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A third of Lebanon firms face requests for bribes
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The World Bank’s Enterprise Survey on bribery in public institutions and administrations shows that 19.2 percent of firms operating Lebanon experience at least one bribe payment request when applying for an electricity license, a water connection...... Read full article
Apple hiring experts to make iWatch, report says
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APPLE has reportedly started hiring a team of experts to help it take the iWatch from a much-rumoured product to a reality.... Read full article
Beirut Could Be the World’s Next Silicon Valley
by Nikia Wade on
Ignited in late 2014, this “Beast of the (Middle) East” is gradually inching its way towards a seat at the big kids’ table – and closer to the current leader of the pack…... Read full article
Miss Lebanon Australia shows off new Arab woman
by Natalie O'Brien on
To some it might appear to be just a beauty contest, but for the Arabic community the Miss Lebanon Australia Beauty Pageant is also playing an important role in breaking down stereotypes about culture and religion.... Read full article
Facebook cited in 20% of U.S divorcesâ€
by Richard Adams (The Guardian) on
When Facebook gets involved, relationships can quickly fall apart – as Hosni Mubarak and Muammar Gaddafi have discovered. But dictatorships are not the only ties being dissolved by social networking sites: now Facebook is increasingly being blamed...... Read full article
EU hits Google with record €2.4bn euro antitrust fine
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The European Union’s competition watchdog has slapped a record 2.42 billion euro ($2.72 billion) fine on internet giant Google for breaching antitrust rules with its online shopping service.... Read full article
Mario Kassar - Film Producer
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Mario F. Kassar; born October 10, 1951) is a film producer and industry executive whose projects are frequently in association with Andrew G. Vajna. He founded Carolco Pictures, which produced many blockbuster movies.... Read full article
Real estate group reveals average apartment prices in Beirut
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Beirut-based real estate advisory firm RAMCO revealed the average sales prices of apartments under construction in Beirut vary between USD 2,088 and USD 7,000 per square meter.... Read full article
Move over Rachael Finch and Jennifer Hawkins
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MOVE over Rachael Finch and Jennifer Hawkins, there's another beauty queen moving in on your turf. Bankstown local Daniella Rahme, newly crowned Miss Lebanon Australia, has just been named as the face of Centro Shopping Centre in Bankstown.... Read full article
Daniella Rahme
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Daniella Rahme is a beauty Pageant title holder. In May last year she was crowned Miss Lebanon Australia 2009. Part of her duties were to represent the lebanese Australian community in the Miss Lebanon Emigrant 2010 Beauty Pageant held in Beirut...... Read full article