Available in both Arabic and English, this gateway links users to a wide variety of sites and resources from and about the Middle East. The heart of the site is the Webguide, which contains briefly annotated links organized by topic and category. These include Education & Academia, News & Media, References & Resources, and Culture & Society. Among the numerous additional resources at the site are...

Part of the Al-Mashriq online Web resource for countries located in the Levant, this site is devoted to providing a host of materials, thematically organized, about the country of Lebanon. Persons seeking to read a bit about Lebanon's early history will want to read the first chapter of Kamal Salibi's "A House of Many Mansions-The History of Lebanon," which is provided here. For those looking for...