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Cannabis and avocados: Can they save Lebanon's economy?

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by middleeasteye.net -- Cannabis and avocados are among the exports which could help open up Lebanon's ailing economy, a firm hired by the world's most indebted nation has reportedly suggested. US-based McKinsey & Co. propose the country legalise production of the drug already widely grown in eastern Lebanon and open its produce to new markets. The report also suggested Lebanon set itself up as a provider of homes in battle-battered areas of Syria and Iraq, Bloomberg reported. In January, Lebanon hired the firm to draw-up a plan on how to restructure their fragile economy, which leans heavily on banking and remittances from the millions of Lebanese living abroad. McKinsey's proposals, not released publicly but shown to the government and President Michel Aoun, still need approval from the Lebanese cabinet.

Raed Khoury, the acting economy and trade minister, said utilising the cannabis already grown in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley to supply medicinal cannabis markets could become a billion dollar industry. He described Lebanon's Cannabis as "one of the best in the world". Traditionally the government has tried to tackle its cultivation by Lebanese farmers and more recently, Syrian refugees. Canada legalised recreational use of cannabis in June while parts of the US have in recent years allowed sales for medicinal purposes. Latin America has also increasingly shifted towards legalising the drug, including Colombia which has proposed encouraging farmers to grow cannabis for medicinal production instead of the coca leaf used in cocaine. The report suggested both short-term fixes for the economy and more deep-rooted reforms that would require tackling corruption and making Lebanon a hub for investment.

McKinsey also suggested Lebanon take advantage of its increasing production of avocados, second highest in the Arab world, to tap into a global market predicted to be worth $23bn by 2027. Khoury told Bloomberg that the economic plan was crucial for Lebanon to start receiving $11bn of funds pledged by the international community in April. Theme parks and tech zones There has been growing concern about the sustainability of Lebanon's economic model, which relies on foreign reserves and borrowing from banks to maintain currency stability. The country's debt is estimated at around three times the size of the economy. Aoun warned in March that Lebanon was on the verge of bankruptcy. The McKinsey report also proposed boosting Lebanon's tourism industry and building industrial parks. The firm suggested that building a technology zone near the Syrian border could position Lebanon well for assisting in the reconstruction of Syria and Iraq, reported Lebanese newspaper The Daily Star.

Lebanon Hosts More European Tourists Than Gulf Visitors in 2018

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By Paula Astih -- albawaba.com -- With the start of the tourism season in Lebanon, a rise in the number of European tourists was registered against a decline in the number of Gulf visitors, who seem to be waiting for a decision by their countries to lift the ban on travelling to Lebanon, which is apparently linked to the formation of a new government. Cultural and musical festivals in various Lebanese regions kicked off last month and would intensify in July - a key factor that attracts European and American tourists – knowing that the number of festivals has diminished this year and may not reach more than a hundred, according to Tourism Minister in the caretaker government Avedis Guidanian. “In contrast, we have been able to monitor an increase in the number of European tourists, especially French, Germans and English, in addition to a big rise in the number of Brazilian tourists, which increased by 50 percent compared to last year. We have also recorded an increase in the number of Canadians and Americans,” he added. Over the past two years, the Ministry of Tourism has adopted a new strategy based on four main axes: promoting Lebanon as a tourist destination and marketing it to foreign tour operators; making Lebanon a regional and international conference and business center in cooperation with regional and international tourism companies; encouraging Lebanese expatriates to visit Lebanon; establishing digital tools to keep pace with tourism development with a focus on finding cooperation between various tourism institutions and securing sites dedicated to recreational and commercial tourism.

Father of jailed Lebanese tourist in Egypt says 'no official effort' to free daughter

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by alaraby.co.uk -- The father of Lebanese tourist jailed in Cairo for insulting Egyptians in an online rant has slammed the "silence" from authorities and human rights groups regarding the case. Ali al-Mazbouh told The New Arab's Arabic-language service on Monday that Lebanese authorities have failed to take action to secure the release of his 24-year-old daughter Mona. She was sentenced to eight years in prison on Saturday over insulting Egyptians in a profanity-laced video she posted online after she had been sexually harassed while on holiday in Cairo. "Mona's mother met with the Egyptian consul in Lebanon, Wael al-Sisi, and apologised. He reassured us that it was 'just a video'," Mazbouh said. He said that Lebanese authorities have failed to take action to free his daughter despite the family's efforts. "The Lebanese embassy in Egypt told us that they did not have the power to appoint a lawyer to defend Mona. It is shocking that no human rights organisations have issued statements condemning her imprisonment and there have been no official efforts to secure her release," he said. He said he doesn't have the money to travel to Egypt and "stand by" his daughter. "She travelled to Egypt at the start of Ramadan to spend the holy fasting month there and was sexually harassed - something she is completely opposed to - which is why she made the video," he added. Mazbouh was initially handed down 11 years but the sentence was later reduced to eight. In the offending video, she called Egyptians the "dirtiest people on earth" and a "country of pimps, prostitutes and beggars". Mazbouh later posted an apology video, said: "I definitely didn't mean to offend all Egyptians". She was arrested in May before departing from Cairo.

