In 1998, Mohamed El Hout, director of real estate and financial assets department at the central bank, was appointed Chairman of Middle East Airlines (MEA). At the time, Lebanon’s national …
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In the revamping of cellular network operations in Lebanon, a joint venture under leadership of German company Detecon – itself a full subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom – was awarded a …
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The American University of Beirut’s Business Faculty is now offering a human resources management specialization, both at the undergraduate and MBA levels. It is the first such specialization in the …
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$84.5 billion in Investments Needed for Regional Energy Sector According to a study published by the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC), the regional energy sector should raise nearly …
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After much back-and-forth in the media, in mid-July an agreement was finally hammered out between the Syndicate of Hospitals and the various government entities and public employee groups that collectively …
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While 60 cruise ships dock at Beirut each summer only one, the Ausonia, takes on new passengers, and for three years now, Lebanese holidaymakers have signed up for the weeklong …
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Local supermarket Spinneys is giving away 10 new cars as part of its 100-day promotion and advertising drive from May to early August. Lebanon’s expansive supermarket chain describes as “by …
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While Lebanon bakes in the summer heat and people bend under the weight of high gasoline prices and seasonal energy shortages, the judiciary recently launched investigations into high-profile corruption and …
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The first consumer boycott of the Lebanese cellular network was endorsed by a wide coalition of syndicates and professional organizations. The main organizers of the boycott were the consumer rights …
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The latest report issued by Ramco Real Estate Advisers last July concluded that Gulf investors buying Lebanese land have poured some $680 million into the Lebanese economy between 2000 and …