Abdul Jessani is reveling in newfoundindependence. “Any profitor loss is now all ours,” says theconfident first chairman of UnileverLevant. Jessani came to Lebanon two yearsago to set up a regional …
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Freedom of the press is under threat, the media is screamingin unison. The culprit is an apparently well-intentionedproposal to place a ceiling on campaign expenditure andadvertising in a bid to …
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Beirut’s experience is typical. The city is owed money by just about everybody. “Nobody is paying us on time. The Independent Municipal Fund is way behind and we’re concerned that …
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As darkness descends on Beirut’sinternational airport, couriers arebusy clearing incoming shipments.Enter one colonel from the army’s customsbrigade. He barks orders that shipmentsover 20 kilos should be stopped, quoting anobscure 1959 …