8vo. 117 pp., [1 advert], Arabic text, profusely illustrated in b/w photographs, publisher’s original wrappers, cover and title page soiled with small cut without any loss to text, previous owner’s name inscribed on title page, minor foxing, otherwise copy in good condition, Dar al-Hayat, Beirut, 1950.

Synopsis

A trading company in Beirut invited six leading journalists, three Syrians from Damascus and three Lebanese from Beirut, to visit Iraq and Kuwait on one of their aeroplanes. This is an account of that journey, written by the three Lebanese journalists on their impressions, covering conversations with political and economic figures, together with a description of the progress of oil industry in both Iraq and Kuwait. The journey started by air from Beirut via Damascus to Baghdad, Karbala, Najaf, Basrah, Kuwait, Karkuk and back to Beirut.