From its beginnings a few years back, Atlanta’s Fintech South conference has played host to Israeli firms as part of its international section. It makes sense, then, that the “start-up nation” […]
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How to Help: Lebanon Honorary Consul Addresses Atlantans From Beirut After Blast
In 2019, Lebanon appointed for the first time an honorary consul in Georgia, becoming the latest country to join the state’s more than 70-strong diplomatic corps. Wassim Hojeij, an entrepreneur […]
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Locust Plague Prompts GSU PhD Student to Consider Alternative Food Source
A new generation of locusts will be hatched in just a few weeks, which will mature into ravenous teenagers possibly sweeping across East, Central and West Africa as well as […]
Posted inLebanon
Lebanon’s New Honorary Consul to Focus on Small Business, Trade
Lebanon has named a new diplomat to represent its interests in the state of Georgia. Restaurant and retail entrepreneur Wassim Hojeij was approved by the U.S. State Department Aug. 1 […]
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Atlanta Firm Focuses on Middle East Business, International Transactions
Editor’s note: This is a sponsored post announcing Atlanta-based Elkhalil Law’s backing of Global Atlanta’s Middle East and North Africa coverage, which now reaches about 500 readers every month with […]
Posted inOman
Kennesaw State International Awards to Honor Oman’s First Female Ambassador, Faculty and Alumni
Kennesaw State University’s annual international awards ceremony March 22 is set to honor Hunaina Al-Mughairy, Oman’s ambassador to the U.S. Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business is the presenting sponsor […]
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Arab Entrepreneurs, Especially Women, Too Scarce in Israel, Says Alpha Omega Co-Founder
Israeli-Arab entrepreneur Reem Younis has mastered a survival skill in her turbulent country: No TV and no newspapers. She focuses on biotech company Alpha Omega, the firm she co-founded and runs […]
Posted inOman
NCR and Oman Bank Recognized for Branch Automation Services
Duluth-based NCR Corp. and the Alizz Islamic Bank, Oman’s newest Islamic bank, received a joint award for the bank’s branch automation systems from the financial publisher Asian Banker, the bank...
Posted inOman
Kennesaw State Student Digs Omani UNESCO World Heritage Site
As a student in the Anthropology and Geography Department at Kennesaw State University concentrating in archaeology, my interests lie in places all around the world. Last fall, my adviser, with...
Posted inOman
Kennesaw State’s Relationship With Oman About to Blossom
The Sultanate of Oman‘s ambassador to the U.S. visited Kennesaw State University on April 18 to assist in preparations for the university’s “Year of the Arabian Peninsula” program to take...