Christchurch, New Zealand Having survived the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, the Carson family defend their choice to leave the city behind for Nelson: It’s a long road ahead, Mr Andrew Carson says, but they’re of an age where they’re not prepared to hang around waiting for a chance to revive their earthquake-shattered Mt Pleasant home. “People …
Jan 10 2012
Dubai’s Lebanon Island Lacks Utilities Like the Real Lebanon
Lebanon Island part of Dubai’s The World will be opening soon and questions concerning basic utilities (power and water) have been answered – Lebanon Island will be borrowing utility tips from the real Lebanon: Treated water must be supplied by boat and electricity produced by generators. Substitute the boat for a water truck and you’ve …
Jan 02 2012
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Skirts Lebanese Censors
It seems that Lebanon may be one of the few countries in the region that will be showing David Fincher’s movie, Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Hollywood’s English-language remake of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo may be performing well at international box offices, but few cinema screens across the region – including those in …
Dec 15 2011
Kuwait Calls Lebanon Ties ‘Historic’; Bans Visa Processing
A complete about face in a matter of 7 days! From KUNA on December 8: Kuwaiti-Lebanese relations are “deep-seated and historic,” Kuwait’s Interior Ministry Assistant Undersecretary for Borders Security Affairs Major General Sheikh Mohammad Al-Youssef said Thursday. And now a scanned letter via The Angry Arab News Service dated December 13: According to As’ad AbuKhalil: …
Dec 14 2011
Gulf Air Forgives and Forgets with New Beirut Offers
It seems Gulf Air has decided to let bygones be bygones after halting flights to Beirut earlier in the year with special offers to its so-called “strategic route”, Beirut: Addressing the media at a press conference held in Beirut today, Gulf Air Chief Commercial Officer Mr. Karim Makhlouf said, “Gulf Air’s relationship with Lebanon is …


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