It doesn’t take a massive intellect — just common sense — to realize that the link between security and prosperity is inextricable. In the Middle East, one might have thought …
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Like the sands of Arabia, the movement of money has shifted, and those economies considered too slow (Saudi Arabia), too conservative (Abu Dhabi), too risky (Lebanon) or too small to …
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No one knows how politics manipulates fear more than the Lebanese. Yet at the same time, the small Levantine country, which has witnessed so much tragedy in the past four …
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As 2009 draws to a close, two centers of business can publish two very different end of year reports. Lebanon, for so long the whipping boy of regional fortunes, is …
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As I write this editorial, the Middle East is preparing to arm itself with weaponry estimated to cost more than $100 billion over the next five years. This mini arms …
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I think it may be time for the Lebanese to face facts — we are now in a state of civil war. Time and time again, when I have …
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The curious and terrible case of Salah Ezzedine — Lebanon’s Bernie Madoff — is only the latest example of the dangers of having Hezbollah’s state operating within, but off limits …
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It is a measure of how far Lebanon has come in recent years that a new roof is being placed on the synagogue in the Beirut Central District. It is …
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Former Lebanese Prime Minister and veteran Tripoli MP, Amin al-Hafez, who died last month at the age of 83, will be remembered for the integrity and sense of duty he …
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Summer is upon us, and in this post-election period, in the midst of the global recession, an air of optimism has washed over Lebanon. The pundits are predicting that we …