Oct 18 2012
I reported back in May that the US TV drama, Homeland, used locations in Tel Aviv to shoot scenes that were supposedly of Beirut. Over the past few days, I have been amused by the whole “Beirut doesn’t look like that” from all corners of the blogosphere once the show was aired. The recent news …
Oct 17 2012
As a means to get away from the hustle and bustle of running two major car manufacturers, Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn, has invested in a winery owned by the Debbane family called El Ixir: “This is one of my first investments in Lebanon, though I have a long-standing passion for wine,” Ghosn tells ANSAmed. “I …
Sep 26 2012
The online publishing company, MarcoPolis, interviewed Alfa CEO Marwan Hayek in June (not sure why the interview was published in late September) on the mobile industry in Lebanon. It’s quite an extensive interview but here are some of the key points that came out of it: Alfa and their parent company Orascom Telecom are very …
Aug 30 2012
I am happy to see CMA-CGM take the initiative in Lebanon to go green by constructing a sustainable office building at the Beirut port: The company made the choice to build an office with a high level of sustainability as a way of reducing costs and increasing comfort, hoping that future development in the area …
Aug 29 2012
THe LGBTQ advocacy group, HELEM, has succeeded in getting Mohamed Eskandar to alter his setlist for his performances in Ottawa and Montreal this Saturday and Sunday due to the homophobic and misogynistic nature of two of his songs, Dod el Enef and Jomhouryet Albi: “Dod el Enef,” is translated from the Arabic as “Against Violence.” …
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