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There were few signs preceding the protests that began on January 25 that they would push the regime of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to the brink of collapse, leaving Cairo, …

Hot on the heels of an international wheat shortage, the world cotton market is facing a similar supply crisis due to adverse weather conditions. The resulting record prices are a …

Projections indicate that over the next 30 years, the outlook for the water situation in the Mediterranean zone — including the Levant — is dire. Over the past century or …

For the past four months, former workers have been staging a sit- in at the gates of the Future Pipe Industries (FPI) factory in Akkar, Lebanon’s underdeveloped northernmost region. FPI, …

While a British day at the races is known for its champagne and women in outrageous headgear, a typical afternoon at the Beirut Hippodrome is a largely hatless, all-male affair. …

An Executive journalist recently presented himself at the Parliament to request an interview, and was confronted by a guard who demanded to see his official press syndicate credentials. The journalist …

The set up The catalyst of colonial trade turned two humble coastal towns into regional powerhouses We had to create a new kind of economy, try new methods and schemes …

With the hunt underway to replace the late head of the Association of Editors, Melhem Karam, and drafting set to begin on a new media law, Executive sat down with …

Yemen’s problems are myriad: the World Food Program estimates that one in three Yemenis cannot afford sufficient food, a level of malnourishment unmatched even in sub-Saharan Africa. Unemployment cripples 40 …

As the world’s largest wheat importer, Egypt has been hit hard by Russian’s export ban on grain [see A cruel, hot summer]. The North African nation relies heavily on Russia …