by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jun 14, 2012 | Society
Beirut will be heading up against the some of the culinary capitals of the world to be crowned Destination of the Year for 2013 in the UK’s Food and Travel magazine: Vietnam and Beirut are among the nominees vying for the title of ‘destination of the...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jun 3, 2012 | Security, Society
According to Rym Ghazal of The National, some wives are cheering the warnings issued by Gulf Arab states against travelling to Lebanon this year: “This is one of the best summers” in a long time, one of my Emirati friends told me recently. She, like many...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Nov 16, 2011 | Society
Hotelier Middle East has a collection of photos provided by the Intercontinental Phoenicia Hotel in celebration of IHG’s 50 years in the region. The photos show the hotel from its opening, through its destruction and finally to its reconstruction and grandeur...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Nov 2, 2011 | Society
The UN has released its 2011 Human Development Index which measures the development of people in countries based on life expectancy, literacy, education and standards of living. According to the Lebanon comes in 7th place among Arab countries (71 globally). Here are...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Oct 25, 2011 | Society
Christmas has arrived early to the 100 migrant women detainees at the Adlieh detention center thanks to a team of volunteers: In an underground prison located beneath a busy highway bridge in Adlieh, Beirut, inmates sprang to life when a group of Filipinos arrived....
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Sep 4, 2011 | Society
According to a new report by Cushman & Wakefield, retail rent recoveries in the Middle East are lagging behind from the rest of the world: While more than 80 percent of global retail markets saw a rebound in rents over the past year, prime rents in the Middle...