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The name stands for Société Libanaise pour le Développement et la Reconstruction du Centre-ville de Beyrouth, French for "The Lebanese Company for the Development and Reconstruction of Beirut Central District". [1] Solidere's original mandate was to finish its development work and dissolve by 2019, but this date has been extended to 2029. [1]
Achrafieh (Arabic: الأشرفية) is an upper-class area in eastern Beirut, Lebanon. [1] In strictly administrative terms, the name refers to a sector (secteur) centred on Sassine Square, the highest point in the city, as well as a broader quarter (quartier).
The appointed Egyptian-Circassian governor of Beirut, Mahmoud Na'ami Bey commissioned street cobbling works which stretched beyond the city's walls, the street extending from the south-western side of the city wall into the new extramural neighborhoods on the Qantari hill came to be known as Zuqaq al-Blat and gave its name to the quarter. [2]
Mar Elias (Arabic: مار إلياس) is a street in the Mousaitbeh quarter of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. It is considered a residential area as well as a commercial center in the western part of the city. [1] [2] The business sector of the street flourished from the civil war onwards, as many shop owners moved in to flee combat zones. [3]
Renovation is estimated to cost between $1 million and $1.5 million. [2] Solidere, the Lebanese joint-stock company responsible for much of Central Beirut’s reconstruction, has donated $150,000 toward the renovation effort. [3] Lebanese architect Nabil Gholam has played an important role in the redevelopment planning process.
A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday threw out a $1.68 billion judgment against Iran's central bank that had been won by family members of troops killed and injured in the 1983 bombing of the U.S ...
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Saifi Village is an upscale residential neighbourhood in Beirut, Lebanon. Saifi Village is located at the southeastern periphery of Centre Ville . The village is bordered by Rue Charles Debbas to the south, Rue George Haddad to the east, Rue Gouraud to the north and Rue Ariss & Kanaani to the west.