to the economic crisis. The 70-year old five-star hotel is an iconic establishment that hosted various prominent figures across the decades such as ...
Critiques
4 years ago
Ever since the Lira crisis begun, all experts agreed that lawful capital control measures needed to quickly be put in place protect the remaining foreign reserves and avoid further depreciation of the Lebanese Lira. Unfortunately, ...
Baladi
4 years ago
Al Wadi Al Akhdar is easily the Lebanese diaspora’s most recognizable brand around the world. In 2021, Al Wadi Al Akhdar celebrates four decades of love and pride in our Lebanese culinary heritage. That’s 40 ...
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