by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Sep 28, 2010 | Security
Despite the hoo-haa from the US on the use of arms against Israel, the UAE government is continuing with its pledge to improve the Lebanese Army’s capabilities (albeit hand-me-downs) and are not worried who the weapons are used against: Last week, the UAE...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jun 30, 2010 | Regional News
The UAE Foreign Ministry has released for the first time, their Foreign Aid report for 2009 covering the donations they made during that year. In total, the Emirates (government and NGOs) gave AED 8.93 billion (US$ 2.43 billion) to 92 countries across the world....
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jun 10, 2010 | Light Humor, Media
Dubai’s freely distributed weekday newspaper, 7Days, (I know its ironic when its only available 5 days a week) has a Letters to Editor section which has somewhat of a cult following where expats generally moan and groan about things in Dubai ranging from phantom...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Apr 23, 2010 | Media
Not sure if you anyone has seen this ad on the Naharnet website: Well, it doesn’t work. I actually received word of this service before Naharnet began advertising it. My mobile service provider, etisalat, was kind enough to send a Sales, Promotion &...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Feb 18, 2010 | Telecommunication
After announcing that they’ve surpassed the 100 million subscriber mark, the UAE’s telecom giant, Etisalat, is eyeing Lebanon (again) as one of its future markets of interest: “We are focusing on the Middle East where we have a good understanding of the...
