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Lebanon

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Posted: 09-08-2011
INTERNATIONAL. Concerned about possible Israeli encroachment upon recently discovered offshore natural gas fields, Lebanon's Parliament has passed draft legislation demarcating its maritime borders with Israel. The 18-article law was drafted in the Parliament’s Public Works, Transport, Energy and Water Committee, headed by MP Mohammad Qabbani, The Daily Star reported. At issue are two massive offshore natural gas fields, Tamar and Leviathan, off Israel's northern city of Haifa, where initial prospecting estimates have concluded that the pair of sites between them could hold as much
Posted: May 20, 2013
SYRIA. The assault on Qusair appeared to be part of a campaign by Assad's forces to consolidate their grip on Damascus and secure links with their strongholds on the coast.
Posted: May 11, 2013
LEBANON. The latest advances in sustainable energy research were discussed at the Fourth Annual International Masri Institute Workshop on Energy and Natural Resources, held at the American University of Beirut.
Posted: May 10, 2013
LEBANON. Hassan Nasrallah said Syria has several options to respond to Israeli strikes, including sending sophisticated weapons to Hezbollah and opening the Golan Heights to action.
Posted: May 6, 2013
INTERNATIONAL. "Israel is taking a calculated risk that Assad, Iran and Hezbollah are right now fighting a war against the Syrian rebels and probably don't want to open up a second front."
Posted: May 4, 2013
INTERNATIONAL. Israel conducted an airstrike in Syria overnight targeting a weapons shipment headed for the militant movement group Hezbollah based in neighboring Lebanon, US media reported.
Posted: May 1, 2013
LEBANON. Hezbollah fighters are aiding troops in Syria to combat the rebellion against President Bashar al-Assad, the head of the Lebanese Shiite movement confirmed.
Posted: April 26, 2013
UAE. "One of the major challenges that marketers and communication specialists in Lebanon face is the need to educate clients on the basics of online technology, web presence and social media - and how these can be adopted into their company's growth strategy."
Posted: April 25, 2013
INTERNATIONAL. The Israeli military said the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was detected in Lebanese skies and intercepted by a F-16 fighter jet some five nautical miles from Haifa.
Posted: April 24, 2013
SAUDI ARABIA. "And after I left his office, I said to myself... Thomas Friedman, maybe you should write a book titled "From St. Louis Park, Minnesota, to Al-Olaya street, Riyadh."
Posted: April 24, 2013
UAE. Leading low-cost carrier to provide 14 weekly flights to Lebanon's capital city, starting May 1st, 2013.
Posted: April 23, 2013
LEBANON. Highest footfall ever for a shopping mall opening in the Levant region.
Posted: April 22, 2013
QATAR. London's celebration of contemporary culture from across the Arab world was first launched in 2011.
Posted: April 16, 2013
LEBANON. This is the first time that the bank appoints a Lebanese with global expertise, Dan Azzi, to lead its strategy in the country.
Posted: April 15, 2013
UAE. The year's list of global billionaires has been published by Forbes Middle East, featuring some of the wealthiest Arabs on the planet.
Posted: April 11, 2013
UAE. The report ranks three GCC countries in the top 30 list globally, and another two in the top 40: Qatar (23), the United Arab Emirates (25), Bahrain (29), Saudi Arabia (31) and Oman (40), demonstrating that they continue to embrace ICT to boost their country's competitiveness.

MIDDLE EAST BUSINESS COMMENT & ANALYSIS

date:Posted: May 22, 2013
iNTERNATIONAL. Control over Homs will enable al Assad to rapidly move forces from the north to the south to meet emerging rebel threats. It will also provide a key avenue of retreat to the Alawite coast in the event that he needs to flee Damascus.
date:Posted: May 22, 2013
INTERNATIONAL. A government that slaughters its people and maims a whole generation is not a government with whom to negotiate. It is nothing short of travesty that the Obama administration is still mired in the illusion that a political solution is possible.
date:Posted: May 22, 2013
UAE. MENA accounts for 6% of global smartphone shipments but less than 0.1% of mobile advertising; Regional companies are behind global trends allocating only 6%-7% of advertising on digital; Only 2%-3% of digital budget is allocated to mobile and tablet advertising.
UAE. MENA accounts for 6% of global smartphone shipments but less than 0.1% of mobile advertising; Regional companies are behind global trends allocating only 6%-7% of advertising on digital; Only 2%-3% of digital budget is allocated to mobile and tablet advertising.
INTERNATIONAL. Nothing new is coming online anytime soon and movement on developing renewable energy resources has been sadly inadequate. The idea that shale reservoirs will lead the US to energy independence will soon enough be recognized as unrealistic hype.



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