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NOVEMBER 2010

by reeda

NOVEMBER 2010

 

EDITORIAL





COMMENT



The Lebanese art of distraction
STL speculation is just another tool for politicians to keep the wool pulled over our eyes






Shebaa still simmering
Hezbollah warns of renewed campaign to win back disputed turf






Bibi’s iron wall
Israeli strategy to stall & grab still going strong






Greeks bearing gifts
Greece warms to Israel despite brutal treatment of its citizens






ElBaradei’s boycott gamble
Egypt's presidential contender plays an unwise card






Cityscape’s sinking feeling
Dubai's property extravaganza a lonely oasis






The Delhi belly games
India is left red-faced after the Commonwealth Games




FEATURE



The specter of Solidarity
How the once mighty labor movement was felled






A sea of plenty?
Turkey’s water wealth unlikely to quench Middle Eastern thirst




BANKING & FINANCE







Banking Special – Asking for the moon
Tips from Beirut's best investment minds on the volatile post-carsh markets






Q&A with Stefan Keitel
Credit Suisse interview on investors' gold rush and emerging markets trends










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




REAL ESTATE & DEVELOPMENT







Changing Cairo
The Egyptian capital faces its biggest shake-up since Nasser






Q&A: Mounib hammoud
The rebuilders of Beirut take on Egypt’s crown






A lack of Grade A
New top end offices are just down the hallway






Q&A Namir Cortas
Mediterranean vibrancy for Beirut's newest neighborhood




ECONOMICS & POLICY







Less water every day
Lebanon is running out of time to plug the holes in its leaky ways






Chinese whispers
Beijing could be reeling-in Tehran's last lifeline






Q&A with Sir Andrew Cahn
The land of Big Ben looks to boost trade with Lebanon




COMPANIES & STRATEGIES



Change is in the airwaves
Telecoms firms better think fast to stay ahead




CONSUMER SOCIETY



A Privilege to Die
Inside Hezbollah’s Legions and Their Endless War Against Israel






Bags of style
Luxury luggage tough-nut Tumi brings functional fashion to Beirut






Q&A with Angelo Gaja
Wine guru has grape expectations for emerging wine markets






Executive Insight
Accepting the language of progress


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BUSINESS ESSENTIALS





CAPITALIST CULTURE



Tea Party topography
America's anti-governmental upstarts are already rewriting US foreign policy