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Octavia Nasr explains controversial tweet on Lebanese cleric
My tweet was short: “Sad to hear of the passing of Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah.. One of Hezbollah’s giants I respect a lot. #Lebanon” Reaction to my tweet was immediate, overwhelming and a provides a good lesson on why 140 characters should not be used to comment on controversial or sensitive issues, especially those dealing [...]
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Airport tax to pay for Lebanon tourism ads
BEIRUT: A 10 percent rise in the airport tax will generate the “first-ever” modern advertising promotion of Lebanon, according to Tourism Minister Fadi Abboud. He said the budget endorsed by the Cabinet on Friday contained an additional airport tax levy, to fund the campaign. He added the Tourism Ministry’s budget for 2010 had jumped to [...]
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Turkey, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan to Set Up Free Trade Zone
As Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria sign free trade agreement, analysts discuss whether a new regional trading zone is in the cards. Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria have agreed to set-up a regional agreement that would allow for free trade and travel between the four countries. The news, first reported by the Lebanese business website [...]
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Robert Fisk: Hizbollah’s silence over Scuds speaks volumes to Israel
If Lebanon had a US-style colour-coded “war-fear” alert ranging from white to purple, we are now – courtesy of Israeli president Shimon Peres, the White House spokesman and the head of the Lebanese Hizbollah militia, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah – hovering somewhere between pink and red. Has Syria given the Hizbollah a set of Scud ground-to-ground [...]
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Evening Standard: Beirut is born-again
Claire Wrathall 18.11.09 Strolling along the Corniche, which runs along the northernmost stretch of Beirut’s Mediterranean seaboard, on a warm Saturday evening, dodging power walkers, promenaders and soignée women with dogs in their handbags, it was striking how very good-looking so many Beirutis are. Not perhaps the fishermen hoping to catch supper with a spindly [...]
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Najwa Karam
Posted on 26 June 2010
Born February 26, 1966 – she is often referred to as “Shams el-Ghinnieh el-Libneniyeh” (The Sun of Lebanese song). Najwa Karam singing career began in the late 1980s, with moderate success, but her major successes began in the mid-90s. Najwa Karam attended secondary school at Jesus the Angel College, and went on to study at [...] Continue Reading
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Marcel Khalifé Biographie
Posted on 28 October 2009
Marcel Khalifé Composer, Oud Master and Performer Marcel Khalifé was born on June 10, 1950 in Amchit, Lebanon. He studied the Oud (the Arabic lute) at the Beirut National Conservatory of Music and graduated in 1971, and, ever since, has been injecting a new life into the Oud. From 1972 to 1975, Marcel Khalifé taught [...] Continue Reading
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76,645,541 and counting. Growing the Arabic web one word at a time !
Posted on 12 October 2009
We decided today to run a little script to see how many words have been typed with Yamli so far, and the result was impressive: 76,645,541, that is roughly equivalent to 255,485 Wikipedia articles ! We are happy that the usage of Yamli has been growing but most importantly are happy to contribute in the [...] Continue Reading
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Hassan Kamel Al-Sabbah
Posted on 09 October 2009
Hassan Kamel Al-Sabbah (August 16, 1895 – March 31, 1935) was an electrical and electronics research engineer, mathematician and inventor. He was born in Nabatieh, Lebanon. He studied at the American University of Beirut. He taught mathematics at Imperial College of Damascus, Syria, and at the American University of Beirut. He died in an automobile [...] Continue Reading
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Susan Tamim
Posted on 09 October 2009
Susan Tamim also known as Suzan Tameem is a Lebanese singer with a beautiful voice and attractive face. Susan Tamim graduated from the Studio El Fan TV Show in 1996. Susan was characterized by the presence of beautiful and form the most beautiful, beautiful voice and beautiful Professional life began issuing Songs singel any songs [...] Continue Reading
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Melhem Barakat
Posted on 04 October 2009
Melhem Barakat, a Lebanese singer, was born in 1944 in Kafr Chima, Lebanon. Melhem Barakat grew up with the sound of legendary Egyptian composer and singer Mohamed Abdelwahab. Still a child, Melhem showed a special talent while singing in school parties. One day, he composed a text from the school journal and sang it first [...] Continue Reading
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