Issam fares biography of william
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, ’, Kaouther Ben Hania. V.O. with English subtitles.
Sunday 28 February
Film screening at PM. Beirut time.
Folllowed by a Zoom Discussion with
Kaouther Ben Hania, Nasser Yassin & Harry Bellet
about Arts & Refugees, Beyond the Frontiers
moderated bygd Joumana Rizk
at PM. Beirut time.
Online event
The Movie
Sam Ali, a young sensitive and impulsive Syrian, left his country for Lebanon to escape the war.
To be able to travel to europe and live with the love of his life, he accepts to have his back tattooed bygd one of the World’s most sulfurous contemporary artist.
Turning his own body into a prestigious piece of art, Sam will however come to realize that his decision might actually mean anything but freedom.
Producers : Nadim Cheikhrouha, Habib Attia, Annabella Nezri, Thanassis Karathanos, Martin Hampel, Andreas Rocksen.
Cast : Sam Ali/Yahya Mahayni, Abeer/Dea Liane, Jeffrey Godefroi/Koen dem Bouw, Soraya Waldy/Monica Belluci, Ziad/Saad Lostan, Sam’s mother/Dar
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Issam Fares
Issam Fares was a Member of Parliament from to and was Deputy Prime Minister from to Besides his involvement in politics, Fares is an entrepreneur who established a civil engineering and construction firm, and completed many notable projects including the world's longest international bridge, which connects Bahrain to Saudi Arabia. He sold this company to British Aerospace, and used the proceeds to buy up Houston-based investment firm, Wedge Group, a company that he heads today.
Wedge Group, is a Houston, Texas-based investment firm, with investments in manufacturing, hotels, trucking, food processing, engineering, construction, oilfield services, and real estate. Wedge International Holdings B.V. in the Netherlands, and Wedge Real Estate S.A.L. in Lebanon are affiliates that own and manage the company’s non-U.S. investments.
Fares is the founder of the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut, the founder
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We have previously shared with you that Lebanon ranked among the top 15 most billionaire-dense countries. Recently, Forbes released its annual list for the richest people in the world. So naturally, more than a few Lebanese made it onto the prestigious list.
The richest Lebanese achievers cited for are:
#1 Najib and Taha Mikati ($B)
With billion, both siblings Najib and Taha Mikati hold a joint place at #
Najib Mikati is no stranger to mogul status. He served twice as Prime Minister of Lebanon, and he is by far the wealthiest self-made billionaire in the Middle East.
The Mikati siblings built their empire from scratch, back in , when they founded Investcom, selling satellite phones at the height of the civil war of Lebanon.
Today, the Mikati siblings share the ownership of M1 Group, a highly successful Beirut-based investment firm. Its investments include stakes in South Africa, France, New York, London, and Monaco.
#2 Issam Fares ($ B)
Issam Michael Fare