Human Rights Watch researcher Amr Magdi condemned Mona's imprisonment in a statement to The New Arab's Arabic-language service. "Once again, this is the picture of a hysterical military police state backed by a highly politicised judiciary, all of whom claim to represent morality," Magdi said. "They do not hesitate to imprison innocent people because of freedom of expression under the pretext of protecting morality," he added. Lebanese social media users have called on their government to petition Egyptian authorities to release Mona. In May, Egyptian police detained an activist after she posted a video online criticising the government's failure to address widespread sexual harassment in the country. According to a 2013 report by the UN, 99.3 percent of women in Egypt have experienced sexual harassment. Egyptian authorities regularly detain people who publicly criticise the government.

Phoenicia Hotel Beirut review: downtown luxury in Lebanon’s capital city

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by theweek.co.uk -- Once known as the ‘Paris of the Middle East’, Beirut offers everything for a perfect weekend break Described as the “wild child of the Middle East” by Time Out, Lebanon’s capital city Beirut certainly has a varied history - both culturally and politically. Located on the eastern Mediterranean, Beirut is most definitely an “east-meets-west” metropolis that combines a broad spectrum of cultures and influences. Historically Beirut is one of the world’s oldest cities where inhabitants first settled more than 5,000 years ago. In the downtown area of the city there are remains from the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Arab, Crusader and Ottoman eras. Lebanon was also a French colony after the First World War. However, Beirut is mostly known for its Phoenician history. The city’s name is said to have been derived from the Canaanite-Phoenician word for wells - be’erot - while another theory is that it’s named after Beroe, the Phoenician daughter of Adonis and Aphrodite, says the Lebanon-based website The961.com. This mixed history, the inspiration of past civilisations and the use of three languages - Arabic, French and English - makes modern-day Beirut the ultimate melting pot. Add in the food, wine, music, fashion, sun and ski, it’s a perfect weekend destination for any time of the year.

Head downtown

Beirut’s Central District, or Centre Ville, was all but destroyed during the Lebanese civil war between 1975 and 1990. But less than 30 years later it’s been regenerated with a plush new shopping and entertainment district. There’s also high-rise offices, residential towers and the Zaitunay Bay marina featuring a host of restaurants, nightlife and moored yachts. The Beirut Souks district is home to more than 200 shops and 25 restaurants as well as attractions such as Cinemacity, Planet Discovery - the first permanent children’s museum in Lebanon - and Cosmocity - a “futuristic entertainment centre” filled with games and activities. Besides the hip souks you will also find the remains of Beirut’s past civilisations including the 9th Century wall and moat, Byzantine mosaics and the Zawiyat Ibn Iraq Mosque built in 1517 by Mohammed Ibn Iraq ad-Dimashqi. Beirut Central District is also home to Martyrs Square and the Mohammed Al-Amine Mosque. Downtown Beirut really is the “phoenix from the flames”.

Phoenician-inspired stay

One of the most recognisable landmarks within walking distance of downtown is the Phoenicia Hotel Beirut. Inspired by the Phoenician culture and art, the 446-room hotel has a range of restaurants and bars that are used by guests, locals and businessmen and women. Views, bites and pool-side relaxation Lebanon is famous for its food, so it would be wrong not to over-indulge at the hotel’s bars and restaurants. Guests can enjoy sea views, cocktails, bites and single malt whiskies on the rooftop Eau De Vie Lounge Bar and Grill. The Mosaic restaurant offers international and Lebanese menus while the Cascade Lounge Bar is open all day for coffee, tea and cocktails. During the daytime guests can relax at the Amethyste Pool Bar and Lounge for drinks, shisha, bites and entrees. Then at night, you can enjoy a cocktail and, on the weekends, dance the night away to music from a rotating roster of local and international DJs.

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Multimedia Will Lebanon win the World Cup?

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by middleeasteye.net -- Belen Fernandez -- During the noisy aftermath of a basketball game in Beirut a couple of years ago, I asked my Lebanese companion when the sport had become popular in Lebanon. "When we discovered we could make it sectarian," he joked. Now, the occasion has again arisen to contemplate themes of sectarianism and athletics in the context of a short documentary film titled Lebanon Wins the World Cup, originally released in 2015 but currently available for free streaming on Vimeo for the duration of this year's World Cup competition.

Football and war The title is indeed fitting; after all, if you've ever experienced a World Cup in Lebanon, you're likely to have assumed the Lebanese won the whole darn thing based on the amount of horn-honking, flag-waving, and general ruckus that transpires. This is particularly the case following a win by Germany or Brazil, both of which play host to sizable Lebanese populations. The film's synopsis reads: "On the eve of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, two former enemies from the Lebanese civil war prepare to support their favourite team Brazil. Can the tournament unite them despite everything that's gone wrong?"

