BetLZ News 4.28.2010

Water Taxi Project could help free up nation's roads / Daily Star
Will it be based off of the ElHub design?? This would be AMAZING! (If it's actually feasible) For more info on Public Transport in Lebanon also read this NowLebanon article


ElHub proposed Ferry Stops

Lebanon transfers soldiers' remains to Syria / Ynet

Egypt hands life sentences to 3 Hezbollah members / Forbes

Pilot Strike to Disrupt MEA Operations, Chairman Says / Bloomberg

Airport Show: IER wins MEA kiosk deal at Beirut / Arabian Aerospace

Threat of catastrophic earthquake looms over Lebanon / Daily Star

Almost a legend (Interview with Robert Fisk) / Sun2Surf

Blog: Beirut (Gourmet Chick in Lebanon)

~LZ

BetLZNews 4.23.2010

Report: Club Med cancels cruise call in Lebanon after protests from Jewish groups / USA Today



In Lebanon, the last of the first glass blowing artisans / Christian Science Monitor

Beirut festival puts young writers on the world map / CNN




Chateau Musar: wine from Lebanon / Telegraph

BLOGS:

Lebanon - Beirut / Jac & Chalky's Excellent Adventure


Chapter Seven: Beirut, Amman / Travel Pod

~LZ

BetLZNews 4.14.2010

NEWS:

Kidnapped Syrian, Lebanese workers freed in Nigeria / AFP

Israeli court allows Arab Israeli to collect prize / AFP

Aramex reveals first hybrid bike / Arabian Supply Chain

Sixth sense / Hotelier Middle East (Interview with Campbell Gray on Le Gray Beirut)

Western Media keeps ruining Beirut’s image / Star Scene Daily Star

Endowed scholarship fund established in memory of Karim Habr / AUB News


Spring 2011 Bridal Runway: Reem Acra Wedding Dress Collection / Savvy Scoop


BLOGS:

Beirut taxidrivers Part I: How this city works / Pepijn van den Wall Bake

Beirut street art continued / Pepijn van den Wall Bake (See our post on Lebanese Graffiti here)

Beirut / Confessions of a Vegetarian Shark

From a cool blog post that featured edible flags, I stumbled across ours:



~LZ

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BetLZNews 4.12.2010

Beirut's 39 Writers Under 39 / Asia Writers

Lebanon Motor Show 2010 / Middle East Online

Young Minds Shine Beyond Beirut / MidEast Youth

Glitz and glam eclipse hybrids at Lebanon car fest / AFP

Lebanon to drop tariffs on hybrid cars / The National


BEIRUT! NOT ENOUGH DEATH TO GO ROUND (1983)
"A moving and graphic portrait of the people of war-torn Beirut in their day-to-day struggle to survive in the rubble and despair that war has brought upon them. Filmed shortly after the 1982 massacres at Sabra and Chatila, the film gives a vivid picture of the plight of these people and of any people who are too poor to escape the ravages of war."

Love the stereotypical Lebanese profiles in this commercial for Le Charcutier Aoun:


~LZ

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BetLZNews 4.9.2010

Residential project in the Gemmayzé area of Beirut designed by Lebanese architects Bernard Khoury / desMena

Destination: Gay Beirut and beyond -The first gay familiarization tour of Lebanon has arrived / SDGLN

Reem Acra Names President / WWD

Booby-Trapped Grenade Detonated in Chtaura, Another Defused in Tyre / Naharnet

Meet Salwa, Lebanon's anti-sexual harassment mascot / Jerusalem Post

Lebanon's Samir Geagea: A Maverick / Huffington Post

Syrians, Lebanese Abducted by Gunmen in Oil-Rich Nigerian Delta / Bloomberg

Byblos Bank Acquires Solidaire Banque Internationale (Update1) / Bloomberg

Holy crap!!!!:

Nancy Ajram: Same Outfit Twice! / Wikeez

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BetLZNews 4.8.2010

Rival groups clash at Palestinian base in Lebanon / AP

A Lebanese initiative for energy savings / Eurojar


Blogs on Lebanon:

