Lebanon’s real estate market, especially its high-end segment, has been directly impacted by internal and external constraints. Both the financial crisis and the delayed formation of a new government have …
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One year has passed since Dubai’s real estate sector started its downhill slide. Since then, investors have fled the market, prices and rents have dropped, property disputes have risen and …
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At Cityscape Dubai last year, Gulf real estate firms launched some $100 billion worth of new projects on the show’s first day. But expectations for this year are markedly different. …
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Damac CEO resigns Peter Riddoch, the CEO of Damac Properties, is resigning from his position in October. No replacement for Riddoch has been appointed, nor did he name the reason …
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With football and basketball events followed religiously by millions of fans around the globe, modern ball games have become lucrative money making machines. In Lebanon, however, sectarian violence and political …
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Last summer, demonstrators in Tehran’s central square shouted anti-Nokia slogans following news reports that the Finnish mobile giant had sold technology to the Iranian government allowing the government to monitor …
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The quiet Southern Lebanese village of Maaroub has recently found itself at the center of attention following the recent arrest and indictment of its deputy-mayor and a prominent businessman hailing …
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The financial cost of piracy off the Horn of Africa has surged over the past year as pirates have become increasingly audacious, better funded and equipped, and able to extend …
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General Michel Shakkour’s office, on the third floor of the Hbeish police station in Beirut, is lined with plaques and framed certificates from police departments around the world. The head …
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Skoun, founded in 2003, is Lebanon’s first and only out-patient facility offering prevention and treatment for drug users. Located in Achrafieh, the center offers voluntary counseling for addicts, group therapy …