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The Lebanese International Business Council – LIBC, represented by Mr. Joe Fakhry participated in two events held in Washington DC on Tuesday, March 21st and Wednesday March 22nd, 2017.Reception of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and…

Lebanon has broken through domestic and external challenges to emerge as one of the region’s most tech-savvy and lucrative hubs for small businesses and entrepreneurial start-ups.With a raging war in the neighborhood that is spilling over…

Aigle Azur, a French airline company, will start direct flights from Paris Orly to Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (BRHIA)on June 23.Middle East Airlines (MEA), which has a code-sharing agreement with Air France, is the only…

The Egyptian-Lebanese Higher Committee signed 17 agreements to promote joint cooperation in the fields of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and consumer protection, as well as experience exchange in several fields, Egypt’s minister…

The Ministry of Tourism will offer in March package deals for visitors traveling from Egypt, Kuwait, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Iraq, and Armenia. The packages will be valid for three months.“This is to encourage tourism during low…

The pharmaceutical market increased four percent last year reaching $1.1 billion compared to 2015, according to the Lebanese Pharmaceuticals Importers Association (LPIA).The unit of measurement of pharmaceutical market is the Net Selling…

Beirut Port Authority has commissioned Dar Group to rehabilitate and extend the Beirut Port. The Dar Group has already worked on rehabilitating the existing cargo area, prepared tender documents, conducted tender analysis, and supervised…

Daher Foods, manufacturer of Master potato chips, is planning to open a 15,000-square-meter pasta factory in Ferzol. Construction will be launched in mid-summer and is expected to be completed within one year. Investment in the project is…

Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil called for the representation of the Lebanese diaspora with six parliamentary seats."We should give the diaspora the required seating , which is better than the seats that were given to under non-Lebanese…

Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil warned Lebanese expats in South Africa Friday that the failure to reclaim their Lebanese citizenship would lead to the loss of Lebanon to terrorists and refugees.“We need your help to restore Lebanese expats…