Levant

When people discuss the electricity problem in Lebanon, they often accuse Électricité du Liban (EDL), the fully government-owned electrical utility, of being mismanaged, corrupt and needing years to reform. Some …

The minimum wage in Lebanon has been the center of dispute between the General Labor Confederation (GLC), the private sector and the Lebanese government for the last couple of years. …

“You can’t be in two places at once,” Talal Choucair said, explaining the need for the ‘remote access virtual private network (VPN)’ he and his partner, Guillaume Baron, created when …

Mary came to work in Lebanon in July. She had held a decent job in her hometown of Manila, Philippines, making $86 a month as a quality controller at a …

In malls around town, couples pushing baby strollers are a common sight. However, for many plagued by infertility, children are a luxury they can’t afford. According to Dr Joseph Aboud, …

The days that one would see groups of Syrian workers sitting on every street corner, drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes while waiting for a job, are long gone by. Since …

Dressed in white and blue shirts or in grey or black uniforms emblazoned with their company logos, valets scurry around the streets of Beirut, at the entrances of posh restaurants …

Politicians pontificate and observers oscillate between repeating the views of the last person and the next to share a confidence. It’s still the money men that mostly matter and determine …

Emerging on the scene in 2005, Saraya Holdings has undeniably raised the bar of development companies throughout the Middle East. Recently crowned the “Fastest Growing Company” in the region by …