Project Title: Sports City Complex
Project Location:  Mount Lebanon 
Project Status: Ongoing 
 
The project involves the construction of a large sports and tourist complex in Baabda, within easy access to both downtown Beirut and the airport. The location is also close to schools and universities, as well as to mountains and recreational areas. The complex will have a total area of more than 14,000m2, designed and equipped to attract sports professionals, amateurs and fans. A feasibility study was carried out in 2006, as well as a project concept and business plan.
Type of foreign collaboration sought Joint-venture,Technical expertise 
 
 
 

Zahr El-Laymoun to blossom this fall
Lebanon-based F&B force Blends Food Development is set to launch its latest culinary work of art Zahr El Laymoun this fall. Zahr El Laymoun, or orange blossom, is an oriental kitchen and grill café where one can watch one’s meal being prepared and escape the hustle and bustle for a home-made dessert or a coffee in an inviting home-like atmosphere. Conceptualized with simplicity and health in mind, Zahr El Laymoun offers grilled and baked Lebanese dishes, as well as salads and mezze seasoned with natural herbs, oriental spices, and nuts. The new concept is also geared at take away service providing quick service to walk-through, home, and/or business clients.
Scheduled to debut in Lebanon in October on the Dbayeh Highway, the first of a series of projected Zahr El Laymoun outlets will seat up to 220 people. Franchise deals for the UAE, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia have already been signed, with openings slated for 2009, the company said.
 

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Two more Starbucks outlets to tango in Lebanon
Dareen International Co., the Lebanon subsidiary of Kuwait’s Al Shaya Group, has pierced the bustling areas of Quraitem and Ain El Mraisi, West Beirut with the opening of two Starbucks outlets. The first is located near the Lebanese American University (LAU) in Quraitem, in Siran Towers and can fit up to 90 people, and the other in Ain El Mraisi, close to the Sea Gate of the American University of Beirut (AUB). It can seat some 100 people. “Starbucks stores provide a ‘third place’ for customers between home and work to spend time and relax with friends, offering comfortable seating and a great atmosphere,” commented Antoun Abou Jaoude, Marketing Manager of Starbucks Middle East and Egypt. The aim behind opening the 15th and 16th Starbucks branches in Lebanon is to attract students and young professionals to the busy districts.

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New Lebanon restaurants make no reservation to theme
Theme restaurants relevant to everyday life are on the rise in Lebanon.
Buns and Guns, a new fast food restaurant in Beirut’s southern suburbs has recently opened, boasting guns, bullets, sandbags, pictures of other weapons and sandwiches too. At Buns and Guns, chefs in military uniform would prepare Kalashnikov or RPG sandwiches against a backdrop of roaring explosions.
Another F&B outlet generating buzz is Facebook Pub in the bustling Monot Street. Believed to be the first in the world inspired by the online version, the Facebook Pub is done up in navy blue and white with a ‘wall’ where people would leave messages about plans and destinations. Customers get ‘profile pictures’ to be added to the list of the pub’s friends. Customers’ profile pictures would appear on a big flat-screen when they drop by for others to know. The pub offers drinks, coffee, and snacks


 

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Phase 2 of Kempinski Residences Alabadiyah Hills, Lebanon launched
IFA Hotels & Resorts and JV partner Kuwait Real Estate Company have launch branded serviced apartments Kempinski Residences Alabadiyah Hills as part of the freehold Alabadiyah Hills resort in Dhour Abadiyah village, between Bhamdoun and Aley.
Phase two of the mixed-use complex comprises four towers of four floors each, offering penthouses and one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments for sale, with the option of a five-star hotel and furniture packages. The complex will be managed by Kempinski Hotels, and will feature upscale restaurants and cafes. Alabadiyah Hills is comprised of 15 private villas, 30 townhouses, and 220 luxury apartments with their own swimming pools and gardens. The development also hosts recreational facilities including a members-only health club, gymnasium and tennis court. Targeted at high-net worth individuals living overseas, the project allows this segment of investors to holiday in their own luxurious apartments and gain an income from letting out idle properties when not in use, IFA said.
Talal Jassim Al-Bahar, chairman and managing director, IFA HR, noted, “We witnessed great success with our first phase of Alabadiyah Hills, which is now nearing completion. Despite the recent unrest in Lebanon, we continued with the construction of the project as we have always had strong faith in the country. We’re looking forward to welcoming guests to the property in the near future. ”
 

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