Posted By
Fred
Feb 17, 2019 03:49
The 15-month old travel ban Saudi Arabia imposed on Lebanon in November 2017 following security concerns, has been lifted off following the latest government formation. A flock of Gulf tourists is expected to flood the country again this summer, with good relations re-established with the Arabic Kingdom, which recently announced at the Cedar Conference in Paris in April 2018 $1 billion of investments for Lebanese projects. The UAE, Qatar, and Bahrein still ban their citizens from…
Posted By
Fred
Feb 17, 2019 03:48
Following a few posts that went viral last week, with Lebanese citizens ranting about the new phone customs set by the MOT for personal users to pay, a few clarifications and a glimmer of hope have emerged. To sum up the current situation, a law passed last summer stipulated that any person who had bought a mobile phone abroad , dating even a few years back, would have to pay custom fees once the phone enters…
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