Ghazi Youssef, 55, has been a Member of Parliament since 2005 and held several posts in the Lebanese government. He has served as an advisor to the late Prime Minister …
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At a time when oil prices are half of what they were a year ago, the retail price of gasoline in Lebanon has been stagnant or climbing. For example, in …
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Turkey has high hopes of becoming a major transit hub for land and sea cargo freighting, linking Central Asia and the Middle East with Europe, though it will need to …
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The economies of Syria and Lebanon have been closely intertwined since before they achieved independence from France in the 1940s. Now, with the two countries having recently opened embassies in …
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Justice should carry no price tag, but anyone who has received an invoice from their lawyer knows that justice is not cheap. In early March the Special Tribunal for Lebanon …
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The Lebanese agricultural sector has been crippled by the lack of funds available to farmers and the scant attention given to training and education as urbanization increases. Neglect of this …
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On March 10, Syrian Finance Minister Mohamed Hussein rang the bell to launch trading at the long-awaited opening of the Damascus Securities Exchange (DSE). Despite its humble size, the DSE …
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If the International Monetary Fund (IMF) were putting up candidates in this month’s municipal elections in Turkey, the best advice would be for them to withdraw before being trounced. On …
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“Give me the money that has been spent in war and I will clothe every man, woman, and child in an attire of which kings and queens will be proud,” …
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The global music industry is facing hard times. Over the last five years, sales of legal ‘hard copies’ (CDs, DVDs, cassettes and records) have declined sharply, due to the rise …