Ralph Clementson is the general manager for the advertising agency Ogilvy and Mather, in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. He is also on the board of Memac Ogilvy, the …
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On the corner of Beirut’s Sodeco crossing stands one of the city’s most emblematic buildings, one that epitomizes both the city’s history and the ravages of the Lebanese Civil War. …
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The first week of July saw an unprecedented number of wild fires rage across the country: 185 in three days. The Lebanese authorities struggled to contain the unexpected fires; the …
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Saudi Arabia, the largest and the fastest growing real estate market in the Middle East, hosted the kingdom’s first ever “Cityscape Saudi Arabia” at the Jeddah Center for Forums and …
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Jordan is to construct a $1 billion pipeline to transport drinking water from the Disi valley in southern Jordan to thirsty Amman in the north. Most experts welcome the project, …
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It is a quirk of history that the Middle East was better interconnected 50 years ago than it is now. Train tracks laid down during the Ottoman era made that …
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Egypt and Syria need gas to meet burgeoning domestic consumption and to increase their hard currency reserves. Jordan and Lebanon need it to fuel their electricity plants. Europe also needs …
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Telecoms: Broadband please Lebanon has long been plagued by archaic Internet speeds. But that may change by the end of the year. At a recent regional telecom conference held in …
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Beirut SE (one month) Current Year High: 1,629.74 Current Year Low: 705.56 The Beirut Stock Exchange (BSE) index started the month of June with both eyes on the parliamentary elections. …
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Regional stock market indices Regional currency rates Qatar Airways orders 24 Airbus jets at a cost of $1.9 billion Qatar Airways captured the spotlight during the Paris Air Show by …