Zaitunay Bay: Not Doing As Well As Expected?

Picture taken from Zaitunaybay.com LebanonFiles reported today that restaurants at the Zaitunay Bay are not doing well and Solidere is seriously considering closing down the whole thing given the bad economic situation and the lack of tourists. I don't know how accurate this piece of news is, but the solution is definitely not by closing it down, but by lowering the incredibly high rent prices. I have already discussed this matter back in February as…

Top 10 most connected Twitter users in Lebanon

Ex-PM Saad Hariri topped the list, followed by Al Jazeera English Middle East based Correspondent Sherine Tadros, Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, Lebanese bloggers Imad Bazzi and Mustapha Hamoui, Lebanese Journalist Shada Omar, Journalist and Author of the best selling book 'Wadi Abou Jamil' on Jews of Lebanon Nada Abdelsamad, Lebanese news portal Naharnet, Al Jazeera's Middle East Correspondent Rula Al Amin, and British Ambassador Tom Fletcher. Here's the list: 1- Saad Hariri @HaririSaad 2-…

UAE is the best place to be born in the region in 2013

Picture from DailyMail.co.uk : Lake Brienz in the Canton of Berne in Switzerland. The country is the best place for a child to be born in 2013 Switzerland is the best place to be born in the world in 2013, and the U.A.E is 18th, right after the U.S and Germany, according to a study by the Economist Intelligence Unit , a sister company of The Economist. The where-to-be-born index takes into account 11 indicators…
Humor

Pierre Hachach is back!

13 years ago
It looks like the few days spent in prison didn’t affect Pierre Hachach much. I hope though that he never goes through this experience again. For those of you who don’t know Pierre yet, he’s ...
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American in search of authentic Lebanese friends

13 years ago
[High-Res] This is hilarious! Spotted in Hamra by Kanzi Kamel from Beirut.com ...
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Al-Hurra interview with Edward Maalouf

13 years ago
[YouTube] Edward Maalouf won the 2012 edition of the Beirut Marathon and is still planning to compete internationally in 2013 without any financial or official support from the Lebanese authorities. ...
Critiques

Barbara is NOT Halloween

13 years ago
I got this message from Spinneys today and wanted to clarify that it’s not Halloween that we are celebrating few days from now but Saint Barbara. Both may be a bit similar in terms of ...
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