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People visit a display of classic and luxury cars at the
fishermen's port of the northern Lebanese city of Batroun, on
August 6, 2022. AFP

Despite Lebanon’s economic collapse, the worship of luxury cars persists

Segments of Lebanon have an undying love affair with luxury cars that is not only immune to the successive tragedies that hit the small country, but seems to thrive under tragedy.

Mohamed abi Samra 09 July 2023
The ship, Felicity Ace, which was traveling from Emden, Germany, where Volkswagen has a factory, to Davisville, in the U.S. state of Rhode Island, burns more than 100 km from the Azores islands, Portugal, February 18, 2022. Portuguese Navy (Marinha Portuguesa)/Handout via REUTERS

Fire Dies Down on Ship Carrying Luxury Cars, With Little Left to Burn

A fire which swept through a cargo ship carrying thousands of luxury cars and adrift off the coast of Portugal's Azores islands has lost its intensity, probably because there is little left to burn,…

21 February 2022
GWM Haval car at Auto Expo 2020, on February 5, 2020, in Greater Noida, India. Chinese GWM Cars have recently established presence in Saudi Arabia. (Getty)

Global Supply Chain Weakness Delays Saudi Auto Orders

“Buying a vehicle, new or used, has become more difficult than before. The biggest car dealers told me I had to book the car 3 to 6 months before I receive it. I was told that car manufacturers are…

Motasem Al Felou 21 January 2022
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