Five years ago it was the building frenzy and Dubai, at least on paper, looked bigger and dinosaur-crazier each month. Then an unprecedented phase of correction meant the survival only …
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One of the most significant challenges foreign journalists have faced in covering the Syrian uprisings these past 18 months has been their lack of understanding regarding the country’s society. Unlike …
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Social buying seemed like such a wonderful concept at the beginning when my friends started talking about it three years ago. But it seems to me that after the novelty …
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What do you do with your plot of land waiting for a delayed permit from the Ministry of Tourism to build a new restaurant on it? Options vary from converting …
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Anthony Shadid’s remains were scattered under the olive tree in the garden at his house in Jdeidit Marjeyoun, South Lebanon. He was not buried in the United States where he …
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There seems to be little end to the litany of woes Lebanon’s economy has been suffering this year, brought on by regional unrest and internal instabilities mushrooming across the country. …
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After the hotels and restaurants, it is the retail industry that is feeling the effects of the current economic strain,” says Nicholas Chammas, head of the Lebanese Traders Association. The …
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Unemployment in Lebanon is in excess of 10 percent, with youth unemployment close to 25 percent. This is despite the low labor force participation rate of educated Lebanese women (only …
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Bailout news dominated market headlines last month, but this time it was the European Central Bank (ECB) that committed unlimited funds to acquire the short-term debt of European countries in …
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European Central Bank (ECB)’s president Mario Draghi announced last month an unlimited bond-buying program to save the Eurozone and its debt-loaded countries. The United States Federal Reserve is also buying …