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Green Lebanon, land of lush pine and cedar forests, has the highest rate of deforestation in the world. The Human Development Report published in 2000 by the United Nations Development …

‘The government used to give licenses to these brothels,” says Kara. “They were well regulated.” That’s not to say that everything was rosy. Then like now, a woman in difficult …

Cisco Systems, one of the world leaders in networking solutions for the lnterqet with $18.9 billion in revenues, decided to open a regional office in Lebanon. The office will manage …

E-businesses are mushrooming in Lebanon. From Elmazad to SoukLebanon, everything from microwaves to CDs to medical chairs are being sold over the Internet. But e-commerce is still in its embryonic …

I was shocked by Mr. Walid Khoury’s article. His total lack of objectivity, insulting remarks about France’s victory in the European football cup and generally twisted analysis are unworthy of …

A year and a half ago, Lebanon’s contractors were locked in a rough-and-tumble wrestling match with the government over roughly $400 million worth of unpaid bills for public sector construction …

“These people have been forced to grow hash and be outlaws, because this region has been abandoned by the Lebanese state and the regional and international community,” says Hamadan Dandash, …

The privatization law was recently passed through parliamentwith a large majority. Although brief and general,the bill is a signal to investors that the political desire forprivatization is there. The next …

Even in the occupied zone, people still needed banks. Withits two branches, in Marjayoun and Bint Jbeil, Fransabankenjoyed a monopoly among 100,000 people. With theIsraelis gone, the bank is in …

While some point the finger at the Canadian-run consortium,which took charge in October 1998, Fakhoury, likemost, does not. The contract stipulates that all MPTemployees should be able to join LibanPost, …