Beirut Panorama / ANNEKE GERLOFF

The DBD / Land of Ghosn

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BetLZNews 4.5.2010

Federal Judge Awards Beirut Bombing Victims $1.3 Billion / ABC News

Byblos Bank launches the IPT-Byblos Bank MasterCard / AME Info

Driving around on the Lebanese roads with all those trucks with oversize loads of rocks and such that are completely uncovered--I always try not to drive behind them in fear that something will fall off, and sadly, it has:

Large Rock Smashes Passenger Van in Tyre, One Dead / Naharnet

Also, I've been stumbling across these more and more--blog posts of foreigners that have visited Lebanon--I know how we Lebanese LOVE to hear foreigners complementing our country :) so here you go:

Beirut Memorialized ~ An American in Araby

Breakfast in Beirut ~ VirtuPhill

~LZ

BetLZNews 4.2.2010

Beheading of Man in Saudi Arabia for Witchcraft Averted / VOA

U.S. aid stokes controversy in Beirut / UPI


Lebanon takes fight to medicine counterfeiters / SecuringPharma.com

Baalbek Festival co-founder Aimee Kettaneh passes away / Daily Star

Ancient, Alive and Kicking / Khaleej Times (Review on Beirut)

Domaine de Bargylus at Beirut's Le Gray Hotel / Lebanon Wire

Italian family brings wonderous circus 'community' to Beirut / Daily Star

Exhibition of Matenadaran manuscripts held in Beirut / News.am

And now I'm off to enjoy this beautiful weather we're having!

~LZ

BetLZNews 4.1.2010

Happy April Fools! If you haven't already played a trick on someone, now's the time to do it!


The battle for Beirut's buildings / The Guardian

Saudi move to execute 'sorcery man' sparks protest / BBC News

Plans to air controversial film 'The Kite' sparks protests by Druze community / Daily Star

Lebanese American University to Honor Diplomats at Inaugural Gala / PRNewsWire

Iraqi refugees still suffering seven years on / Middle East Online

Lebanon Prepares for Summer Tourist Invasion / Media Line

In his new novel, 'The Exorcist' author balances philosophy and thrills / LA TImes (Lebanese American author)

BLOG POST

Booming Beirut (Whiskey in Lebanon) / Glenfiddich Explorers

~LZ

BetLZNews 3.30.2010 ... continued

Lebanese-American “grandfather of the iPod” leaves Apple / YaLibnan

The haunting of Nada Prouty, a counterterrorism heroine / Washington Post

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Banking in Lebanon - Solid position with strong growth / Global Arab Network

LEBANON: Memoir sheds light on the life and struggles of Arab transsexual from Algeria / LA Times (The individual in question takes refuge in Beirut after receiving death threats in her home country of Algeria)

~LZ

BetLZ News 3.9.10

Middle East media mogul Antoine Choueiri dies / Arabian Business

‘Toot, toot’ a moot point for Lebanese cabbies / KippReport

Dreaming of an oasis in Beirut's concrete jungle / Daily Star

Beirut nightclub to open in Dubai hotel / Hotelier Middle East

Lebanon marks Women's Day with bid to promote participation in politics / Daily Star

AUB to celebrate the works of 60 of its alumni authors in a literary festival / Al Bawaba

There it is!

~LZ

BetLZ News 2.19.10

***Headlines***

Don't expect progress from talking to Syria / The Washington Post

Ahmadinejad discusses Lebanon with Nasrallah, Suleiman / Tehran Times

Arab peacekeeping force proposed / UPI

Crafty cocaine carpet seized / The Australian


***Business/Finance***

'Digital nomads' find a home in Beirut / Irish Times


***Arts/Features***

Weyves and Elie Saab to unveil first superyacht at Abu Dhabi Yacht Show / Super Yacht Times

First-ever joint Muslim-Christian holiday celebrates Virgin Mary / LA Times

Songs and dances from across the Mediterranean / The Daily Star

US Embassy in Beirut introduces new online visa form / iloubnan.info

~LZ

BetLZ News 1.29.10

The news for today:

Lebanon to Decide on Sale of Mobile Phone Companies by Year-End / Bloomberg

Debt-ridden Lebanon sheikh stages his own abduction / AFP

Occupied Lebanese Village Remains in Limbo / Wall Street Journal

Father of Plane Crash Victim Dies of Grief, 2 Bodies Handed over to Families / Naharnet

Video of the Ethiopian Flight Taking Off: Click Here

~LZ