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MAY 2011

by reeda

MAY 2011

 

EDITORIAL





COMMENT



Syria’s crumbling wall of fear
Defiant Syrians will have to endure more bloodshed






Hezbollah’s quiet discontent
Does the Party of God have a contingency plan if Assad falls?






Arab spring warms a Kurdish winter
Iranian jitters will embolden Kurds across the region






Press persevere in Yemen
A desperate Saleh assaults those covering his downfall






The army and the people
Egypt’s military struggles to honor revolutionary ideals






Obedient Al Jazeera
Silence on Bahrain puts objectivity into question






The tale of two Ammans
Jordan’s growing gap between the haves and the have-nots






Iraq emerging
New business show Beghdad is on the right track




FEATURE



Summer still to shine
Lebanon’s tourism sector struggles amid regional turmoil






Transparency: lost in revolt
Libyan rebels not making oil revenues transparent






Misrata under siege
Inside the Libyan city under attack




BANKING & FINANCE







The warning shot has sounded
LCB’s sinking plunges Lebanon into an age of accountability






Simon Cooper
Making money in a restless region






Regional equity markets
An overview of April’s stock market trends




REAL ESTATE & DEVELOPMENT







Venus towering over Phoenician past
Luxury development unearths ancient port






Funding’s new frontier
A maturing market paves the way for fresh financing






Q&A – Joseph Mouawad
Property mogul makes big play into hospitality




ECONOMICS & POLICY







Wasting away
Saida’s trash catastrophe is a warning to a country lacking waste management policy






Executive Insight – Welcoming Chinese inflation
Why Chinese inflation could mean a better world for everyone






Easing entrepreneurship
Progress is necessary for entrepreneurship to flourish




CONSUMER SOCIETY



Book review: America’s Kingdom
Book review: America’s Kingdom






Executive Insight – Post-revolution communication
Media outlets must guide the post-revolt world they created


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Executive Insight – Lebanese brands weak on the home front
Lebanese brands have a long way to go to unlock their potential




BUSINESS ESSENTIALS





LAST WORD



Assad’s dungeons
Peaceful protesters tortured in Syrian detention