NRC was established as an independent public organization in 1956, with the aim “to foster basic and applied scientific research, particularly in industry, agriculture, public health and other sectors of national economy”. It is the largest of all institutions affiliated to the ministry of Scientific Research and employs about 60% of all scientists working in these institutions.

Between the sixties and eighties of the last century six divisions of NRC developed into independent research institutes:

• The national institute of standards.
• Petroleum research institute.
• Central metallurgical research institute.
• Theodore Bilharz institute.
• Ophthalmology research institute.
• Electronic research institute.

Since its establishment, the NRC has passed through three evolutionary stages:

• The initial stage extending to 1968 focused on basic sciences research and capacity building.
• The second stage (1968-1973) was characterized by a growing interaction with the production and service sectors.
• The third stage (1973 till now) concentrating on customer oriented research to serve specific needs of end users

Beginning with the game “Final Odyssey” in January 1999, Joymax
published numerous titles for the PC platform. With its accumulated
know how and development power, Joymax continues to produce
game products for various platforms.

Joymax’s first MMORPG “Silkroad Online” launched in November 2004
and has since grown to service not only Korea but over 200 international
countries.

Going forward, our goal is to become a global entertainment company
providing various multimedia contents including games, for the maximum
joy of people all around the world.

The Infiniti marque was launched with the Q45 that was based on the all new second generation JDM Nissan President on a 5 milimeter shorter wheelbase platform at 2,875mm (113.2 in). Starting with model year 1992, the wheelbase matched the President’s wheelbase at 2880mm (113.4 in ). The Q45 included a 278 hp (207 kW; 282 PS) V8 engine, four wheel steering, and active suspension system offered on the first generation Q45t. The car’s features would have made it competitive in the full-sized “luxury” segment against the Mercedes S-Class, BMW 7 Series, Jaguar XJ, and Cadillac Fleetwood; however, the Q45s appearance was less conventional in comparison to the Toyota rival, the Lexus LS. Infiniti also didn’t offer an executive class sized sedan to match the first Japanese luxury sedan introduced to North America, the Acura Legend until the introduction of the Infiniti J30, which also contended with the newly revised 1992 Lexus ES. There were market-driven requests for Nissan to introduce the very successful Nissan Skyline, Nissan Laurel, or the newly created Nissan Cefiro as an alternative to the Lexus ES or the Legend, but Nissan hesitated until 2003 when the Skyline finally arrived in North America as the Infiniti G.

Azadea Group headquarters are in Beirut, Lebanon. A comprehensive network of local offices supports our operations in the Middle East and Europe. Currently, we operate 152 strategically located stores across the Middle East and plan over 500 additional shops’ opening through the 3 coming years.