Las Palmas sprawls along the coast of the third largest of the Canary Islands archipelago, scattered in the warm seas just beyond the northwest coast of Africa. From a satellite’s …
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Facebook recently announced that it is going public, in a move which would constitute one of the biggest offerings and tech initial public offerings in history, estimated to reach $5 …
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There is only a passing mention of one of the Middle East’s tax havens, Dubai, and no mention of the other two contenders, Bahrain and Lebanon, in Nicholas Shaxson's book …
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Reflecting the blue skies above, the Jordan Gate towers are the tallest — and arguably the emptiest — buildings on the Amman horizon. King Abdullah II in 2005 laid the …
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Life is tough for Lebanese designers. Despite unreliable spending and tourist numbers in a contracting economy, retail rents per square meter per year range from $400-$2,000 in malls, and are …
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As headlines are dominated by the Syrian political crisis, new exhibitions in Damascus have drawn to a halt. But the city’s art gallery doors are still open. The conflict seems …
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Even by the standards of a city where you can dine at the tables of multi-Michelin-starred chefs one night (Yazhou, S.T.A.Y.) and be seen eating out at global trendsetters the …
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Financial wherewithal was not a quality Lebanese poet Khalil Gibran naturally inherited; his father was a gambling addict who was imprisoned for embezzlement. But given his penchant for priceless wisdom, …
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Ask anyone on the street what he or she thinks the world’s most luxurious watch brand is, and they will probably say Rolex. They’d be wrong. But perception is everything, …
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The healthy financial results released by top Lebanese banks at the end of January 2012 offset investors’ worries over the regional security situation and its implications on Lebanon. Hence, the …