Building entrepreneurs through Startup Scouts initiative
Lebanon needs entrepreneurs. Faced with a situation where access to even the most basic infrastructure is met by challenging situations, Lebanese youth typically have two choices: they can either choose to not do anything...
ICJ rules – UAE-led blockade violates Qataris’ rights
The economic blockade imposed by the United Arab Emirates and its allies against Qatar amounts to racial discrimination. This was what the United Nations' top court pronounced in its provisional ruling in what is...
Economic deal between Lebanon and Syria vital to their economies
In efforts aimed at making an economic deal with Syria, which could potentially also see an increase in the footprint of Lebanon’s exports, Raed Khoury, the country’s caretaker economy minister stated Lebanon must seek...
Fake news legislation set to become law in Egypt
Fake news has become a growing menace. With the ever increasing reach of the internet, it is becoming increasingly easier for for those with an ulterior motive to spread disinformation and conspiracy theories online....
Lebanon’s economy could add “one-billion-dollar” cannabis industry
Lebanon’s economy meets McKinsey’s vision as the latter listed out a range of recommendations that touches upon the creation of a wealth management and a hub for “investment-banking” along with turning Lebanon into a...
The UAE ecotourism to highlight the region’s natural wonders
The UAE ecotourism drive attempts to underscore the region’s “tourism potential” in its ‘natural wonders’. The “Ministry of Climate Change and Environment”, in short MOCCAE, initiated the “National Ecotourism Project”.
The aim of the initiation...
Majid Al Futtaim Group’s ‘$2 billion’ investment in Lebanon
Amid the economic turmoils of Lebanon, foreign investors like Majid Al Futtaim Group, continue to eye Lebanon’s opportunities. As a result, the group is going to ramp up its Lebanese investments to “$2 billion...
Lebanon’s cedar forests threatened by climate change
Strolling in the cedar forests of Lebanon’s mountainous slopes is such a relief since it transports you away from the misery of everyday life. Many of these trees have been here for more than...
Response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the Syrian war
As a response to the huge humanitarian crisis created by the Syrian war, Lebanon Crisis Response Plan (LCRP), provides an integrated humanitarian framework which includes a stabilization mechanism to tackle challenges faced by the...
Abu Dhabi deserts to turn into arable land
It is difficult to establish greenery in Abu Dhabi, while commercial agricultural forms have been sought as a coveted measure to keep up with the modern era ever since the 1950s. However, the results...