BEIRUT - Iconic US motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson is set to open its first showroom in Beirut next month with a budget of 2.5 million dollars (1.9 million euros), the company's Lebanon dealer said Monday. "The first and only showroom in the Levant is scheduled to open in Beirut on September 24, ahead of Lebanon's second annual HOG tour" from October 1 to 3, said Marwan Tarraf, general manager of Bikers Inc., the current Harley Davidson dealership in Lebanon.  The 1,000-square-metre (10,764-square-foot) showroom will also include a six-station service facility with staff trained by Harley Davidson to cater to Lebanon's estimated 800-1000 Harley owners, Tarraf told AFP. The bikes, which loyal riders affectionately... Read more

BEIRUT - While quoting figures released by the Association of Automobile Importers in Lebanon, Byblos Bank's Lebanon This Week reported that a total of 19,639 new passenger cars were sold in the first 7 months of 2010, constituting an... Read more

BEIRUT – Byblos Bank’s Lebanon This Week reported that the number of incoming tourists to Lebanon totaled 964,067 in the first half of 2010, constituting an increase of 26.6% from 761,415 tourists in the same period of... Read more

BEIRUT – Economy and Trade Minister Mohamad Safadi stated on Tuesday that he would chair, next week, his ministry’s delegation to Syria to complete the measures relevant to increasing trade exchange with Damascus. He said the objective... Read more

Oil Minister Massoud Mirkazemi warned on Saturday that Iran will blacklist foreign firms like Russian energy giant Lukoil that pull out of projects because of the UN Security Council’s fourth round of sanctions against Tehran issued in June... Read more

BEIRUT - The President of the Republic Michel Sleiman received the Minister of State Adnan Kassar accompanied by a delegation that included the President of the Arab-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry Thomas Bach, the chamber's Secretary... Read more

BEIRUT - Lebanese Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohammad Safadi, returned Saturday to Beirut from Shanghai where he had gone for a week-long official visit during which he met with several leaders of the country, reported Saturday the government... Read more

BEIRUT - Minister of Energy and Water Gebran Bassil issued a statement on Wednesday determining the prices of the fuel on all the Lebanese territories. 0 liters of unleaded gasoline 98 and 95 octane increased by 200 Lebanese Pounds, 20 liters... Read more