(10 quotes found)
“To the stern student of affairs, Beirut is a phenomenon, beguiling perhaps, but quite, quite impossible.”
Jan Morris
“The Beirut Gate placement also marks our entry into markets outside the GCC in the region. In line with our charter to offer unique investment mechanisms, we are also in the process of developing instruments that will tap growth opportunities in international markets.”
Rashad Janahi
“The project, 'Beirut Gate' has been conceived as a landmark project at the entrance of the Beirut Central District, which is the financial heart of the city. The project comprises seven plots on a total foot-print area of 229,871 square feet and a built-up area of almost 1.9 million square feet overlooking the famous Martyrs' Square of Lebanon, downtown Beirut and the Mediterranean.”
“We believe Chairman Arafat should be able to go to Beirut because we think that offers the prospect of more constructive results of the conference, ... especially with regard to Crown Prince Abdullah's proposals for normalization with Israel and getting the support of other Arab nations.”
Richard Boucher
“Since the Arab summit in Beirut in 2002, the Arab governments decided to give the Palestinians $600 million a year. That never materialized. The Arabs made promises, but never delivered.”
Samir Ghattas
“Terry Anderson was held six years in a hole in Beirut. He tried to get Arab newspaper clippings from the U.S. government, and found they were classified. Knock it off!”
Patrick Moynihan
“The mood in Beirut is that this is just a first step, and one that is mainly directed against the Syrians. You bring in people like this for a reason. The point I think is to give them a big slap and say the winds have changed and you had better start talking.”
Michael Young
“We are committed to the decisions taken unanimously by the Arab summit in Beirut, ... Many Arab states are forming relations with Israel and if Israel will reach an agreement with the Palestinians, it will facilitate [having relations with Israel].”
Jalal Talabani
“This of course is a big sum, and it is bigger than what Arab summits in Amman and Beirut had approved.”
Khaled Meshaal
“How would they explain that as they got off the plane at Beirut? ... How would they tell grandma under a cypress tree: ‘They wanted us to worship a donkey!’?”
Don Watson
