what new things should we expect in 2011 in Libya?

TolgaU Active member

Member since 06 August 2010

TolgaUActive member02 January 2011 21:47:50

any thoughts, tips?

blackberry services should start, or was it an urban legend?

the new french restaurant on gırgaresh should at last open its doors.(i think only 1 person worked in the construction:)

Sheraton should kick in some time.

the 7 star restaurant opening near radisson should serve booze to ex pats?(another urban legend)?

traffic will be even worse?

snow_flake Active member

Member since 04 December 2010

snow_flakeActive member03 January 2011 04:57:55

also heard that the mall should open up sometime in late 2011 - woot woot!

Mudman Serial expat

Member since 14 September 2009

You put lipstick on a pig, it's still a pig

MudmanSerial expat03 January 2011 05:07:18

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I predict large signs saying '42' will appear everywhere, peaking in September.
It will have nothing to do with Douglas Adams.

snow_flake Active member

Member since 04 December 2010

snow_flakeActive member03 January 2011 12:42:50

aaa hahaha

bluejay ViP

Member since 26 January 2010

bluejayViP03 January 2011 14:57:07

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It will be nice if the big new mall opens. Heard a rumor that it will house a skating rink. That would be great, especially in the winter months when there is not much to do.

Mudman Serial expat

Member since 14 September 2009

You put lipstick on a pig, it's still a pig

MudmanSerial expat03 January 2011 17:36:05

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bluejay wrote:
Heard a rumor that it will house a skating rink. That would be great,

If that ever happens, I am taking a vdo camera down there, with a live webcam. My fortune is assured.

Wildcats Active member

Member since 19 March 2010

WildcatsActive member04 January 2011 05:56:17

We already HAVE a skating rink in Benghazi! While looking for internet evidence of same I found some info for you guys in an article titled "Is Libya the 'New Dubai'?" Hard to believe. This is the part pertinent to yourselves:

In Tripoli, Turkey's EMSAS Construction is working on a $1.3 billion luxury high-rise complex along the road to the city's airport. The Bab Tripoli complex, to be completed in November, will include 2,000 apartments, a hospital and a giant mall with an ice-skating rink and a 22-lane bowling alley.

This is the part that made me laugh the most though:

Throughout Benghazi, new sewage pipes and electrical lines are being laid.

It's all happening round here, eh?