Lebanon 111th in ‘Ease of Doing Business’ global report; UAE in 23rd spot worldwide

Lebanon ranked 111th in the "Ease of Doing Business" 2014 report, way behind the UAE which topped the Arab World and jumped three slots this year to land at No. 23 in the world. Here are the rankings of all the Arab countries mentioned in the report: 23- UAE 26- Saudi Arabia 46- Bahrain 47- Oman 48- Qatar 104- Kuwait 111- Lebanon 119- Jordan 128- Egypt 151- Iraq 165- Syria What does Doing Business measure…

Meet George Clooney’s Mystery Lady: Amal Alamuddin

Amal Alamuddin is a "barrister specializing in international law, human rights, extradition and criminal law. She has represented clients in cases before the International Criminal Court, the International Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights, as well as in domestic courts in the UK and US" . She is currently representing Julian Assange, head of Wikileaks, in his extradition proceedings with Sweden. I was told she is originally Lebanese but I couldn't…

Review: Ghadi The Movie

In a traditional neighborhood of a small Lebanese coastal town, Leba is a music instructor. Social pressure leads him to get married and have children. To the dismay of his family, neighbors, and friends, he has a first girl and then a second one. His beloved wife Lara, a French literature teacher, is pregnant for the third time and yes, it's a BOY! However, medical tests show that the boy will have special needs. Will…
Automotive

FAIL: Golf Miyawww

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Lebanon

Betheminister: Travel To Thailand’s ITU Summit With The Telecom Ministry

12 years ago
Check out this new competition organized by the Telecom Ministry and get a chance to fly to Thailand to attend the ITU Summit. Go to [Betheminister] and answer the questions, they are quite easy. Mohammad ...
Humor

The 10 Silliest Acts Of Censorship In Lebanon

12 years ago
Here’s a nice compilation of the ten silliest acts of censorship in Lebanon written by Matt Nash from NowLebanon. The Steven Spielberg “Tintin movie” censorship which we posted first about made it to the list. ...
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Why do Arabs say “What’s the news” (Chou el Akhbar) ?

12 years ago
Source Chou el Akhbar? Chou Akhbarak? are common Arabic greetings that we hear a lot in Lebanon. Here’s a possible explanation from ArabGlot as to where this greeting originated from and why it is used ...
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