Friday, August 7, 2009

The True Price of Diamonds



Diamonds are very precious mineral, De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd is the biggest diamond mining company in the world and they mine their diamonds in South Africa. Beside the control two third of the worlds rough diamond trade. Antwerp, India and Tel Aviv main countries for processing diamonds.

Even The Jewish are diamond trader .In the city of Antwerp 80% of the world’s rough diamonds still passed and there are About 1,500 cutters and polishers left after traders a lot of the cutting and polishing to India. India is one of the most important countries for diamonds. 90% of the world’s rough diamonds are cut and polished there and workers are paid 40 cents for each gem they cut and polish. One of the gulf countries, Dubai, has a growing reputation as a diamond hub. The government attracts diamond traders by great deals such as 50 year zero tax holidays. As a result this diamond business grown to be worth nearly £1 billion there.

In the conclusion, diamonds go under many steps to be manufactured in different countries so it’s very expensive and hard to get by everyone.

Works Cited

"Eye on Lebanon." Global eye primary, secondry. Ed. Royal Geographical Society. 25 May 2009 .

Lebanon









Lebanon, officially the Republic of Lebanon, is country in Western Asia, on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered by Syria to the north and east, and Palestine to the south. Lebanon capital is Beirut which is called Paris of the East . Even Lebanon was mentioned in the bible as the land of the milk and honey. Lebanon are famous of talented singer such as Shakira which is half Lebanese. In this essay i will talk about the history of Lebanon at Lebanon at present.


Lebanon went under many stages in its modern history, such as the tension between Muslims and Christians on 1943 Lebanon gained independence and the christen had all the power. Furthermore, many Palestinians were evicted from Palestine to Lebanon because of the war of Israel. But the presence of Palestinian refugees increased the tension as on 1975 a Christian group attacked a bus and killed all the Palestinians were there. And the action of Palestinians was charged with violence because the wanted revenge and the tension kept increasing. On 1982 the Israel army removed the PLO which is the Palestinian Liberation Organization which led to many dead throughout the fight. These stages harm Lebanon economy and human welfare huge number of people was dead and lots were harmed physically and psychologically.

Lebanon now is one of the best countries for tourism and attracting people all other the world. Lebanese people made some massive changes after the war, It resulted to return the economy, the Opera house has been reconstructed, the agriculture product increases. But unfortunately, the Lebanese still face problems with the Palestinians because they don’t receive any rights and they are treated differently.

To sum up, Lebanon gained independence on 1943 and since then great events was increasing. Now Lebanon is flourished and the Muslims, Christians and people from other religions are living in peace.



Works Cited
"Eye on Lebanon." Global eye primary, secondry. Ed. Royal Geographical Society. 25 May 2009 .