“We need to be more realistic and enjoy life a little bit. We don’t have to make money every year; there are many nice things to be done in the…
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“We are all one family at MEA but everyone must know that I am the father of the family.” “There is no dispute, we will not compromise on our right…
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Lebanon’s economy is dominated by banking, services, tourism and real estate, but there are scores of firms working in the productive sectors that are fighting to hold their own in…
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Buffeted by crises at home and abroad, the Lebanese economy stuttered in 2012 and closed the year unsteadily. Many laws currently stuck in the processes of government could possibly bolster…
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It was never going to be an easy year for Lebanon. The economy entered 2012 with the International Monetary Fund pegging growth at only 1.5 percent for the previous year,…
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Lebanon entered 2012 with the resolute promise to tap “huge wealth” from offshore hydrocarbons. Determined to ride in the new year on a wave of applauding headlines, the Minister of…
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To explore the armed opposition groups within Syria is to open a Pandora’s box in which hundreds of militias, battalions and brigades operate. The relations between the different players are…
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A dozen men stand in silence watching as others brick up the shattered storefront of an industrial hardware shop. A mortar strike blew apart its façade only hours ago in…
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A dozen men stand in silence watching as others brick up the shattered storefront of an industrial hardware shop. A mortar strike blew apart its façade only hours ago in…
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Protesters burning tires on the airport road and the tit-for-tat kidnappings gripping the nation’s attention may justly be blamed for diverting planes and visitors away from Lebanon. However, protectionism and…