lebanon

Lebanon saw a 38.7 percent rise in check clearing activity in the first quarter of 2010. According to figures released by the Association of Banks in Lebanon, total cleared checks …

At a sharp turn in the road between the villages of Meiss Al Jabal and Houla along the Lebanon-Israel border, a small patch of scarred asphalt still sparks my memory …

When things go wrong, progressive types normally try to fix them. But in Lebanon, this simple logic is rarely followed; more often than not we go along with the situation …

Nine new merger and acquisition (M&A) plans with potential worth of well over $12.4 billion have been announced by companies in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), according to …

“Buy land, they’re not making it anymore,” said the American author and humorist Mark Twain. Following Twain’s advice in a small country like Lebanon makes sense, as both the country’s …

Watching the development of the story concerning Hezbollah and Scud missiles has been an object lesson in how speculation can be spun into established fact. I first heard the rumor …

It has been 20 years since the end of the war, but we still haven’t seriously started reconstructing the country,” said Serge Yazigi, head of the Majal urban observatory, part …

Over the course of July and August 2006, Israeli air strikes pounded Beirut’s southern suburb of Haret Hreik, pulverizing infrastructure and forcing many of the quarter’s residents to flee. Four …

For as long as insurance has existed, companies, states and individuals have purchased policies to protect against war. Britain and France have long provided war insurance to companies, and America …

For many clients of international banks, a trip to a branch has become a thing of the past, as an increasing variety of services have become available online. Some institutions, …