Special Report

It’s 8.15 a.m. and Dr Abou Bahlawan (he has an unfinished doctoral thesis from the University of Fun and Games, San Antonio, CA) makes his entry at Bank al Nile, …

Across the Arab world, Gulf-based property developers are changing the face of the region’s capital cities – and their real estate markets too. Dubai today is a new city in …

Syria’s reform drive, expected to step up in 2007, is most noticeable in banking and finance. Although the state dominates the sector, private banks and financial services are opening up, …

Syria is stepping up reforms to become a “social market economy,” and accelerated changes are widely expected in 2007. But with the country projected to become a net importer of …

After a four-year-delay, Solidere has finally obtained the necessary permits to complete construction of the much anticipated 100,000m2 Souks retail Project in the Beirut Central District. In an exclusive interview …

Airbus postpones Emirates’ A380s again With Airbus facing well-documented difficulties in delivering its A380 passenger aircraft, Emirates Airline has reached a deal with Boeing to meet its aggressive expansion plans …

Lebanese banks face tough choices The Lebanese banking sector has gone through significant changes since the 1960s and the collapse of Intra in 1966. Banks that used to dominate the …

Intro Despite having several critically acclaimed films, Lebanon has no real film industry to speak of. The fact is that without foreign funding, most Lebanese films would never see the …

It may have been an unreported milestone in the history of Middle Eastern printing: last year the Arab region’s first web offset printing press celebrated its 40th anniversary. A young …

Lebanon has significant potential in the conferencing business. This area of enterprise is an often underestimated, yet versatile commercial realm with touching on education, networking, and tourism. Even though conferences …