Mohamad Ajami’s 65 beehives overlook the pastoral idyll of the Litani River Valley, with Jebel El Sheikh looming in the distance and Beaufort Castle laying to the right. Last year …
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A curb on oil exploration The King of Saudi Arabia has made a royal decision to halt further exploration of oil and gas in the world’s largest crude exporting nation. …
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Lucas William, tapped to be the director of operations at the Hilton Beirut, is not talking about the elephant in the room. Indeed, most of the affiliated parties are keeping …
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Soaring property lending cause concern Due to record high property sales in Lebanon during the first quarter of 2010, some analysts are urging caution for builders, developers and banks as …
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Regional stock market indices Regional currency rates Saudi Arabia to spend $100 billion on transport Saudi Arabia is set for a $100 billion infrastructure surge, which will see 19 transport …
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BDL foreign assets jump Foreign assets at Banque du Liban (BDL), Lebanon’s Central Bank, grew 6 percent from the start of 2010 to the middle of July to reach $30.7 …
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Lebanon’s outspoken Tourism Minister Fadi Abboud tells it like it is and how it should be in the country’s tourism industry as he sits down with Executive for this exclusive …
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From gas deals with Algeria to investment in Libyan oil exploration, Europe is increasingly looking across the Mediterranean to the Maghreb to fulfill its energy needs. In addition to holding …
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Gebran Bassil is the minister of energy and water and the former minister of telecoms. In June, the cabinet unanimously approved Bassil’s five-year plan to reform the energy sector. Executive …
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Today the Lebanese pay for electricity four times: when the bill collector comes knocking, when the government has to use money collected from the citizens or borrowed in their name …