A women contest in tobacco leaves threading in Rmeish

Regie Lebanon (La Regie Libanaise Des Tabacs & Tombacs) in collaboration with the municipality of Rmeish organized a contest in tobacco leaves threading for women at the town’s square in the presence of Mayor Rasheed Haj and his deputy Michel Chufani. Also attending the one-hour event were members of the municipality and the town’s heads, Daher Choufani, Raymond Makhoul and Elie Chufani in addition to Regie staff and members of the local Rmeish community. During the context, Marta Al Alam came first followed successively by Maryam Al Alam, Hanneh Jeryus, Umeima Al Alam and Christine Haj. The first six women winners received awards from the jury and thanked the municipality and the Regie administration for the motivating event. (Al Mustaqbal, 31 July 2015)