During the civil war, Beirut’s Commodore Hotel acted as a shelter for the various journalists and dignitaries who would brave the chaos to try and understand why this small…
Sami Halabi
Sami Halabi
Sami Halabi is the director of knowledge and co-founder of Triangle, a development, policy, and media consulting firm. He is also the former managing editor of Executive Magazine.
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Pierre may be covered in grease, but he is a happy man. Since he joined the family business five years ago, this has been his best year to date.…
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For several excruciating months the Lebanese press has been subjecting us all to a whirlwind of speculation over the prospect that the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) will issue…
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From October 26 to 28 leaders and decision makers from around the Middle East and North Africa will descend on Marrakech for the 2010 World Economic Forum (WEF) on…
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During the civil war, when the residents of Lebanon would give directions, they could always rely on one landmark from which to guide visitors to their homes — the mountain…
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Summer in the Middle East is typically a time when life slows down; business deals are put off until everyone has finished their vacations and the weather has cooled…
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When it comes to political stability, you either drink the Kool-Aid or you don’t,” says Tarek Sadi, managing partner of Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP), using an American adage for…
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The battle over privatization in Lebanon has trodden the same well-worn path for decades; the left decrys the idea as a nepotistic sell out and the right lauds the…
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Promoting one’s own vested interests has always been the mantra of Lebanese policy makers, and we’ve become accustomed to seeing them endlessly tie up progress in legislative knots to protect…
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As most of us head to our beaches and balconies in the hopes of catching a summer breeze and perhaps a much-deserved siesta, our Parliament seems to be bucking the…