VOL. XLI

No. 22

1-June-1998

LEBANON

Prince Al-Walid To Invest $250Mn In Beirut Hotel Complex

Prince al-Walid ibn Talal of Saudi Arabia has signed a deal with Lebanon's SolidereGroup to build a $250mn luxury hotel complex in Beirut. The Four Seasons complex willinclude a 260-room seaside hotel and luxury housing units and commercial shops. ThePrince's investments in Lebanon already include interests in two television stations, twobanks and two hotels. He has also acquired a stake in a Lebanese...