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Lebanon News: Under Rug Swept
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Under the radar news site about Lebanon (the country in the Middle East, not the US city) mixed in with cynical commentaries
- Author: Jad Aoun
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Recent Posts
“Tehran? Beirut? Nope….It’s Just Santa Monica”
Alright, first you need to watch this video: OK, a street fight, right? Nothing unusual in the US. It happens but some blogger (Holger Awakens) decides to create the shock-and-awe affect (which is no surprise since Holger is a neo-con) with the foll...
Another Fund for Politicians to Pocket
The government plans to launch a fund to tackle environmental issues: “The state loses up to 550 million dollars (365 million euros) to pollution annually, 100 million of which is due to climate change,” Environment Minister Mohammed Rahh...
Construction Sentiments
In terms of construction, how quickly can you get things off the ground in Lebanon? Well, it depends who you ask: London-based practice Alex Cochrane Architects has won provisional planning consent for a £1.8 million ($3.1 million) private housing s...
Reading the Enemy
No, its not that the Hezbollah-coerced ban on Anne Frank’s Diary has been lifted; actually its the other way around: Books translated in “hostile countries” will soon be allowed to be sold in Israel, after the Ministerial Committee ...
Daring Hummous
CNN has an intriguing article on where important people in Washington D.C. eat. Everyone from senators, lobbyists, administration officials, even Supreme Court justices, like Justice Sonia Sotomayor who doesn’t go for the Italian and American d...
A Little Money Goes a Long Way
Having a little money lying around and want to help someone out. Well, here’s one idea: Sixty people from around the world are partners in a $1,500 loan to a woman in Lebanon who needed a new refrigerator for her grocery store. [Bennett Samuel ...
