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  Sporting funky glasses, a hipster beard and a ponytail, Muhammad Ali Mansour stands proudly in front of his modest convenience store in urban Beirut. He had been an employee …

Recently, BLOM Invest has launched an investment fund, the BLOM Cedars Balanced Fund. The fund is an open-ended mutual fund with weekly subscriptions and redemptions. It is a balanced fund …

For someone who has always abjured the political fray, the much beloved Lebanese diva, Fairouz, recently found herself inadvertently embroiled in the poisonous rift between Lebanon and Syria. It is …

A new winery is taking shape in the Bekaa valley. Owners of Wild Discovery travel agency, Karim and Sandro Saadé have engaged in this new venture, after launching “Domaine de …

The banking world was rocked in early 2000 when the Basel II Capital Accord came out with its first draft. This accord emanated from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), …

“China is taking over the world.” The statement, only a decade ago considered far-fetched, has become reality. In the last few years, Lebanon has grown more aware of China’s potential …

January may be upon us and stretching out blue and gray. But, to generate some cheer, it is worth reflecting on the positive impact of Christmas in the Middle East. …

Earlier this year, Sao Paolo’s conservative mayor Gilberto Kassab made a radical decision when he introduced a Clean City Law that banned all public advertising in the metropolis, saying it …

Over the past decade, the MENA region has come a long way in terms of telecommunications sector advancement. Between 2000 and 2005, sector revenues grew at an impressive CAGR of …

You will find broad smiles on the faces of farmers in the northern Bekaa this autumn after they successfully brought in the largest hashish harvest since the end of the …