Telecoms: Broadband please Lebanon has long been plagued by archaic Internet speeds. But that may change by the end of the year. At a recent regional telecom conference held in…
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The dilapidated structure of the Magen Avraham synagogue is nearly all that remains of the Jewish presence in Lebanon. A once vibrant community that numbered in the tens of thousands…
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The Rasamny Younis Motor Company S.A.L (RYMCO) is taking steps to become the country’s most environmentally friendly automotive dealer. In May the company announced it will attempt to reduce its…
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Project Lebanon 2009 opened its doors again this year at BIEL Exhibition Center to gather local and international engineers, architects, building materials specialists, investors and other key market players under…
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There’s an old saying in the oil industry: “Oil is like a wild animal. Whoever captures it has it.” The late American oil magnate, Jean Paul Getty, may have been…
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The Lebanese are hardly known for living in harmony. They are more often at each other’s throats — if politics is anything to go by — than working collectively for…
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The region’s real estate markets have seen better times. Jordan’s property prices continue to plummet. Dubai’s real estate bubble has burst. The rest of the Gulf Cooperation Council hasn’t fared…
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Lebanon’s June 7 parliamentary elections are expected to be a close affair, pitting the March 14 coalition against the opposition parties of Michel Aoun’s Free Patriotic Movement, Hezbollah and Amal.…
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Last month, the Lebanese Building Block Equity Fund announced its first investment in a technology firm. The $1 million in funding — which can be increased to $2.4 million —…
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American owned airlines have been prohibited from flying to Lebanon since 1985, when kidnappings and hijackings were more common than tourists at Beirut International Airport. But now Delta will become…
