JULY 2013

Saving the next generation

Inflating Syria’s crisis
Import restrictions are a sign of government’s economic desperation

Waning ties with the diaspora
Can Lebanon attract more Brazilian investment?

A challenge to connect
Dubai’s bid to host Expo 2020 should not take Lebanon’s support for granted

Powering Yemen’s tension
Attacks on electricity grid threaten stability

Paradiso reconstructed
Artist and architect breathe new life into an old home

Buying time
Picking the perfect luxury watch for you

Top 10 women’s watches
A run-down of the best luxury timepieces on the market

Piecing a city together
Public discourse is essential in shaping Beirut’s development

A tale of two markets
Affordable housing booms, while luxury goes bust

Beirut’s ghost town
Luxury Downtown district badly hit by economic crisis

Turning heritage into profit
Incorporating classical architecture into real estate planning

Road to nowhere
The full story of the controversial Fouad Boutros Road in Ashrafieh

Suburbia on the sea
Dbayeh’s overdue Waterfront City finally gets under way

Betting on Berlin
Lebanese real estate company eyes German profits

Beirut must develop horizontally
City planners must aim for affordable housing

Planting cedars in America
Lebanese financial institutions offering access to U.S. real estate

Lebanon’s forgotten child laborers
Meeting the youth pushed into the workforce

‘I can’t see Lebanon getting one percent growth’
Chairman of the Beirut Traders’ Association has little optimism

Helping the youth from desk job to day job
Students need dynamic curricula to meet labor market demands

Shawarma goes global
Shawarmanji plans to bring Middle Eastern delight to the world

A city run by kids
KidzMondo mixes education and entertainment

Planning the next mall
How to keep shoppers and customers coming back for more

Company bulletin

The army’s leadership troubles
A leadership vacuum will have to be addressed if the army is to stay strong