Strife Is Closer to Home in DamascusNOW LEBANONAt a border post just a mile in from Lebanon, customs officers complain about the winter chill and growing power cuts at home—a commonplace grievance for their Lebanese neighbors, but a hallmark of how quickly life has changed for the roughly five ...and more » […]
Strife Is Closer to Home in DamascusWall Street JournalAt a border post just a mile in from Lebanon, customs officers complain about the winter chill and growing power cuts at home—a commonplace grievance for their Lebanese neighbors, but a hallmark of how quickly life has changed for the roughly five ...and more » […]
The Daily StarChef Ramzi launches new Lebanese cuisine appThe Daily Star“You can't find this food in restaurants.” The app is based on his book, The Culinary Heritage of Lebanon, a collection of more than 600 recipes from every region of Lebanon – from local seafood dishes originating in the coastal cities of Tyre, ... […]
Garage rocksMontreal Mirrorby BARTEK KOMOROWSKI Most Montrealers' experience with Lebanese food is limited to that which comes from the ubiquitous shop with the vertical meat-laden spits. As anyone from Lebanon will tell you, this is hardly an accurate representation of their ... […]
Militants Set Their Attacks on Alcohol in LebanonNew York TimesSARAFAND, LEBANON — Days after a bomb blast in this southern Lebanese town, in the early hours of Jan. 12, the intended targets remained strewn across the floor of the small shop where they had fallen: cases of imported Heineken lager, ... […]
Ohio bills could ease restrictions on concealed-carry permit holdersSecurityInfoWatch (press release)... year to allow guns in bars and restaurants, but the Republican-controlled legislature might not be done with bills that loosen restrictions on carrying guns in Ohio. Rep. Ron Maag, R-Lebanon, is expected this week to add two gun bills to the mix, ...and m […]
The party never died in 2011Daily News EgyptBy Heba Elkayal/ Daily News Egypt Chuckling, a friend in Lebanon once used a phrase to describe his hometown, which I have comfortably appropriated to describe the Egyptian post-revolution experience: Beirut Syndrome. While this is not a medically ...and more » […]
The Daily StarInflation rises by 3 percent as consumer goods prices soarThe Daily StarPrices at restaurants and hotels went up by 0.1 percent. Unofficial estimates conducted by Consumers Lebanon and nongovernmental organizations puts inflation between 7 to 8 percent, noting that the government tries to show a modest rise in inflation ...and more » […]
Daily MailKentucky News Review: Founder of Cracker Barrel restaurants died SaturdayLexington Herald Leader14 at his hometown Lebanon, Tenn., reports the Tennessean. The name originates from country stores of Danny's youth in rural Tennessee where kids would play checkers atop empty barrels that had been used to deliver crackers, according to the news .. […]
DEBKA fileThailand Holds Swedish-Lebanese Terror Suspect, Is Irked at USBusinessWeek13. A car bomb might be used at the Israeli Embassy, Jewish places of worship, tourist companies or restaurants, he said. Hezbollah, based in Lebanon, was designated as a foreign terrorist organization by US President Bill Clinton in 1997.Hizballah planned Mumbai-style attack […]