It happened at an international conference promoting Islamic real estate financing last month in Amman. After a session detailing product trends in real estate financing that meet the requirements of…
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The first deal under Solidere’s new strategy of regional activities in managing urban development projects is with the emirate of Ajman in the United Arab Emirates. Estimated at $13.6 billion,…
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In late January, the organizers of the MENA Cristal awards were thrown into an unenviable position: just days before the five-day-long awards were set to be open in the Lebanese…
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Christian Cappe, CEO of the MENA Cristal Awards, president of the 2C Associés and general director of the Meribel Festival de la Publicité, struggled with local political developments to bring…
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Ikea has more than 250 stores in 34 countries, with over 310 million people visiting the low-cost home products retailer every year. In Britain, according to one estimate, almost twice…
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Going back some 30 years, many Lebanese will recall that their civil war, which began in 1975, was mostly understandable to them through three mediums: newspapers, radio, and the more…
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Plastic is growing in the Middle East with the two leading global brands—Visa (12 million card holders) and MasterCard (undisclosed)—dominating the regional market. During the 12 months to September 2006,…
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According to a recent Zogby poll, George W. Bush jumped ahead of Ariel Sharon this year as the world leader Arabs like least. Perhaps Bush owes his remarkable surge to…
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Chiclana de la Frontera, SPAIN: One of the perks of working in journalism is going on the occasional press trip. There is an essential quid pro quo to all these…
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In 2005, the US and its allies, would have liked, by putting as much pressure on Bashar Al Assad, an internally-inspired regime change in Syria. Part of this strategy was…