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Media and Communications : Lebanon

Includes news, newspapers, journals, radio, television, news services, press abstracts, publishing and bookseller associations.

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AloSmart ( http://www.alosmart.com/Lebanon-calling-card-117.asp?gclid=CN6CqOi2i40CFQrVOAodiED3oA)
International calling cards, find inexpensive rates to call Lebanon.

AME Info  (http://www.ameinfo.com)
Covers current business news in a number of fields including energy, oil and gas, Arab financial markets, construction, and technology. Includes in-depth business reports from different countries in the region, and links to other relevant websites (English, Arabic).

Al-Bawaba  (http://albawaba.com/en/countries/Lebanon)
It is a major portal site that links a number of other websites on all the Arab countries. It contains up-to-date information on the political, business, social, cultural and religious aspects of a particular country. Just click on the name of the country for information in English and Arabic.

An-Nahar Daily  (http://www.annahar.com/)
Site of the most important private daily newspaper in Lebanon. Founded in 1933, it provides daily news on politics, business, culture events and much more (in Arabic). The site has also a women’s magazine in French.

Arab Environment Watch ( http://www.arabenvironment.net/)
“An update and analysis of environmental policies, innovation and applications in the Arab World.”

BBC World Service.com  (http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/)
Searching this site by country or by topic, offers a choice of news headlines, country profiles, and additional web links on specific aspects such as sports.

Committee to Protect Journalists  (http://www.cpj.org/)
Searching this site results in a list of recent documents from a number of web sites concerning media activities and press freedom in many countries.

The Daily Star  (http://www.dailystar.com.lb/)
Most important English language daily newspaper in Lebanon. Covers political, business and cultural news and events.

Global Archive -- Total Search  (http://www.ft.com/world/mideast)
Searches the archive of the British newspaper, Financial Times, online version.

Global gazetteer (http://www.fallingrain.com/world/LE/)
An online gazetteer searchable by country and then by place. Results give longitude, latitude, and altitude of each location.

Lebanese White Pages (http://www.leb.org/)
Leb.org is a free service providing the Lebanese community around the world with a unique resource that allows family and friends to reunite, create business contacts, and bring the Lebanese people closer to Lebanon. Keep the spirit of Lebanon alive wherever you are!”

Leb Seek  (http://www.lebseek.com/)
Small but useful search engine with links to numerous cultural, economic and social sites.

Lebanon - Al-Mashriq  (http://almashriq.hiof.no/lebanon/index.html)
Important portal on every aspect of Lebanon’s social, economic and political life.

Lebanon Directory  (http://dmoz.org/Regional/Middle%5FEast/Lebanon/)
This is more than a business directory as it provides not only addresses and phone numbers but also a profile of companies in every sector of the Lebanese economy.

Lebanon Links  (http://www.lebanonlinks.com/)
Major Lebanese portal that includes links to banks, universities, international organization, the media, tourist and entertainment sites, and searchable Yellow and White pages.

Lebanon Virtual Library  (http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/mideast/)
A Columbia University portal on various countries of the Middle East. Search under Lebanon for information on a number of historical and political topics.

Lebanon Wire  (http://www.lebanonwire.com/)
Lebanese daily news service online that covers Lebanon and the Middle East.
By subscription only.

Lebanon. Com  (http://www.lebanon.com/)
Online daily news, business resources, and tourist information about Lebanon.

MEMRI: The Middle East Media Research Institute  (http://www.memri.org/)
Founded in 1998, the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) ‘explores the Middle East through the region's media. MEMRI bridges the language gap which exists between the West and the Middle East, providing timely translations of Arabic, Farsi, and Hebrew media, as well as original analysis of political, ideological, intellectual, social, cultural, and religious trends in the Middle East.’

Middle East Times ( http://www.metimes.com/)
“Established 1983 for Peace, Partnership, and Prosperity in the Region”

University of Texas Middle East Website  (http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/mes/)
Excellent website on the government, politics, news and media, education and the social sciences in the Middle East.

Washingtonpost.com: World  (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/world/)
Search by country to find recent articles appearing in this newspaper.

Ya Libnan ( http://yalibnan.com/index.php)
“Ya Libnan offers our worldwide audience the latest independent news coverage which focuses exclusively on Lebanon.”

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