Daily Star.com.lb By Brooke Anderson
It could be considered a marriage of convenience between the financially strapped but politically stable eastern Mediterranean countries of Greece and Cyprus and wealthy Lebanese property investors.
Greece and Cyprus are fast-tracking citizenship for high-net-worth property owners, as Lebanese who can afford it are lining up to buy homes. This is the idea of the third edition of the Beirut International property Fair, Residency and Citizenship by Investment, a three-day event from May 16 to 18 at the Beirut Habtoor Grand Hotel Convention Center. The event, with booths and representatives from real estate agencies and immigration law firms from different countries throughout the world – mainly Greece and Cyprus, but also the Caribbean, Eastern Europe and Malta – are showing Lebanese how they can invest their way to citizenship.
Brochures being distributed throughout the halls not only give instructions on how to obtain citizenship, but also outline the perks of second citizenships and give overviews of quality of life, security, business activities, tax planning and retirement in various countries.
By naharnet
The second round of the municipal elections was held Sunday in the Mount Lebanon district, amid claims of vote buying in the Keserouan region and security incidents in several areas.
The elections covered 325 municipalities amid heavy security measures that were taken by the security forces and the army. The polls were held in the main electoral districts of Baabda, Jbeil, Keserouan, Aley, Chouf, and Metn.
The lists backed by the Khazen's headed by Ziad Chalfoun in Ghosta and n headed by Cheikh Clovis el Khazen in Ajaltoun had decisive wins in the district of Keserouan.
The Interior Ministry said that 45 municipalities had won uncontested. Major battles took place in several towns in light of the failure of the Lebanese Forces and Free Patriotic Movement to strike an alliance in all regions.
Naharnet - Lebanese Democratic Party leader MP Talal Arslan on Monday accused some political parties of “hiding” behind the banner of the civil society in a bid to oust his major influence in the Choueifat area where municipal polls were held on Sunday.
“I wish our list won all the seats but this is what happens in elections. Sometimes there is no full victory or a full loss,” said Arslan at a press conference, referring to the fact that the rival list managed to clinch three seats on the municipal council. The list backed by Arslan won the other fifteen seats.
Polls opened in the second phase of Lebanon's municipal and mukhtar elections Sunday, with heated battles taking place in a number of Mount Lebanon towns between different alliances.
Elections in 45 municipalities have already been decided by acclamation, the Interior Ministry said, however battles are taking place in the key areas of Jounieh, Sin al-Fil, Baabda, Hadath, Ghobeiri and others.
The vote comes one week after municipal elections in Beirut and east Lebanon saw victories for the country's mainstream parties despite a powerful showing by a grassroots group in the capital, and influential families in the east.The mostly-peaceful municipal elections in Beirut, the Bekaa and Baalbek-Hermel marked the first polls to be held on time since the last municipal polls in 2010.
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