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Work resumes on Lebanon’s Natour development Subscription Required

11-Mar-2010 | By Andrew Roscoe

Design work for the $500m Natour project will be completed by June

Beirut puts Cedar Island project on hold Subscription Required

23-Feb-2010 | By Andrew Roscoe

Noor International awaits government approval to begin construction

Contractors vie to build City Centre mall in Beirut Subscription Required

24-Dec-2009 | By Colin Foreman

Al-Futtaim assesses prices for super-structure contract

Lebanon Analysis

Trans Mediterranean Airways Subscription Required

Issue No 40 5-11 February 2010 | By James Gavin

Revamped and in the hands of a new owner, the airline is putting its turbulent past behind it

Lebanon Government ministers Subscription Required

Issue No 2 8-14 January 2010

Six prominent ministers in Lebanon’s new government, formed in December 2009 are: Raya Haffar al-Hassan, Ziad Baroud, Elias Murr, Ghazi Aridi, Charbel Nahas and Gebran Bassil

North Africa and Levant tourism Subscription Required

Issue No 50 11-17 December 2009

The six leading figures in the tourism industry in North Africa, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria are: Mohammed Boussaid, Mohamed Zoheir Garranah, Maha Khatib, Ammar Mabrouk el-Tayef, Saadallah Agha al-Qalaa and Fadi Abboud

Medgulf Subscription Required

Issue No 45 6-12 November 2009 | By Bernadette Redfern

Compulsory health insurance has helped protect the Lebanese company from the worst effects of the economic downturn

Lebanon Data

Finance 2010: Reasons for cautious confidence

Supplement: MEED Yearbook 2010 | By James Gavin

Banks in the region have fared well amid the global downturn but must start lending to boost business

King Abdullah Financial District

Projects 2010: Market begins to recover in the region

Supplement: MEED Yearbook 2010 | By Sophie Evans

Contract awards are expected to pick up significantly in the year ahead, with more than $500bn worth of projects currently being tendered across the region as clients take advantage of lower construction costs

Pearl Qatar - latest island rendering

Construction 2010: Public sector offers best opportunities

Supplement: MEED Yearbook 2010

The real estate market is set to remain subdued in 2010, but infrastructure projects will push ahead

Transport 2010: Railway building enjoys a revival in the Middle East

Supplement: MEED Yearbook 2010 | By Will Hadfield

Countries across the region are upgrading their rail transport systems but investment in roads is lacking

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