lebanon

Economics Lebanon’s trade deficit widened 6 percent in 2012 to a five-year high of $16.8 billion as Lebanese fuel imports, which are partially being re-exported to Syria, soared. More from …

Lebanon's economy and particularly its real estate sector are in need of a boost, and so the Banque du Liban (BDL) – the country's central bank – have proposed a stimulus package. …

Lebanon's oil and gas sector has the potential to transform the country's economy. Experts estimate the gas in Lebanon's waters may be worth more than $75 billion, nearly double the country's …

Economics U.S. President Barack Obama met Saudi Arabia’s new interior minister, Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, on Monday to discuss security and regional issues, the White House said. More from Reuters …

At least five people, including a seven-month old baby, were killed in Lebanon last week — the tragic legacy of the monster storm that struck the country. It was the …

Earlier this week the Lebanese were struck by the news that only 6,733 members of the country’s estimated 15 million diaspora had registered to vote in the general elections, scheduled …

Last month, a key American legislator again sounded the alarm over Syria’s chemical weapons. These so-called ‘weapons of mass destruction’ “could be used at a moment’s notice,” House Intelligence Committee …

Lebanon’s long history of wine production dates back to 2,600 BC when the Phoenicians used to export the wines of Byblos to Egypt; many believe the story of Jesus Christ’s …

For the third year Executive has mapped out Lebanon’s security incidents into one map. This year, for the first time, the data has been made into a detailed interactive map …

When American author Michael Porter first introduced the notion of ‘cluster’ in 1990 in his book The Competitive Advantage of Nations, he viewed the agglomeration of companies — whether geographical …