Norway continues Lebanese development program
The Oil for Development program signed by Lebanon and Norway for another three years, will significantly aid the country’s civil society towards a transparent and sustainable petroleum management program.
Renewing this mutual commitments toward a...
Solid waste management in Lebanon: The new time bomb
We all know this inhuman mountain in Dora, north of Beirut. It's a time bomb. Solid waste management is an urgent need in Beirut since the Borj Hammoud landfill, one of two principal landfills...
A small step towards a greener energy security in Lebanon
In a development aimed at safeguarding Lebanon’s energy security, the country’s Ministry of Energy and Water (MEW) and Ministry of Environment (MoE) are set to collaborate on a mini-hydro power plant.
Once the project is...
France lends helping hand in rebuilding Lebanon
In a development that underscores France’s commitment towards rebuilding Lebanon, Organized by Business France, a French national agency entered into a collaboration with Mouvement des Entreprises et Représentations Economiques Françaises au Liban (MEREF) so...
Algerians protest in Algiers, Paris: “We want our democracy back”
Yesterday our Paris correspondent David Hury was in the crowd on the Republic Square. As in Algiers and in other European cities, Algerians had one message to the world: they want President Bouteflika (and...
Dumping untreated sewage into the sea, a serious health hazard
Although the beaches of the Lebanese coastal city of Jounieh are a popular destination for relaxation and water sports in the bay, the bacteria levels in the water acts as potential health hazard. Bacteria...
Karim Daoud on sustainable agriculture: “We should respect our Mediterranean diet”
ByTheEast: A transition towards sustainable agriculture in Tunisia is crucial. But Tunisian agricultural income, which usually represents 11% of its GDP, has shrunk to 9%. What are the reasons for this decline?
Karim Daoud: Tunisia...
Cattle exports from Normandy to Iran comes to a grind
The export of cattle from Normandy to Iran has come to a standstill thanks to U.S. sanctions on Iran. According to a Senator from France, Washington’s economic policy is taking a toll on its...
Agriculture in Lebanon: The glimmer of hope?
Lebanon should not avoid all the laws of gravity. As elsewhere in the world, agriculture should be the backbone for our country since it caters to the most basic human need of satiating hunger...
Restoring Nile’s breath, the impossible task?
Have you ever been to Asyut, Beni Suef, Cairo at at the end of the Nile delta? Garbages, plastic wastes, bad smell, everywhere. The magnificent Nile turned into a dumping ground, as many rivers...