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The elusive new role for Lebanon

Dr. Kamie KITMITTO of the University of Manchester wrote:

The end of the civil war in Lebanon has ushered in a great effort in the re-building of the infrastructure and the rehabilitation of Lebanon as a place to do business and to have fun. Despite the huge obstacles the governments have faced a great revival was achieved on many fronts. However, the economic situation and the employee-employer’s relations have been on the edge of explosion most of that time. Huge financical aid promises have not been realized. Internal and external loans have been the major source for the funding of the development effort. A war-savaged economy has not enjoyed a huge rise in real growth.

The government is providing one of the most attractive investment policies on the world with regards to business taxes and income taxes. Yet this has not resulted in the much hoped for inflow of expatriate and international investment in the Economy. Tourism, light industry, conversion industry, banks, financial sector, the services industry, and illicit drugs production and export, traditional areas of economic growth, have not delivered the hoped for jobs for the population and the awaited income for the state. So what is Lebanon’s new niche in the market place?

This article will discuss the state of affairs of the Phone, Telegraph and Telecommunication MPT phone company Ogero. It will argue that Lebanon is in a unique position to utilize this company as an engine for change in the economy. An economy that is knowledge-based that utilizes the best that Lebanon has to offer to its Arab brethren: the Lebanese Brain.

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Article last modified on Friday, 08 October, 2004

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Saïd Akl (1912-.) is one of Lebanon's greatest contemporary poets who joined in his works Classicism, Romanticism and Symbolism in an individual style of writing founded on a pyramid of originality, innovation and aesthetics. His prose is known for its ingenuity. He is to Lebanon a symbol of splendor, joy and pride. He worked as a teacher and journalist and called for the adoption of the Lebanese colloquial language in Latin letters, which he used to publish Yara (poetry) and Loubnan (newspaper). He is the founder of the party of Al Tabadou’iyyah Al Loubnaniah (The Lebanese Genius) and co-founder of the Front of Freedom and Man. He set up a prize in his name for outstanding talents. He has written many works on theology, patriotism, politics, philosophy, poetry and arts in general.

His poetical works include Rindala, Ajmalou Minki? La (More Beautiful than You? No), Ajrass Al Yasameen (The Jasmine Bells), Kitabou Al Ward (The Book of Roses), Doulza, Qassa'ed min Daftariha (Poems from Her Notebook), Kama Al A'mida (Like Pillars), Nahtoun fi Al Daw' (Carving in Light), Sharar (Sparks)...

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Cedars (Cedrus Libanis) under winter snow in Bsharri, many between 1,200 and 2,500 years old stand on slopes 2,000 meters high in the shadow of the 3,100-meter-peak of Qornet Es-Sawda .

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• that Lebanon was considered the banking capital of the Arab world and was widely known as the "Switzerland of the Middle East"

• that according to Greek mythology, Adonis was slain by a boar at the foot of the waterfall in Apheca in modern-day Lebanon?

• Lebanon is suited for agricultural activities in terms of water availability and soil fertility, as it possesses the highest proportion of cultivable land in the Arab world.

• Several international festivals are held in Lebanon, featuring world-renowned artists and drawing crowds from Lebanon and abroad. Among the most famous are the summer festivals at Baalbek, Beiteddine, and Byblos. Beirut in particular has a very vibrant arts scene, with numerous performances, exhibits, fashion shows, and concerts held throughout the year in its galleries, museums, theatres, and public spaces, not to mention the vivacious and unique Beirut night scene that has an unmatched occidental twist to its rich oriental flavor cultivated by its savvy clubbers and pub-goers. [1][2][3]

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The Lebanese Folkloric Beverage: Arak

Arak with water and ice, is cut down to a 12 percent alcohol drink.

The Arak, an anise-flavored liqueur made mainly from grapes, as is the case with wine, is a 40 percent alcoholic drink. It is the national Lebanese drink and is usually served with the traditional convivial Lebanese meals, and most usually, with the Lebanese Mezze (or meza), the local name for Lebanese tapas. Another Lebanese drink, which is worth savoring, is the Lebanese wine, which is now enjoying a worldwide reputation.

Most known Lebanese makers of wine and arak include Chateau Ksara [4], Kefraya [5] and Chateau Musar [6], amongst many others...

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