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This weekend, Hamra will be transformed into a cultural, musical and artistic hub for Hamra Streets Festival – Maraya 2010. The event, which will take place from September 10 to 12 will 2 is under the patronage of HE Prime Minister Saad Hariri.

It will be a welcoming and cultural festival, exhibiting the cultural and [...]

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Basel-based Architects Herzog & de Meuron sent create wonders in their new project in Lebanon, the Beirut Terraces, a residential tower in the heart of the city.

Beirut Terraces
The city of Beirut finds itself at the heart of the developing Middle East. As a cosmopolitan city throughout its existence, it always figured as a cultural hub [...]

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Beirut City Centre, the $40 million USD super structure City Centre shopping mall on the outskirts of Beirut by Majid Al Futtaim Properties. The project which is expected to be ready by 2013, Beirut City Centre in Lebanon will be centrally located in Hazmieh, with convenient access from all road networks and will have a unique offer [...]

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How do they fit so much fun on one street? And how, even when you’ve visited the quarter a dozen times, weekend on weekend, can you always manage to find something new, some hidden treasure that you’d overlooked? There’s always a surprise to be unearthed in Gemayze, where, despite recent tensions between residents and business [...]

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So the last thing we did in Beirut that day was B 018, and as I told you I was the last one to leave and my friends had to drag me out of the place. It was finally time to go back the hotel, and crash. You think!!!?? “Habibi” as one of the guys [...]

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No its not insomnia, and it is definitely not because it is Beirut and it is stereotyped as a dangerous and scary city. Visiting Beirut as a tourist, an expatriate coming back home, or a resident who wants to have a crazy weekend will be one kind of experience. I personally call it, a sleepless [...]

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One of the main roads in Lebanon to have a major change. The new construction and the development will ease the life of more than one million drivers moving in and out of the B-City. This development and many other developments are part of the ongoing plans to renovate the the infrastructure in Lebanon to meet the [...]

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The word ‘Souk’ calls to mind a commingling of experiences: the scent of myriad spices, the flash and whirl of brightly colored fabric, the cry of a street vendor. As long as history has kept record of the Arab world, the Souk has had a place in it: as meeting grounds for desert-weary camel traders, [...]

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White: Pulsing Angel in the Skies of Beirut

White is like Beirut…pulsing with energy, oozing with style, attracting one of the most cosmopolitan crowds this side of the Mediterranean. The rooftop restaurant & lounge, located a top Beirut’s iconic Al Nahar building, invites guests to soak in the finest fusion cuisine, the sassiest beats and its trademark [...]

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Idyllically located on a sweeping bay just north of Beirut and overlooking the Mediterranean, Jounieh is a city of both ancient civilization and new opportunity for today’s visionary entrepreneurs. A hub for cultural, entertainment and business ventures it is located between Lebanon’s two largest Metrapoles, Beirut and Tripoli. This advantageous location has helped Jounieh grow [...]

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