The title is indeed fitting; after all, if you've ever experienced a World Cup in Lebanon, you're likely to have assumed the Lebanese won the whole darn thing based on the amount of horn-honking, flag-waving, and general ruckus that transpires. This is particularly the case following a win by Germany or Brazil, both of which play host to sizable Lebanese populations. The film's synopsis reads: "On the eve of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, two former enemies from the Lebanese civil war prepare to support their favourite team Brazil. Can the tournament unite them despite everything that's gone wrong?" The duo consists of Edward Chamoun, a former fighter with the right-wing Christian Lebanese Forces, and Hassan Berri, a Shia Muslim who fought with the Lebanese Communist Party for several years of the conflict, which lasted from 1975-1990. The film spotlights their individual reflections on life and war, and then follows them as they meet in Beirut to root for Brazil. The answer to the question of whether or not the tournament can unite them isn’t difficult to predict. Both men, it turns out, had supported Brazil in the 1982 World Cup, which took place in the middle of the Lebanese civil war and overlapped with Israel’s summer invasion of Lebanon, a devastating affair that killed some 20,000 people, the majority of them civilians. Recalls Berri: "Your country is being invaded, it's under attack. And imagine, all I could think about was a game." Hooking up a car battery to a small television, he and his comrades tuned into the Italy-Brazil match, at which point the bombing suddenly stopped: "It was as if the Israeli Army wanted to watch the match too." Lebanon clearly didn’t win that World Cup, and neither did Brazil, with victory instead going to the Italians - who incidentally also won the 2006 World Cup, which concluded a few days prior to the launch of Israel’s bloody 34-day assault on Lebanon. Some might therefore view Italy’s failure to qualify this year as reassuring.

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Lebanese Speaker warns of worsening economy without new gov't

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BEIRUT,  (Xinhua) -- Lebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri warned on Monday that the country's economy will deteriorate if the new government is not formed soon. "The situation in the country is not alright and I have previously warned that the economy will be deteriorating if the government formation is further delayed and I am saying again that the situation cannot remain as it is," Berri was quoted as saying by local media. The prime minister-designate, however, said the atmosphere was very positive for the formation of the new government, suggesting that the process would be quick. "This is why I postponed the elections of parliamentary committees till after the formation of the government," he said. "But I assure you that if the situation remains the same, I will call the parliament to convene in a bid to elect parliamentary committees for them to be able to start with their duties," Berri added. He also said a general parliament session will be called to discuss the current situation because it affects all segments of the society. Despite succeeding in holding the first parliamentary elections in nine years, Lebanon still faces all hurdles that are hindering the cabinet formation. Lebanon's political parties are raising demands for the biggest possible ministerial representation in the next government, delaying the process. Economists told Xinhua that the authorities must speed up the formation of the new government to start the necessary reforms to benefit from the help pledged at CEDRE, an international conference in support of Lebanon development and reforms held in Paris on April 6. Lebanon secured over 11 billion U.S. dollars in soft loans and grants from international donors at CEDRE to revamp its ailing infrastructure and bolster its economy.

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Khazen History

      

 

Historical Feature:

Churches and Monasteries of the Khazen family

St. Anthony of Padua Church in Ballouneh
Mar Abda Church in Bakaatit Kanaan
Saint Michael Church in Bkaatouta
Saint Therese Church in Qolayaat
Saint Simeon Stylites (مار سمعان العامودي) Church In Ajaltoun
Virgin Mary Church (سيدة المعونات) in Sheilé
Assumption of Mary Church in Ballouneh

1 The sword of the Maronite Prince
2 LES KHAZEN CONSULS DE FRANCE
3 LES MARONITES & LES KHAZEN
4 LES MAAN & LES KHAZEN
5 ORIGINE DE LA FAMILLE
 

Population Movements to Keserwan - The Khazens and The Maans

ما جاء عن الثورة في المقاطعة الكسروانية 

ثورة أهالي كسروان على المشايخ الخوازنة وأسبابها

Origins of the "Prince of Maronite" Title

Growing diversity: the Khazin sheiks and the clergy in the first decades of the 18th century

 Historical Members:

   Barbar Beik El Khazen [English]
  
 Patriach Toubia Kaiss El Khazen(Biography & Life Part1 Part2) (Arabic)
 
  Patriach Youssef Dargham El Khazen (Cont'd)
  
 Cheikh Bishara Jafal El Khazen 
   
 Patriarch Youssef Raji El Khazen
  
 The Martyrs Cheikh Philippe & Cheikh Farid El Khazen
  
 Cheikh Nawfal El Khazen (Consul De France)
  
 Cheikh Hossun El Khazen (Consul De France)
  
 Cheikh Abou-Nawfal El Khazen (Consul De France) 
  
 Cheikh Francis Abee Nader & his son Yousef 
  
 Cheikh Abou-Kanso El Khazen (Consul De France)
  
 Cheikh Abou Nader El Khazen
  
 Cheikh Chafic El Khazen
  
 Cheikh Keserwan El Khazen
  
 Cheikh Serhal El Khazen [English] 

    Cheikh Rafiq El Khazen  [English]
   
Cheikh Hanna El Khazen

    Cheikha Arzi El Khazen

 

 

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