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Lebanon (Arabic: لبنان‎, Lubnān), officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a small, largely mountainous country in the Middle East, located at the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered by Syria to the north and east, and Israel to the south, with a narrow coastline along its western edge. The flag of Lebanon features the Lebanon Cedar in green against a white backdrop, with two quarter-height horizontal red stripes on the top and bottom.

The name Lebanon (also "Loubnan" or "Lebnan") is derived from the Semitic root "LBN", meaning "white", a reference to snow-capped Mount Lebanon. In British English, the country has often traditionally been referred to with the definite article as the Lebanon, like the Ukraine or the Gambia, derived from the literal translation from the Hebrew "HaLevanon" (e.g Deuteronomy 3:25)

Until the Lebanese civil war, the country enjoyed marked regional prosperity. In July 2006, after considerable stabilization to much of the country, the Israeli–Lebanese conflict brought mounting military and civilian casualties, great damage to civilian infrastructure, and massive population displacement.

Lebanese are renowed, all over the world, for their talent for trading ; juste have a look at this page, in order to grasp some informations about lebanese businessmen :

List of Lebanese businessmen

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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

History, People, and Places

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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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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...