Mohammad Chatah Endowed Scholarship Fund launched for students from north Lebanon
Mohammad Chatah Endowed Scholarship Fund will focus on economic, political and public administration studies.
Residential property market in Beirut commands second highest price in region
The recently released Global Property Guide’s annual report ranked Lebanon’s capital city second highest in residential prices in the Arab world, though sellers are offering discounts to move inventory.
Leading provider of Core Banking, Insurance and ERP software solutions signs new contracts
Over the past six months, Arab Bank (Beirut), Alpha Insurance (Limassol), The International Bank of Somalia (Mogadishu), BSN Bank in Kuala Lumpur, and pharmaceutical company Al Moudawi in Erbil, all signed License contracts with BML Istisharat, a leading provider of core banking, Insurance and ERP software solutions.
The Time for Moderation
For a country that took 11 months to get out of the deadlock, the events of the past few days are revealing. Sleiman Frangieh will not run for the presidential elections:
Lebanon employers give mixed picture on hiring this fall
A cautionary note to recent graduates and others on the employment market, a recent survey shows the Lebanese employers are in a mixed hiring mode this upcoming economic quarter.
INAUGURATION DAY: Terrorism, Espionage, Romance, and Global Political Intrigue
Time was in America, young men would run off to the circus for adventure; dreaming of glamour as lion tamers, strongmen, and fame as aerialist defying gravity like flying heroes… For the now 60-something-year-old Claude Salhani the circus of the Middle East was right outside his front door, and he picked up a camera to record it all…
Samir Kassir Foundation releases “Journalist Survival Guide” for covering conflict
The Samir Kassir Eyes (SKeyes) Center for Media and Cultural Freedom recently debuted a unique Journalist Survival Guide, blending video with helpful “how-to” tips on what journos should do under fire; during a riot or when chocking on tear gas, and other dangers encountered by media professionals operating in conflict and war zones.
One-third of Lebanese would like to emigrate, 71 percent cite financial reasons
Given the chance, over one-third of Lebanon’s citizens would leave their homeland, citing financial reasons and quality of life.
The Beirut Photo Marathon 2013 — 1 City, 12 Hours, 100 Photographers, 1200 Photos — NOW ONLINE!
“Together we will take this city in a storm of flashes and shutters. Armed solely with our cameras and our perspective we will unite to pay her tribute, understand her – frame her – every stone, every street, every mood; and in return, she will help us better understand ourselves.”
Lebanon’s Central Bank forecast steady GDP growth amid continue Syrian strife and foundering local tourism sector
The Banque du Liban has projected real GDP growth in Lebanon at between 2 percent and 4 percent in 2013 amid an economy stalled by the continuing strife in neighboring Syria and the depressed tourism sector caused by the resulting security worries.