Some months after the fall of Saddam Hussein, I found myselfin Kuwait sharing a taxi from the airport to my hotel withan Iraqi journalist who had just come from Baghdad …
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During a recent conference at the Abu Dhabi Central Bankattended by members of the financial sector and experts fromthe region, Europe and the US, a focus was on how to …
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The US’s former ambassador to the UN, John Bolton, recentlyconfirmed that Washington rejected calls for a ceasefirethis past summer and let Lebanon wither under Israeli attackfor several more weeks. An …
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Oman’s decision in early 2007 to opt out of the GCCmonetary union project has come as a blow to efforts by GCCstates to establish closer economic relations. However, thedecision was …
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Like it or not, Syria’s leaders have no desire it seems toimitate Longfellow’s “Arabs” and “fold up their tents andquietly steal away into the night.” Two years of diplomatic isolation …
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The actor Daniel Craig made one of the most shamelessproduct plugs in the history of cinema when he flashed andthen further name-checked his Omega Seamaster mid-waythrough his debut as the …
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The Jordanian economy has done pretty well recently, boasting high growth rates, attracting attention from regional investors, and enjoying increasing exports.Regarding the latter, the kingdom chalked up close to $4.1billion …
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Until recently, Dubai seemed content with its reputationas a booming former backwater, flush with oil revenues andripe for investment, but absent of any culture saveconspicuous consumption. Having firmly established its …
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It’s an ill wind that blows someone some good. Tehran’s infamous traffic congestion may clog its roads and the lungs of its 12 million inhabitants, but it means big business …
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You are owner of a small or medium (Lebanese)enterprise (SME) and you are facing one or more of the following situations: • What you sell (products or services) have high …