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Karim Kisrwani
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Karim Kisrwani arrived in Australia in 1957.He Began working in a factory then commenced importing goods from Lebanon. In 1969 opened his travel agency in which he located a Westpac Bank Branch, and was appointed as the first volunteered...... Read full article
Mark McGuire
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Mark is the grandson to, Hanna Elias Hajje who arrived in Australia with his two brothers in 1890 but later changed his surname to McGuire, Hanna married in 1898, built and opened a general store at South Gundagai in 1902...... Read full article
War is a million miles away when the Lebanese begin to party
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Beirut notebook: Vodka, Christian Louboutin shoes and nose jobs – there's a side to Lebanon you don't often hear about... Read full article
Lebanon: so hot right now
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Two years ago, Lebanon was reeling from a crisis which brought gun battles onto the streets of Beirut, forced its airport to shut, and threatened to pitch the tiny Mediterranean country back into civil war.... Read full article
Daisy Gegeon Mir
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Daizy was born born in Kousba, Lebanon and migrated here at the age of 5 with her parents. She completed a Bachelor of History and Political Science degree at the University of NSW.... Read full article
Mundine knocked-out by Wood
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Anthony 'The Man' Mundine received a harsh reality check when he was knocked out by the winner of Australia's 'The Contender', Garth Wood, in their bout at Sydney's Acer Arena. It was the first loss in 17 bouts for Anthony Mundine...... Read full article
Saint Charbel Makhlouf
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St Charbel is the first saint to be canonized from the Lebanese Maronite Order (LMO). Not a great deal is known about his life, mainly because he lived a hidden life in the silence and solitude of his hermitage.... Read full article
Dr Frank Monsour RFD
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Professor Francis Neville Thomas MONSOUR (RFD) was born of immigrant Lebanese parents - Joseph and Wooda MONSOUR - at BIGGENDENT (Queensland) on 25th May 1938.... Read full article
‘The truth about one of the world’s most dangerous places’
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That’s what Australian traveller Taghred Chandab discovered when she explored the notoriously dangerous country, which the Government currently advises against visiting.... Read full article
Beirut ranked among the 2018 World’s Top 15 Cities !!
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Beirut made the World’s Top 15 Cities list by Travel and Leisure! Ready for your next urban getaway? These thrilling destinations continue to beguile T+L readers, who voted them best above all others.... Read full article