In 2013, the International Association to Save Tyre (IAST) made headlines when it launched an online raffle in association with Sotheby's to fund the artisans' village Les Ateliers de Tyr at the outskirts of the city. Participants could purchase tickets for 100 euros to win the 1914 Man in the Opera Hat painting by Pablo Picasso. The proceeds totaled US$5.26 million. The painting was won by a 25-year-old fire-safety official from Pennsylvania. IAST president Maha al-Khalil Chalabi is a daughter of feudal lord and politician Kazem el-Khalil. In September 2017, she opened "Les Atelier", which is located in the middle of an orange grove covering an area of 7.300 m2 at the northeastern outskirts of Tyre.
In 2013 the International Association to Save Tyre (IAST) made headlines when it launched an online raffle in association with Sotheby's to fund the artisans' village Les Ateliers de Tyr at the outskirts of the city Participants could purchase tickets for 100 euros to win the 1914 Man in the Opera Hat painting by Pablo Picasso The proceeds totaled US$526 million The painting was won by a 25-year-old fire-safety official from Pennsylvania IAST president Maha al-Khalil Chalabi is a daughter of feudal lord and politician Kazem el-Khalil In September 2017 she opened "Les Atelier" which is located in the middle of an orange grove covering an area of 7300 m2 at the northeastern outskirts of Tyre