Decades of selling cigarettes has led Philip Morris International (PMI) to become one of the world’s largest corporations. Today, the company’s “smoke-free” alternatives, such as IQOS, have successfully lured smokers away …
Yasser Akkaoui
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As the global spotlight turns to expose the social and ethical behavior of business in an increasingly challenging market, the pressure is on for companies to revise models and check …
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The Lebanese political class looks vulgarly conniving when it collectively promotes an International Monetary Fund (IMF) deal as a finality while their real intentions lay against it. What is even …
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And so, they’re back. The same incompetent, bloodthirsty warlords that haven’t spared our lives during the Civil War, or our hard-earned savings in recent years. To blindly assume that they …
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The year 2021 left a bitter aftertaste. And believe it or not, this horrible flavor of systemic failure keeps getting worse. The government’s inaction increasingly exasperates people’s frustrations, as they …
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Nothing illustrates the state of renewable energy in Lebanon better than the solar panels dangling on the wall of the second floor of the building adjacent to Executive’s offices. Four …
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The wound is still bleeding and the pain even more agonizing. Look at the mortified fury in the eyes of all those whose lives got affected by the blast. Their …
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The Lebanese constitution is clear in laying down the principles of democratic governance and theresponsibility that those who wish to hold office have towards economic democracy, social equality,human rights, and …
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Elephants are the epitome of power. These times of mystifying power tugs-of-war remind us that Lebanon’s economy has a fundamental right to security and stability. If you personally like the …
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2020 has proven to be one the most tumultuous and unrestrained years in this little nation’s 100 year existence. Twelve months of continuous and unexpected predicaments of the worst kinds, …