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AUGUST 2011

by reeda

AUGUST 2011

 

EDITORIAL





COMMENT



When every day is Friday in Syria
The advent of Ramadan may spell a spiral of violence






Israel’s eroding democracy
Knesset 'boycott' law tightens grip on freedom






The generals’s last stand
Mass resignation hails Erdogan's triumph over military rivals






Tempest broils across the Gulf
The summer heats up as friction mounts between Saudi Arabia and its archival, Iran






A Cairene cacophony
Egypt's revolution loses its momentum as the movement for freedom fractures






Neither justice nor stability
As Lebanese react to STL indictments they should learn a lesson from the Arab Spring






Paying for the revolution
Illicit capital out-flows threaten to undermine democratic advances




FEATURE



Portraits of freedom
The heroes of Tahrir Square were everyday Egyptians who, in different ways,helped to change their country forever




BANKING & FINANCE







Q&A with Riad Salameh
Head of Banque du Liban talks growth in the sector






Funding the summer’s frivolities
Is Lebanese banks' new loan spree just artifice or authentic innovation?






Lebanese Capital Markets
A monthly recap of the exchange and indexes






Regional equity markets
An overview of July’s stock market trends




REAL ESTATE & DEVELOPMENT





ECONOMICS & POLICY







A homegrown shortfall
Lebanon's over-reliance on food imports leaves it at the mercy of global forces




SPECIAL REPORT:INDUSTRY



The Survival Industry
Casualties of war abandoned by the state, revisited five years on






Forging steel from ash
Metal mogul rises anew after the destruction of his empire






Back in flavor
Five years after being bombed, Liban Liat returns to capacity






An uphill struggle
In limbo for years, PlastiMed finally builds back






Threadbare redress
A textile factory recovers with what little support it can get






The state of industry, 2011
Lebanon's industrialists continue to fight in a tight corner






Q&A – Neemat Frem
The Association of Lebanese Industrialists look to the future






Q&A with Vrej Sabounjian
A few words with Lebanon's new industry minister




CONSUMER SOCIETY



Eric Vergnes
TAG Heuer takes bold risks to build a base in the Middle East






Q&A – Nassib Boueri
Advertising opportunities in the maelstrom of social change








BUSINESS ESSENTIALS





LAST WORD



Jordan’s assault on journalism
Amman gets heavy handed as free speech is beaten by book and by bludgeon