Growing populations, rising demand on resources and mounting environmental pressures are putting an increasing global strain on water resources. In the Middle East in particular, stressed river basins shared by …
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Plastic sheets with slick photos and generic names like “The Candy Shop” covering storefronts make Amman’s The Boulevard look less empty than it is. Some five years after initially planned, …
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Economics and Policy Saudi Arabia officially notified the United Nations on Tuesday of its decision to reject a seat on the U.N. Security Council, which U.N. diplomats said clears the …
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As continued troubles roil the Middle East, the need for action to stabilize the region economically becomes more urgent. Since 2011, in much of the Arab world a lack of …
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With US Secretary of State John Kerry back in the Middle East this week, new ideas are being touted to revive the Arab-Israeli peace process – with a confederation between …
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In the coming months, Executive is seeking to highlight exciting entrepreneurs from Lebanon and across the Arab world. Starting today, every Thursday we will meet one of the new generation …
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In the midst of all the chatter around Lebanon’s new potential oil and gas reserves offshore, an art exhibition in Karantina’s Sfeir-Semler Gallery reminds us of an era when Lebanon …
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Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour's incoming government last week won a vote of confidence in Parliament, securing the approval of 82 out of the Lower House’s 150 deputies. To most …
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With entrepreneurship becoming something of a buzzword in the Middle East, it would be easy to assume that it is booming. But while support for new companies is certainly growing, …
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Economics and policy The World Bank has granted Jordan $70 million in financing to help it to extend small loans to young people in depressed rural areas that have suffered …