Jacques Sarraf on Lebanon-Russia: “We need to establish strategic relations”
ByTheEast: How old are the bounds between Lebanon and Russia?
Jacques Sarraf: The first contact between Russia and the Lebanese population dates back to the...
Lebanese kabis contains carcinogenic substance
In November 2018, the Consumer Protection Directorate of Lebanon has issued a warning informing about the presence of a “carcinogenic substance” in the "kabis"...
Iraq’s crude oil exports to jump in 2019
Crude oil exports from Iraq is set to jump om 2019, said the country’s Oil Minister Thamer Ghadhban. He went on to add, Iraq...
Kenya needs to improve its rainwater harvesting systems
This year Kenya has witnessed “torrential
rainfall”, writes the Theme Leader of Water Management at World Agroforestry
Centre, Maibo Malesu. However, at the wake of pouring...
Environmental technology gains focus
Environmental
technology has received shot in the arm following the signing
of a $100 million financing deal between the European Bank for
Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) with...
Foreign funded NGOs in Egypt feel brunt of law
Foreign funded NGOs in Egypt are having a hard time in the country following the review of a law by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah...
Lebanon’s domestic gas production policy
Domestic
gas production in Lebanon is set boom with the country’s energy
minister Cesar Abi Khalil saying Lebanon plans on starting new rounds
of offshore explorations to...
Egypt’s non-oil private sector dips lower
Non-oil private sector activity in Egypt has dipped modestly in October 2018 and have touched their lowest levels, showed a survey.
According
to the Emirates NBD...
Lebanese women scientists shine in male-dominant firmament
Lebanese women scientists are setting new trends. Jana Kobeissi is a “fresh graduate” from the American University of Beirut who is still leading the...
Generator mafias competition leads to gunshot in Lebanon
The generator mafias in Lebanon profit from the gap that exists in the country’s power supply. Learn more about the issue in our previous...