Lebanon News: Under Rug Swept - Look Mom, I'm Famous

Look Mom, I’m Famous!

May 2010

This newspaper cut-out from Dubai’s Gulf News is related to my MBA; this semester, we had to form groups of four and create a board game based on market needs and then develop brand behind it. My name wasn’t mentioned but that’s me on the right with my team-members with our game, BOOSTER.

Gulf News: A Fun and Games MBA -- Click for Full Clipping

Here’s the link to the article.

March 2010

Here is an article that appeared in Saudi Arabia’s Al Hayat newspaper by Jihad Khazan (click on the photo to see the entire article):

Al Hayat Newspaper - March 2010

For an English translation, click here.

February 2010

I was contacted by a BBC journalist, Elizabeth Diffin, as she came across my website while researching the phrase, “It’s Like Beirut”. After an email and phone interview shortly later, the article was published as part of the BBC Online Service. And here it is for you all to read:

BBC News - Why is Beirut still a byword for chaos?

February 2009

…Finally, and amusingly, UAE based Lebanese blogger Jad (jadaoun.com) tells us of some new developments in the Middle East.
The Israeli Army has added an arsenal of Eland antelopes on the border with Lebanon, he writes. The latest in animal warfare: a weed cutter. I wonder if the Israeli Army studied the ecological aspect of bringing in a new creature to the local eco-system.
Nevertheless, I hope the Israelis take care of these animals better than they took care of the animals at the Gaza Zoo.
Jad kindly provides a link to Gulf News video editor Ashraf Helmis’ piece about the animals who were killed in Gaza Zoo during the recent war.
Both the blog, and GulF News’ videos from inside Gaza are well worth checking out.

April 2005

Newsclipping from the Lebanese Newspaper "The Daily Star"

“The Korean cars were cheap and competitive. It provided a great profit margin for traders in Lebanon,” said Jad Aoun, assistant manager at Korea Trade Center in Beirut. “They see Lebanon as an entrance to the Middle East market.”
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“While the market in Lebanon is relatively small, Koreans believe that Lebanese are good traders and can sell their products outside Lebanon,” Aoun said.

January 1988

Spider Jad

Jad Aoun, son of Mr. Aoun Aoun and his wife Mrs. Zoya, daughter of our colleague Sadik Botrous, celebrated his 5th birthday. Our colleague Botrous and his wife Yvette celebrated from afar, as their grandson is with his parents in New York, by cutting a cake in a “loving” atmosphere with the family in their house in Zalka and blew out five candles with best wishes sent by phone to his father Aoun and mother Zoya.

January 1983

January 1983 - Al Bayrak

Translation: Mr. Aoun Hanna Aoun and his wife Mrs. Zoya, daughter of our colleague Sadik Botrous, were blessed with boy named Jad, born at St. Georges Hospital under the supervision of Dr. Fayez Bitar. Congratulations to the mother and father.

Elizabeth Diffin

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