by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Dec 29, 2010 | Environment
The American University of Beirut, Nissan’s franchisee in Lebanon, Rymco Motors, and Banque Audi are testing the air to see how concentrated pollutants are in your average Beirut bumper-to-bumper traffic: Studies here have shown air pollution levels are...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Dec 6, 2010 | Lebanese Abroard
The group supposedly dedicated to Lebanon’s “unique identity… its basic human rights and dignity as a sovereign, independent, free democracy” has released a statement on the forest fires in Israel, no mention of ones in Lebanon: On behalf of...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Nov 23, 2010 | Government
According to Paying Taxes 2011, a report issued by the PwC, the World Bank, and the IFC, Lebanon’s ranking has dropped one to 36 out of 183 countries. What exactly is the Paying Taxes report? The Paying Taxes 2011 report measures the ease of paying taxes by...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Nov 14, 2010 | Transportation
Tourism Minister Fadi Abboud was at the World Travel Market in London last week, presenting Lebanon to the world (along with 200 other countries). But unlike other marketing teams that gave the “everything is perfect in our country for tourists”...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Oct 10, 2010 | Regional News
Why spend billions on a spy satellite program when you can log in for free: Israeli concerns that Lebanon’s militant Shia Hezbollah has acquired Scud ballistic missiles have intensified with the release of updated satellite images on Google Earth showing what...