News Development in Lebanon

Development - Poverty in Tripoli: case study examining the town al-Fayha in Tripoli
(iloubnan.info - March 10, 2010, 16h02)

The French Development Agency (FDA) and the French Institute of the Near East (IFPO) have held on Monday a seminar entitled, "Poverty and socio-economic conditions in Lebanon: a study on the situation in Tripoli al-Fayha“. Read more

Development - Lebanon ranks 82nd globally, 9th in Arab world on ICT Development Index (iloubnan.info - March 07, 2010, 10h30)

BEIRUT - Communication Technology (ICT) Development Index in 159 countries ranked Lebanon in 82nd place worldwide and 9th among 19 Arab countries. Lebanon also ranked in 26th place among 28 upper middle income countries (UMICs) included in the... Read more

Development - Conference on the Union for the Mediterranean (UPM) at the ESA: Georges Corm recalls that a side of the Mediterranean "has always wanted to dominate the other one" (iloubnan.info - March 06, 2010, 15h35)

Bader program dedicated to young entrepreneurs and the Institute of economic Forecasting in the Mediterranean region (Ipemed) have held at the l’Ecole supérieure des Affaires (ESA) a conference on the theme "The state of Union for... Read more

Development - Oger Telecom plans to increase stake in Turk Telecom (iloubnan.info - March 02, 2010, 16h45)

BEIRUT - According to Lebanon this Week published by Byblos Bank, Oger Telecom, part of the Hariri family-owned Saudi Oger Group, declared its interest in acquiring the Turkish government's stake in fixed-line operator Turk Telecom. Oger Telecom... Read more

Development - MEA operates direct flights from Brussels to Beirut (iloubnan.info - February 23, 2010, 17h00)

BEIRUT- Middle East Airlines will be launching, starting upcoming June, its first direct flights from Brussels to Beirut. These flights will be scheduled for three days a week. The company has also stated that the airliner will also launch... Read more

Development - Safadi supports the development of small and medium sized institutions (iloubnan.info - February 19, 2010, 15h30)

BEIRUT - Trade and Economy Minister, Mohammad Safadi, assured the owners of different businesses and institutions during a gathering with a group of business owners, organized by Berythec Center of Saint Joseph University-Faculty of Engineering that... Read more

Development - Safadi launches center for apiculture in North Lebanon (iloubnan.info - February 06, 2010, 16h00)

BEIRUT - A celebration was held in Aakar today for the launching of an apiculture (beekeeping) project under the patronage of the Safadi Corporation and with the collaboration of AIDA Group and Spanish Funding from AECID, the official Spanish Agency... Read more

Development - Christian Cappe at the MENA Cristal festival: "Communication is the catalyst of life…” (iloubnan.info - February 05, 2010, 12h25)

As international summits on communication kicked off, the MENA Cristal festival has chosen the Lebanese Mountains, mainly the Hotel InterContinental Mzaar in Ouyoun al-Siman, to hold the annual Meribel festival, known as a permanent host of French... Read more

Development - Gorbachev says Lebanon exemplary as for being spared global economic crisis (iloubnan.info - February 04, 2010, 19h48)

Guest of Honor of InterContinental Mzaar Hotel, in Ouyoun al-Siman, former president of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) Mikhail Gorbachev praised on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010, Lebanon’s ability to spare itself the global economic... Read more

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