Lebanese Ministry of Energy Extends Deadline for Offshore Exploration Licenses
According to Reuters, “Lebanon has again extended the deadline for applications to explore for hydrocarbons in eight offshore blocks, the energy ministry said on Friday. The deadline had already been extended several times, most recently from June until Dec. 15.” [Reuters]

Telecommunications Strikes Continue, Minister ‘Threatens Legal Action’
According to the L’Orient Today, “Caretaker Minister of Telecommunications Johnny Corm and the union of mobile operators in Lebanon continued their dialogue on Thursday during the fourth consecutive day of strikes, as the minister threatened legal action ‘to find a solution’ to the crisis.” [L’Orient Today]

Featured Article on Entrepreneur Peter Rahall
According to the 961, “RXBar is well-known for its minimalist packaging. The company was founded in 2013, according to “The Improbable Success of RXBar’s Peter Rahal” by O’Connor Rod (2017). Peter Rahal and Jared Smith made the first RXBar in the basement of Rahal’s parents in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. Rahal read that it only takes $10,000 to start a nutrition-bar business and both he and Smith invested $5,000 each to start up the company, Chicago Bar Co.” [The 961]

Chehayeb writes, “Lebanon has been without a president for over a month, its legislators unable to agree on a new head of state. The impasse is holding up a range of initiatives, from putting into place structural reforms for an International Monetary Fund program to allowing the country’s state-owned television channel to broadcast the World Cup.”

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Houssari writes, “Lebanon has been without a president for over a month, its legislators unable to agree on a new head of state. The impasse is holding up a range of initiatives, from putting into place structural reforms for an International Monetary Fund program to allowing the country’s state-owned television channel to broadcast the World Cup.”

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