France, Where Is Lebanon?

We, the Lebanese, have a special feeling for France. We always considered her, “our caring mother” And there is not one living Lebanese who won’t consider visiting Paris at least once in his lifetime. More than 50% of Lebanese speak French fluently. Lots of Lebanese own companies, businesses, flats and houses all over France. The French embassy in Beirut issues in non-stop mode visas to Lebanese and we have 4 daily flights between Beirut and Paris and most of these flights are fully booked.

Having cited the above randoms facts out of my mind, i was surprised seeing the huge, i mean very huge investments France is making in the Middle East and North Africa, EXCEPT in Lebanon.

I was reading an article in L’expansion about the threats of revolutions in the MENA region and the presence of France, 3000 companies with investments of $45 Billion, but Lebanon was not mentioned in the article, or because it is the most stable country in the region for the time being *sarcastically*, either the investments of France are peanuts when compared to the rest of the countries.

I don’t want Lebanon to appear in the article because of the instability of the region, but just to be informed about the investments French multinationals are having in Lebanon. I can only recall 2 companies present in Lebanon related to the subject, they are Total and Air Liquide.

If you know any French companies operating in Lebanon, please comment and list them, also feel free to comment about any special facts that ties Lebanon to France.