"Aridi’s financial “bulge” has become the talk of the town and Baissour’s
most urgent concern, according to a regular visitor to Jumblatt’s residence in
Mukhtara. The minister’s wealth multiplied in the past five years to staggering
heights. Some of this money, according to the PSP source, was obtained in
partnership with Jumblatt, such as the briefcases full of money he brought from
the Saudis. Some of it remained a secret until it was accidently exposed during
a meeting between Jumblatt and the owner of the Kempinski – previously known as
the Summerland beach resort – located in southern Beirut.
According to someone who attended the meeting, Walid Saab, the project’s
owner, thanked Jumblatt for covering up his project’s violation of maritime
property laws by passing a bill that allowed Kempinski to expand its
installations from 28,000 m² to 30,000 m².
Saab asked Jumblatt if he was satisfied with the shares he received, consisting of several chalets in the new resort. Jumblatt looked into the issue and discovered that Aridi’s son had received shares in the project listed in Jumblatt’s name." (thanks "Ibn Rushd")
Saab asked Jumblatt if he was satisfied with the shares he received, consisting of several chalets in the new resort. Jumblatt looked into the issue and discovered that Aridi’s son had received shares in the project listed in Jumblatt’s name." (thanks "Ibn Rushd")
