Lebanon
April 11, 2000
A student was killed and four were wounded in an explosion on a Catholic university campus in Beirut Tuesday, radio reports said, while differing on
The official February figures released by Lebanon's Central Bank show a surplus in the balance of payments amounting to $100.3 million and a stable yearly 16.8% growth of public debt. Other figures
April 2, 2000
The US president intends to make a historic visit to the capital of Mauritania, Nouakchott. Mr. Clinton plans to visit all of the Arab North Africa
March 27, 2000
When the curtain fell last Sunday on the Lebanese 40th football championship two facts were established: Nejmeh won its first title in 25 years and al
March 26, 2000
UAE efforts to fight tuberculosis are bearing fruits. On the occasion of the world day of anti-tuberculosis contamination, the Health Minister Hamad
The Arab World for Tourism and Travel Exhibition will be held in Beirut beginning March 30.
March 23, 2000
The Supreme Investment Promotion Council has announced new incentives to non-Jordanians, including allowing full ownership of computer service busines
March 22, 2000
Experts have recently discussed in Lebanon ways to stop drug smugglers from using postal systems for distributing the illegal goods. Representatives
March 20, 2000
Lebanon will host, for the third consecutive year, the International "Arabcom 2000" Exhibition and Conference during the period March 25-28. An exte
Morocco will host the thirteenth Arab Economic Conference at the end of March 2000. The event is being organized by the Moroccan Economic Associatio
March 8, 2000
On the occasion of the International Women's Day, a Safir daily provides the following information on the status of the Lebanese women. * 50.48 perc
March 5, 2000
Population:4.00 million (1999)Religions:Muslim, ChristianGovernment:Democratic Parliamentary RepublicLanguages:Arabic; (French, English and Armenian are widely spoken)Work Week:Government:Monday-Frida
March 2, 2000
It is not the NBA, but Lebanese basketball is still popular and maybe the most competitive in the Arab world. Sagesse Beirut, the champions of the l
March 1, 2000
Lebanon entered into a number of international environmental agreements including the Convention concerning the Protection of Workers against Ionizing Radiations (Geneva, 1960); the Agreement for the
Barriers to Trade and InvestmentLebanon is a country of free trade. There are certain goods, however, such as computer hardware and software, and firearms and munitions that require an import license.