in Manama, Adliya, and Seef, as well as a network of ATMs at 20 different locations. HSBC provides a range of banking services for both corporate and retail banking customers in Bahrain. Djibouti British Bank of the Middle East opened a branch in 1975 that it closed in 1986, having failed to adapt itself to the market. Egypt HSBC Bank Egypt was established in 1982 as Hongkong Egyptian Bank with 40% HSBC ownership. In January 1994, the bank was renamed Egyptian British Bank under the same shareholding structure. The bank took the name HSBC Bank Egypt in April 2001 following an increase in shareholding by the HSBC Group's from 40% to 94.5% of its issued share capital. Israel HSBC started operations in Israel with a full banking license since 2001, headquartered at Ramat Gan. HSBC in Palestine currently offers Commercial banking and Private banking through HSBC Private Bank in Switzerland. Jordan British Bank of the Middle East had established itself in Jordan in 1949. At one point it had a branch in Jordanian Jerusalem, before the Israeli occupation of east Jerusalem after the war of 1967. In 2013, HSBC Jordan's banking business consisted of four branches with gross assets of approximately $1.2 billion. On 19 June 2014, Arab Jordan Investment Bank (AJIB) acquired HSBC Jordan. Almost all employees were expected to transfer to AJIB. Kuwait HSBC first received the license to operate in Kuwait as the Imperial Bank of Persia in 1942, it renamed itself to BBME in 1952. It left the country in 1971 following the nationalisation of all foreign bank operations. The bank formally reestablished a presence in Kuwait in October 2005 after receiving a license by Kuwait's Council Of Ministers. The bank has a branch located in AlHamra Tower, in Kuwait City, offering Corporate banking, Investment banking, Private banking and Treasury services. Lebanon HSBC has been operating in Lebanon since 1946. It maintained a network of four offices in St. Georges Bay, Dora, Achrafieh and Ras Beirut which is supported by telephone and internet banking services. On 16 November 2016, HSBC announced the sell of its Corporate, Retail Banking and Wealth Management business to BLOM Bank. The sale was completed on 13 June 2017. All employees were transferred to BLOM Bank S.A.L. as part of the agreement. Oman HSBC Bank Oman S.A.O.G has been present in the Sultanate since 1948, and for two decades it was the