Barely a week passes without Washington condemning Syria for allegedly engaging in some nefarious activity. The latest two hits came in the form of an American travel ban on a …
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Contrasting images portray the tourism business in Lebanon this summer. Visit the downtown of Beirut or the shopping areas popular with guests from the Gulf region, and business is minimal …
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The Middle East looks like a paradox: On the one hand the high oil prices boost the regional economies, financiers are running out of investment projects, Gulf stock markets are …
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Years ago cats were the easiest pets to take on an airplane. They were small enough that most airlines let them on as hand luggage. Because of their size and …
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Slump? What slump? If you listen to some of the pundits, one would be forgiven for thinking that the Beirut real-estate sector had forgotten the country is on the edge …
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As a foil to Dubai, where runaway fees and commissions are en vogue, Qatar’s central bank has begun efforts to cap bank commissions and fees, according to local newspaper Asharq’s …
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The food franchising industry is doing well in the Middle East. Buying a tried-and-proven formula for a hospitality venture has allowed both small entrepreneurs and powerful investors to roll out …
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The Association of Car Importers in Lebanon (ACIL) has reported that total registered new cars are down by 20%, selling 7,909 cars in the first six months compared to the …
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More Leisure! is the universal battle cry of the region’s governmental economic planners. Irrespective of presence or absence of oil revenues or the varying states of their knowledge economies, most …
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Youth inacivity Percentage of youths aged between 15 and 19 who are not in education nor in employment On average, across the countries for which data are available, around 7.7% …