The early release of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohamed al-Megrahi from a Scottish prison this summer sparked new scrutiny of Libya’s global economic clout. Megrahi was the only man …
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Lebanon’s finances struggle to keep afloat Lebanon will issue $500 million dollars in Eurobonds in the coming weeks in order to service its existing debt, according to Finance Minister Mohammad …
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French luxury shoe brand Berluti opened the doors to its first store in Lebanon last month. Olga Berluti, creative director and lead designer for Berluti, said Lebanese clients shopping in …
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For millennia, sailors have named their ships after the women of their hearts — mothers, sisters, sweethearts, wives — and cultivated bonds with those vessels so deep they could easily …
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Farid Chehab is the co-founder and current chairman of Leo Burnett in the Middle East and North Africa, as well as the firm’s chief coordinating officer for Central and Eastern …
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“Since January 2009, we have seen that exhibitions in Munich, Singapore, Abu Dhabi… were all very calm. So let’s see what is going to happen at Cityscape Dubai,” said Philippe …
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The long delayed and much anticipated southern section of the Beirut Souks is finally open. On October 2, the public was given its first opportunity to wander through and visit …
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Georges Chehwane is the president of Group Plus, one of the largest media groups in the Middle East. He is also the president of Plus Properties, a Group Plus subsidiary …
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With the aim of “inspiring a new age of scientific achievement,” the inaugural class of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) began taking lessons this September in …
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The Beirut Stock Exchange (BSE) closed the Oct. 23 session at 1,572.28 points, as measured by BLOM Bank’s Blom Stock Index. Shares on the BSE had a positive trajectory in …