In the shadow of the twin pinnacles of the Emirates Towers, the most iconic of the dozens of skyscrapers which now align Sheikh Zayed Road in central Dubai, a brand-new …
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Over the past decades, Arab women have seen immense progress in terms of education and participation in politics, and have made tremendous forays into the business world. The average literacy …
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Since last year’s deadly July War, followed in December bythe opposition’s permanent protest movement, the recentsechaurity problems and the fighting in Nahr al-Bared,Lebanon has been the victim of a “series …
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Dubai’s history has long been associated with the sea. Todaymore than ever, the city rekindles with its marine past.Driven by sustained regional economic growth and oilabundance, prestigious waterside developments such …
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The secrecy in which Solidere has enshrouded its second lifeis lifting and the facts are beyond what the company had leton since last November when it first acquired shareholderapproval to …
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Lebanese insurance companies these days marvel that theyhave fared better than feared in the past 18 months, butknow that nearly a year of economic paralysis has not passedthem by. The …
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Journalists killed on duty 1992-2007 The Committee to Protect Journalists applies strict journalistic standards when investigating a death. It considers a case “confirmed” only if it is reasonably certain that …
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Beirut SE: Blom (1 month) Current Year High: 1,550.85 Current Year Low: 1,168.36 What some analysts camouflaged as “the events in North Lebanon” in the last third of May wiped …
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Growth in the MENA region is enticing strategic partnerships between governments and private companies to create infrastructure critical to support and sustain growth. A Public Private Partnership (PPP) provides a …
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Regional stock market indices Regional currency rates Emaar Economic City and Saudi Oger sign $132 million contract Saudi Arabia’s Emaar Economic City (EEC), responsible for the development of King Abdullah …