Qifa Nabki
News and commentary from the Levant
tourism
Lebanon Cleans Up Image in Advance of Record Tourist Season
BEIRUT, Lebanon — With 2 million tourists forecasted to visit Lebanon this year — providing this troubled and cash-strapped Mediterranean country with much needed tax revenue to pay off its enormous $50 billion public debt — government officials are doing their best to clean up Beirut’s reputation as an unstable and dangerous city, in an … Continue reading
Conspiracy Chronicles, no. 3
So I was having dinner the other night at the home of J, a lovable Beiruti architect whose incredible tabbouleh depends on the secret ingredients of pomegranate molasses and sumac in its dressing. Oops. Sorry J. Anyway, the topic of conversation was Beirut’s recent annointment as one of forty-four must-visit destinations for 2009, by The … Continue reading
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