Arab businesswomen hold congress in Beirut

Arab businesswomen from 16 Arab states, will hold their 4th congress in Beirut next Friday and Saturday to finalize the setting up of the council of Arab business-women.

The congress will be attended by Arab league secretary general, Ismat Abd el-Meguid, and chairman of the U.N economic and social commission for Western Asia, Hazem Beblaoui.

The Beirut meeting is attended by delegates from Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen.

The council of Arab business-women will be based in Cairo.