OCTOBER 2011
EDITORIAL
COMMENT
Charged with tragic comedy
Lebanese political theatre at its best in electricity debacle
Sami Halabi
Yemen’s incipient civil war
State aggression pushes Yemeni youth toward armed revolt
Farea Al-Muslimi
Deference versus diversity in the Gulf
Public-sector-centric states are on an unsustainable course
Paul Cochrane
Nuclear negotiations from fusion to fission
The gradual meltdown in Iranian nuclear negotiations
Gareth Smyth
FEATURE
BANKING & FINANCE
Beirut Stock Exchange: Ringing the changes
New capital market law could pump life into Lebanon
Maya Sioufi
Fadi Khalaf – Arab Federation of Exchanges
New capital market law under scrutiny from ex-BSE chief
Maya Sioufi
REAL ESTATE & DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMICS & POLICY
Electricity: Crumbling Behind the Country
Lebanon's new electricity law gives little reason for cheer
Sami Halabi
High Hopes and Higher Hurdles
The long awaited introduction of high speed internet and 3G is upon us, in sha’ Allah
Sami Halabi
Executive Insight – Stronger but not immune
Gulf economics stand firm in face of global double dip
Fabio Scacciavillani
CONSUMER SOCIETY
The end is nigh for the age of rage
A light at the end of the tunnel for Lebanon's internet users?
Jeff Neumann
Book Review: The Road to Fatima Gate
The Beirut Spring, the Rise of Hezbollah, and the Iranian War Against Israel
Paul Cochrane
BUSINESS ESSENTIALS
LAST WORD
Open to abuse
The toil of migrant workers in Qatar, one of the world's fastest growing economies
David Segall
