MARCH 2012

Cutting the puppeteer’s strings

Driving us mad
The link between the lost budget and you stuck in traffic

Salafi spillover
Hints of new civil war creeping from Lebanon’s north

That moment unforeseen
Journalists’ deaths a testament to the risks

Stored value in troubled times
Amidst the bullets and banners, construction booms

Aided innuendos
The political roulette of American assistance

Where outsiders fight
Another “cold war” battlefield between Saudi Arabia and Iran

The boy who cried war
A clash that is perpetually imminent

Flirting with death
As forces amass, one false move could trigger a global conflict

The most dire of straits
The moment that could choke the world

Cashing in on conflict
A rise in oil prices will cause many frowns and a few smiles

No shelter from the storm
Assessing the far-ranging economic effects of a conflict in the Gulf

Mapping a tinderbox of possibilities
An exploration of conceivable developments in an increasingly tense region

A clear and present solution
If only the dogma could be shed

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The bribes between the bricks
A look at the blueprints under the table

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Prying open privacy
US crackdown on tax-dodgers could reshape Lebanon’s secrecy laws

Investment guide MENA stock tips
Regional investment dons give their insider insights

Financial quotes of the month
Wise words from the world’s movers and shakers

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A skyline of skeleton towers
Lebanese magnate and ex PM Saad Hariri set for sting as Amman’s bubble bursts

The face of a new nation
Photoblog from inside South Sudan, the world’s newest nation.

The apper class
Lebanon’s creative and technical talent toil to clear hurdles in the app maker

An app a day
Home grown apps are shaping up but still have a way to go

Q & A – Hamadoun Touré
The role of telecommunications in feeding growth

Naturally selected
Lebanese firm opens doors of advertising

Tablets on the boardroom table
Corporate adoption of mobile technology picking up pace

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Snap, crackle and pop-ups
Short-term retail spaces can give emerging businesses a boost

Q & A – Hamadoun Touré
Contemporary art rages on the canvas of crisis

Banquet on the bay
Two new concepts whip up a storm at Beirut’s new waterfront destination

A crown for the wrist
The perception and prestige of explorers, submariners and air kings

Tender teachings
The need for financial literacy to begin early on

Porsches for courses
Executive takes on the 911 Cabriolet S on Gran Canaria

Journey to the opening bell
An IPO is as much about culture as performance

Treasure Islands
Tax Havens and the Men Who Stole the World – A book by Nicholas Shaxson

Still shipping
Masters of the sea afloat after 175 years in the trade

Avoiding the double-hit
How to mitigate the impact of the wage hike

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Anthony Shadid
September 26, 1968 – February 16, 2012