Samir Kassir: Author, university professor and columnist for the Lebanese daily An Nahar. What can Palestine after Arafat realistically expect in terms of domestic changes, particularly the emergence of a …
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The Secretary General of the United Nations’ regional agency – ESCWA – speaks up on the factors destabilizing the Middle East and the challenges facing her organization in promoting economic …
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British Mediterranean Airways, the carrier offering daily service between Beirut and London Heathrow, has added two new destinations to their schedule this year and just resumed flying to Georgia’s capital …
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has opened its regional office in Beirut tasked with helping Middle East countries, including Afghanistan, upgrade their economic, monetary and fiscal policies. The Middle East …
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Lebanon wants to spearhead a regional agreement for liberalization of trade in services. This is the aim which the director general at the ministry of economy and trade, Fady Makki, …
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The largest Lebanese data network operator, GlobalCom Data Services (GDS), in early October announced the creation of a wireless broadband service, which will finally provide fast internet access to residential …
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In a major expansion of their capacities, Lebanese industrial conglomerate, Malia Holding, last month inaugurated a new manufacturing plant for its Cosmaline subsidiary. The new factory represents a $13 million …
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Lebanon has dropped 19 places on a list of 146 countries ranked according to perceptions of corruption by Transparency International, an international non-governmental organization devoted to combating corruption. Lebanon’s separately-listed …
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Last month saw Vinifest, Lebanon’s first wine festival, held at the marina in the St Georges bay. The four day event, which included live music, brought together almost all of …
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It takes optimism to open an ad agency in today’s depressed advertising market. Hani Haddad, manager of the newly set up Spirits agency, has plenty. “I have 17 years experience …