Aug 29 2012
CNN has decided to boost its journalists on the ground by bringing Mohammed Jamjoom to report along with Arwa Damon, who is already stationed in Beirut. According to an email sent out to CNN employees: Mohammed Jamjoom and Raja Razek will now be based in Beirut and added to our existing bureau presence there. Given …
Aug 29 2012
Henley and Partners (H&P), a global legal firm that deals with immigration, have released their 2012 Visa Restriction Index with no major surprises. The Lebanese passport remains at bottom 10, tied with Nepal. In terms of Arab countries, here is the list of passports to have for a visa-free travel (the number in parentheses represent …
Jul 19 2012
I know I would surely would have enjoyed these Legos when growing up: Lebanese entrepreneur Ayah Bdeir will now be able to bring snap-together electronics toys littleBits to a wider audience, thanks to a new round of Series A funding from U.S. venture capital firms. [...] In her TED talk this March, Bdeir, who also co-founded Beirut …
Jul 17 2012
In an exclusive interview with Arabian Business, Lebanese Tourism Minister Fady Abboud lays out a new tourism plan for the country: Authorities in Lebanon are in talks with low cost carriers including easyJet and Ryanair about starting operations to the country in a bid to boost a tourism industry that has been rocked by political …
Jul 16 2012
As a means to stem the use of fraudulent passports to gain entry into Kuwait, the authorities there are planning to fingerprint foreign workers at some of their embassies rather than in Kuwait to ensure that people who shouldn’t be allowed in the country are blocked from even landing at the airport: According to the …
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