PARIS (Reuters) – France shares Israel’s concerns at the arming of Lebanese Shi’ite group Hezbollah, President Emmanuel Macron told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after their first formal meeting in Paris on Sunday. Tensions have risen between Hezbollah and its longtime foe Israel since Donald Trump became U.S. president with his tough talk against Iran. […]
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by Joana Aziz – middleeasteye.net/
Women’s rights in Lebanon are currently a major topic of interest and concern on the national stage – and rightfully so. Women in Lebanon are not a minority. They constitute almost half of the population, but they have been systematically marginalised. Last month, Lebanese government officials decided once again to exclude the quota system which urges equal representation of women in parliament. The quota system would have guaranteed a minimum of 30 percent of the seats in parliament for women so they could play an active role in political decision-making.
Currently, women in Lebanon account for 3.1 percent of the deputies in parliament – four out of 128 seats – and 3 percent of the ministers in the Council of Ministers. That’s compared to a global average of 22 percent of parliamentarians who are women. Failure to implement the quota signifies a recurring theme in Lebanon where women’s rights are often marginalised. So why has the system failed once again to implement the legislation and examine other legal areas – rape, citizenship and the welfare of women for starters – where women have yet to gain equals rights? Only once we define the problems can we find viable and sustainable answers.
khazen.org and all of the el Khazen family strongly supports the Lebanese Army. The Lebanese army is the institution that makes us Lebanese proud. The Lebanese army has been leading us for a prosperous & safe Lebanon. The Lebanese army equals loyalty, duty, respect, personal courage, selfless service, integrity and honor. We strongly stand by […]
by Veronika Bondarenko – On Friday, France celebrated Bastille Day with fireworks, a parade, and Donald Trump. As part of their 24-hour trip to visit French president Emmanuel Macron in Paris, Donald and Melania Trump attended the city’s annual military parade — an ornamental affair complete with music, military displays, and air shows. Here are […]
by Joseph A. Kechichian, Gulf news Beirut: Hisham Jaroudi, a real-estate magnate had promised to save a 100-year building in Beirut, popularly known as “The Rose House” on account of its rose-coloured paint, instead of dismantling it and replacing it with yet another high-rise. Few believed Jaroudi, the owner of the Riyadi Basketball Club, though […]
by Saudi Gazette — What looked like characters from a medieval tale or the Game of Thrones saga with a wintry theme, Elie Saab wowed the runway with his stunning collection at Paris Fashion Week. Using lace, velvet and even fur with lavish jewels, Lebanese designer Elie Saab’s runway dresses are tailor made for showstoppers […]
by Vogue – Living Brigitte Bardot put St.-Tropez on the map. Beirut, on the other hand, was at the height of its Golden Age when the starlet set foot on its cosmopolitan shores—another celebrity endorsement was superfluous. The vibrant city was a jet-setter’s playground, with a social scene that rivaled its European counterparts. It’s what attracted Bardot in the first place. A 15-year civil war ravaged more than just the country’s reputation, but two decades of reconstruction have polished away the grit to reveal its golden sheen. Set between snowcapped mountains and the Mediterranean Sea, Beirut is an enchanting place to retrace Bardot’s steps.
Where to stay
Lebanon’s most glamorous guests settled in at the Phoenicia hotel, the nightlife capital of Beirut in its prime. Bardot was a poolside fixture, her lounge chair previously reserved for guests like Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg. The five-star hotel has been restored to its decadent, mid-century glory in recent years, and the mosaic pool retains much of its original character, including views of the sapphire sea. Thanks to a raucous cabaret club and hard-partying Hollywood occupants—Marlon Brando among them—the hotel’s pre-war debauchery has become the stuff of legend. But with maturity comes a more elegant, if more reserved, Phoenicia. The Phoenicia faced stiff competition in Bardot’s day, and today’s voyageur has plenty of five-star hotel options. The quietly extravagant Le Gray Beirut, a Gordon Campbell Gray property, is favored for its prime downtown position and a rooftop infinity pool that dissolves into the skyline.
by david choi – Brigitte Macron (L), wife of French President Emmanuel Macron (R), President Donald Trump, and First lady Melania Trump pose at their table at the Jules Verne restaurant for a private dinner at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, July 13, 2107. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters The Trumps and Macrons pose at the Jules Verne […]
by Zaid M. Belbagi -Arab news – Having been almost stationary for an hour in a Beirut traffic jam, I asked the driver about the difficulties of working with Uber. Much to my surprise, he defended the transportation and delivery service, claiming it has done away with sectarian tensions and prejudices that are prevalent in the local taxi market. Across the Arab world, the use of new technology in service delivery is balancing market imperfections, creating opportunity and equality. Taxi drivers in Beirut have always faced inconveniences due to the myriad religious, ethnic and regional differences that make up Lebanon’s political situation. Drivers working for companies can expect jobs to be divided along sectarian lines, passengers will at times decline to use companies associated with a specific sect, and often companies will restrict their operations to neighborhoods familiar to them.
The advent of transportation apps has transformed this situation; drivers are allocated work based on their appetite and availability for it, and have only the faceless master of free-market economics to report to. Technology has increased opportunities for sections of society that have hitherto been marginalized or restricted from operating in an economic context. According to the World Bank, different rules for men and women exist across the Middle East and North Africa, and only 17.4 percent of companies in the region employ women in high-level management. Women face difficulties starting businesses, registering properties and enforcing contracts. Gender gaps in women’s entrepreneurship and labor-force participation account for an estimated loss of 27 percent in total income across the region.
But social media has provided a new and burgeoning platform for both formal and informal economic activity to take place. In Saudi Arabia, where 57 percent of university graduates are female, Instagram businesses have created a competitive market among women; stay-at-home mothers are setting up profitable online businesses alongside foreign graduates and experienced businesswomen. The boom has been so great that the Labor Ministry has yet to understand the contribution of these informal businesses on the national economy. In providing a channel for women to successfully impact the world of business, online companies have not only contributed to the economy but are also forcing an increased element of service-oriented delivery and sophistication in the market. In such a geographically dispersed and politically and economically fragmented region, technology has allowed businesses to compete transnationally. Local businesses are able to market their items to regional customers inexpensively, offering international delivery on items that were previously stuck behind borders and suffered from over-regulation.
Former war photographer and airline chief executive isn’t the usual career trajectory for an emerging craft beer brewer. But that’s the path Beirut-born Mazen Hajjar trod before building his company, Hawkers Beer. Although the Reservoir brewery was founded just 2½ years ago, it put down roots much earlier. According to Hajjar, he started the Middle East’s first craft brewery, 961 (the country code for Lebanon), during the July 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah. After a trip to Australia to sell his beer, he decided to start a brewery here.
Chef Joseph Abboud (right) has collaborated with Lebanese craft brewer Mazen Hajjar for Hawkers Beer in Reservoir. When the business opened, initially in partnership with Joseph Abboud (owner of Melbourne restaurants Rumi and the Moor’s Head), it was able to produce 600,000 litres of beer a year. Six upgrades later it has capacity for 6.5 million litres a year. Hajjar and his team are committed to sustainable brewing practices. The beer’s ingredients don’t include chemicals, with brewing techniques inspired by tradition as well as experimentation. The brewery is home to one of Australia’s most high-tech brewing systems and can package 6000 bottles an hour. It also has the largest solar rooftop energy system on a brewery in metropolitan Melbourne. It is a nose bleed to manage such growth.
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
Marie El Khazen