The Cedar Island Could Be Getting a Sister
The Cedar Island project launched by Noor International may be getting a neighbor in brotherly Syria:
Lebanon’s Noor International Holding said Thursday it had proposed a plan to Syrian authorities for a $10 billion real-estate development. The Arab Stars Islands project is set to cover an area of about 907,000 square meters and will consist of [...]
Israel Assisted in Capsized Ship Rescue
Remember the Danny F II, the ship carrying livestock form the Ukraine to Tartous in Syria that sank off the coast of Tripoli in December? Well apparently, other than UNFIL, the Lebanese Navy and the British Army (stationed in Cyprus), Israel also took part in the rescue mission:
Ukraine’s ambassador to Israel and its military attache [...]
Picketing Starbucks
We’re not the only ones who have a grudge against Starbucks (though our motives are completely different):
…the official site of Korean Starbucks, the world famous coffee brand, puts “Taiwan” under China in its nationality selections, which has aroused an anger among pro-green net users in Taiwan.
In our case, we work along the conspiracy that every [...]
Brakes Firmly in Place at Cedar Island
No surprise here, very little had happened since the announcement of the Cedar Island project off the coast of Lebanon:
Construction work on Lebanon’s $8.2bn man-made Cedar Island project is still on hold as the project’s developer, the local Noor International, awaits government approval.
“We are doing the best we can to start the development as soon [...]
The Middle East’s Schengen
Not that I’m keeping my hopes that this would actually last, but it is refreshing to see Turkey moving away from Europe and turning to the Middle East:
Last month, Erdogan received Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri in a groundbreaking visit to Turkey, adding yet another link to the long chain of alliances that Erdogan is [...]
