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Social - Fearing civil war, Lebanese arm themselves
By Sylvie BRIAND
As street clashes between rival political factions in Beirut fuel fears of a new civil war, many Lebanese have started to arm themselves as they prepare for the worst, arms dealers say.Full Story>> |
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Business - Solidere and Downtown
By Nicolas Sbeih (Implicit Consultants)
Downtown: This well-delimited part of the capital, widely devastated during the civil war (1975-1990), was rehabilitated and rebuilt by a private company, Solidere, which was founded for this purpose. Since then, this company was associated with the...Full Story>> |
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Entertainment - Bars in Ain El Mreiseh and Hamra
By Élodie Morel Lebbos
This area was marked by a whole generation of establishments. It is a place where culture rubs elbows with entertainment, dinners, and parties. Regular visitors of this area remember Wimpi Café: facing Picadelli theatre, this building is now...Full Story>> |
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Entertainment - Down Town Knows how to party
By Élodie Morel Lebbos
This area is not too far from the mythical Martyrs Square. Nightlife is beautiful in the bars and pubs of Down-Town. After strolling in the recently restored streets of this classy town at night, you can go for a drink or a good show with your...Full Story>> |
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Entertainment - Quarantaine … Party from dusk till dawn
By Élodie Morel Lebbos
This area was affected by the harshness of the Civil War. Nowadays, it includes internationally known bars where many famous DJs come and perform.Full Story>> |
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Entertainment - Ashrafiyeh.....All you can drink and dance!
By Élodie Morel Lebbos
Achrafieh by night is surely the famous Monot Street and its little pubs and cozy bars where students gather for a friends’ night. Achrafieh is also Sodeco, great areas with amazing traditional villas that were renovated to serve as fancy or...Full Story>> |
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Politics - Lebanese remember a premier, demand a president
By Rana Moussaoui
Three years after the assassination of Lebanese political icon Rafiq Hariri, hundreds of thousands of flag-waving government supporters flooded central Beirut on Thursday to pay tribute to the former premier.Full Story>> |
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Social - Bombings won’t stop Lebanese from tying the knot
By Jocelyne Zablit / AFP
Riots, assassinations and ominous warnings of impending civil war won’t deter Yasmine Tohme from spending almost half a million dollars for a fairy-tale wedding in Lebanon this summer.Full Story>> |
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Sports - Little by little, Rugby builds its Nest
By Élodie Morel Lebbos
The Rugby League came out twelve years ago in Lebanon. It was founded by two brothers (from the Lebanese Diaspora) who formed the Beirut Phoenician club once they went back to England. As for the Rugby League International Federation, it has been...Full Story>> |
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Tourism - The places of worship in Down-Town: a gleam of diversity
By Élodie Morel Lebbos
The down-town embraces numerous places of worship for almost every community in Lebanon. This proximity of Christian and Muslim worship places renders the down-town extremely charming: you cannot but feel a real emotion and a profound respect when...Full Story>> |
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