Under the patronage of MP Bahiya Al Hariri, the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture in Saida and the South, inaugurated, in collaboration with the Business Incubation Association, the “2015 Mothers Products” expo at the City’s Exhibition Center. In his words, the Chamber’s President Mohammad Hassan Sale7h reiterated the official body’s commitment to support economic empowerment of Southern women and to provide them with suitable training and mentoring services that will bolster the skills of small business owners. Similarly, MP Hariri said: “The motto ‘My Mother and My Motherland’ was deliberately chosen to emphasis national and social unity; “a unity in which mothers play a leading role by keeping their family together while preserving their safety, stability, progress and prosperity.” The expo hosted over 60 display stands operated by different civil society organizations from all parts of the South, and showcasing traditional products, such as mooneh, sweets, jams, textiles and other handicrafts. (Al Mustaqbal, 21 March 2015)