An Emirati plane carrying humanitarian aid for Lebanon, on Oct. 28, 2024, at Beirut International Airport. (Archive photo: AFP)
It was one of the promises of the new mandate: after years of marginalization against a backdrop of political tensions, Lebanon is determined to renew ties with the heavyweights of the Gulf. After the announcement of the resumption of trade relations with Saudi Arabia in June, it is now the turn of the Emirates, whose delegation of more than 70 investors and professionals was given a grand welcome in Beirut last week, during the first bilateral forum organized in more than six years. Read more Saudi Arabia announces resumption of Lebanese exports to the kingdom And beyond the "proof of love" emphasized by Minister of State for Foreign Trade Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, potential investors see in this return to Lebanon a chance to claim the frontrunner spots in the market. This was notably underscored before the press by...
It was one of the promises of the new mandate: after years of marginalization against a backdrop of political tensions, Lebanon is determined to renew ties with the heavyweights of the Gulf. After the announcement of the resumption of trade relations with Saudi Arabia in June, it is now the turn of the Emirates, whose delegation of more than 70 investors and professionals was given a grand welcome in Beirut last week, during the first bilateral forum organized in more than six years. Read more Saudi Arabia announces resumption of Lebanese exports to the kingdom And beyond the "proof of love" emphasized by Minister of State for Foreign Trade Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, potential investors see in this return to Lebanon a chance to claim the frontrunner spots in the market. This was notably underscored before the press by...
