| Abstract | Recent status of beekeeping, races of honey bees, bee forage plants, honey production, pests and diseases of honey bee colonies in: Algeria, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia and Yemen are described in this article. The history of beekeeping and research activities in: Algeria, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan and Tunisia are also included. |
| Keywords | Algeria, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, UAE, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia Yemen |