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MARCH 2013

by reeda

MARCH 2013

 

EDITORIAL





COMMENT



Raping the women of Tahrir
Organized mobs attempting to silence Egyptian womens’ voices






A disappearing border
Northern Lebanon embroiled in Syrian war






Syria’s fallen symbols of state
Loss of Al Thawra dam reverberates through Damascus






Weaving the silk pipeline
Beijing set to be Baghdad's largest oil producer and purchaser






Ahmadinejad’s burning bridges
President’s animosity with political elites threatens interesting exit






Libya’s Senussi smiles at injustice abroad
Qadhafi’s former right hand man happy to be falsely tried






Lazy journalism threatens Tunisia
Lack of fact-checking exacerbates growing insecurity






‘Qatargate’ breaks open
Dirty dealings in Doha’s winning World Cup bid






Israel openly pulling America’s strings
Hagel saga shows Jewish lobby’s power over US political process






Teaching dependence
How Lebanese children are being tutored to a fault




FEATURE



Assir’s economics
Fundamentalist sheikh talks piety, the national debt and Hezbollah’s arms


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A strategy to legalize civil marriage
How to keep the momentum in the battle for civil ceremonies


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SPECIAL REPORT: ADVERTISING















Edmond Mountran
Memac Ogilvy’s






Raja Trad
Leo Burnett MENA














Christian Cappe
MENA Cristal Festival






Tarek Daouk
Starcom MediaVest Group










Marwan Kai
Media International Services














H&C Leo Burnett
A discussion with Bechara Mouzannar, Kamil Kuran and Nada Abi Saleh






Striving for real Middle Eastern journalism
How the Internet is undermining our freedom






Flipping ‘Murphy’s Law’ in Lebanon
From ‘what can go wrong, will’, to ‘if it can be done, it will’






Network Communication group
Expanding online and across the region




ECONOMICS & POLICY







Welcome to the snake pit
The race for hydrocarbons in the Eastern Mediterranean changing political alliances






Still no to the WTO
Lebanon’s bid to join the World Trade Organization all but finished






Making the reward worth the risk
Lebanon will have to appeal to international oil companies for investment






Finding new ways to extract
Rethinking oil exploration in the Middle East


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Developing human capital
Boston Consulting Group’s Sven-Olaf Vathje on improving your staff




BANKING & FINANCE







Lebanon’s banking sector still well-fueled
Profits under pressure but a resilient performance nonetheless






How Lebanon could raise $1 billion per year
Tapping into patriotism could make diaspora bonds work






Look to the East
Weakening yen makes Japanese equities a good investment






Investment ideas: June 2013
Where should you put your money next month




REAL ESTATE & DEVELOPMENT







Big bets on Smallville
Tapping into the mid-range hotel market






Tripoli’s new plot of gold
Sidestepping restrictions help Blom develop land




COMPANIES & STRATEGIES



Battle of the Malls
ABC and Le Mall go head to head in bid to be Beirut’s top venue




CONSUMER SOCIETY



Turning Japanese
Noa restaurant brings a taste of Tokyo cuisine to Lebanon






Not just your grandpa’s car
Classic design meets technology in Cadillac ATS






Why Blackberry Z10 may struggle
A great device is being hobbled by slovenly software




BUSINESS ESSENTIALS





LAST WORD



The Detroit of the Middle East
Beirut now officially a terrible place to live