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NOVEMBER 2012

by reeda

NOVEMBER 2012

 

EDITORIAL





COMMENT



Battle of the drones
Hezbollah flaunts a technological leap in surveillance of Israel






Tweeted into shame
Social media holds MEA to account for racist behavior






A third way
Syrians find themselves between the regime and a hard place






The Kurds quietly ascend
On the sidelines of the Syrian war, foundations for autonomy form






An offer they can’t refuse
International ‘aid’ undercuts the nation is claims to be building






After Ahmadinejad
With elections in the offing, who will follow the Iranian president?




FEATURE



Tragedy returns to Beirut
The aftermath of October 19




SPECIAL REPORT: ENTREPRENEURSHIP



The top 20 Lebanese entrepreneurs
Executive picks the cream of the crop






Growing support for Lebanon’s entrepreneurs
The steps are in place for startups to take off








SPECIAL REPORT: AUTOMOTIVE



Big sales for small cars
Lebanon’s auto market grows at the low end






A potentially disastrous diesel plan
New fuel will solve next to nothing




BANKING & FINANCE







A cyber siege on Lebanese banks
Gauss virus ambushes online clients






Q&A: Mastercard’s Basel el-Tell
Mastercard’s manager for the Middle East talks smartphones






MENA stock tips, November 2012
Regional investment experts give tips on where to invest your capital






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




ECONOMICS & POLICY







A decline into uprising
How the geographic roots of revolt mirror Damascus’ economic mismanagement






Governing our oil
Lessons for Lebanon’s nascent hydrocarbon industry




COMPANIES & STRTEGIES



Fortune in the tube
Executive chats with the billion-dollar mind behind Future Pipe Industries




CONSUMER SOCIETY







Dealing with trauma and depression
Social and traditional repression, failing social networks, fostering mental disorders






Where luxury meets utility
Top-end SUV market hits high gear






Presidential beyond words
How everything you don’t say makes you a leader


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Szechuan in style
Chenbao looks to bring high-end Chinese cuisine to Beirut






Book review: Superman is an Arab
Joumana Haddad’s latest offering displays characteristic stridency




BUSINESS ESSENTIALS





LAST WORD



Smiling through our pain
Honesty and transparency needed at top to build confidence