By Rami Rayess – middle-east-online.com – BEIRUT Cabinet meeting at the presidential palace of Baabda Lebanon’s protracted politi­cal crisis seems to be …

by Al Jazeera – Lebanon’s parliament has ratified a new electoral law, paving the way for the first national elections since 2009. The …

byPeter Alagos  - Property service provider Just Real Estate unveiled on Tuesday ‘View Bchamoun’, the company’s latest project in Lebanon, during a ceremony held at JRE’s sales centre at Al Shoumoukh Tower in Doha. Located 200 metres above sea level in Aley, a district in Mount Lebanon, the View Bchamoun project offers potential investment options in the luxury residential and lifestyle destination, said engineer Nasser al-Ansari, JRE chairman, who noted that the project is expected to be completed “by the end of 2018.” The complex comprises 144 apartments, with options from two- to four-bedrooms, distributed across nine sophisticated buildings, said al-Ansari, adding View Bchamoun’s design reflects Lebanon’s lush green mountain surrounds; designers and developers created a holistic residential hub with a focus on the residents’ well-being. Speaking to Gulf Times on the sidelines of the event, al-Ansari noted that Lebanon is one of JRE’s key markets. “There is a large Lebanese community demanding investment opportunities, and as a trustworthy property developer, we can assure them that Just Real Estate can cater to their needs.” “Also, Qatar has a large Lebanese community and to reach out to them, we have launched marketing and advertising campaigns on social media, and we are also launching the project in Lebanon,” al-Ansari further said.

 By Libya Herald reporter – Paris-based Lebanese academic Ghassan Salamé is the front-runner to replace current Lybia UN special envoy Martin Kobler …