Lebanese Abroard
How Does the “No-Fly List” Work Again?
Here’s an interesting story out of New Jersey:
A Lebanese businessman [Gilbert Chagoury] based in Nigeria was stopped from boarding a private Jet last month in New Jersey following a disclosure that he was on the United States government expanded no-fly list.
So basically the guy was able to fly into the US but not out?
But Law enforcement [...]
A Little Too Generous
Imagine receiving a US$500 tip from a Lebanese businessman for a work well-done. Now imagine instead of giving you five 100-dollar bills, he gives you a single 500-dollar bill:
When a Malaysian hotel cleaner was tipped $500 by a high-rolling, self-proclaimed Lebanese “billionaire”, it seemed to good to be true.
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Businessman Elie Youseef Najem’s generosity turned out [...]
We’ve Left Our Mark on Wichita
Original article:
Believe it or not, much of Wichita’s history can be traced back to Lebanese descendants.
That’s what a Wichita State professor found out during research for a new book, titled, “Wichita’s Lebanese Heritage.”
Jay Price said the inspiration behind the book can be found on the WSU campus.
“Well when you’re at Wichita State and you go [...]
Arms Stretched in Corruption
What do yo get when you cross a Lebanese millionaire and a British politician? Well, whatever it is, it can’t be good:
David Cameron was yesterday challenged to come clean over “shadowy” donations from a company owned by an ex-arms dealer. Lebanese billionaire Fouad Makhzoumi’s firm has given £100,000 in the last four years. As an [...]
But He Called Me Stupid
You’d think after you’ve crossed the threshold of age 8, you shouldn’t experience such childish behavior:
A Lebanese man recounted in court on Tuesday how his ex-boss libelled him on Facebook and claimed he incurred “enormous damages” on what he described as the UAE’s primary e-social networking tool…”The suspect, who posted the comments, called me bad [...]
