Cover Story

Ferreting Out Fakes

Counterfeit wristwatches and handbags used to be restricted to back alleys. But these products are now swamping the Internet on a massive scale.

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Perspectives

Josh Lerner Save the Last Dance»

Traditional nightlife in Cairo is under threat from new Western entertainment and increasingly conservative attitudes.

Editor's Choice

Josh Lerner Top Arab Cities 2010»

Where should you live, work, and play? Our exclusive rankings pit the region’s major cities against one another to identify the best urban areas in the Middle East.

Business

Investment

Josh Lerner Greek Futures»

Can the country step back from the brink? Seven Greeks share their views on what lies ahead.



Aviation

Josh Lerner Sky High Hopes»

It’s worthy of a business school case: Lufthansa’s Middle East expansion strategy aims to redefine the market before dominating it.



Industry

Josh Lerner Riding the Wave»

We’ve found the mother of all economic indicators: As the Dow Industrials edge upward, so do orders for a new generation of decadent mega-yachts.




Focus

Josh Lerner A Nation and Islam»

Preoccupied by wars in both Afghanistan and Iraq, the British government may have overlooked a poisonous tide of anti-Muslim sentiment developing at home.



Josh Lerner Mind The Gap»

The prestigious OECD votes this month whether to include Israel as a member. But the country’s chances could be harmed by inequalities within its population.



Josh Lerner Good Neighbors»

The opening of a new consulate in Iraqi Kurdistan may signal the start of a new phase
in the tumultuous relationship between Turkey and northern Iraq.




Last Word

Josh Lerner Yousef Tuqan Tuqan»

Remember the good old days, when finding movie listings meant flipping through the morning newspaper? Well times have changed, and the fact is that the lion’s share of motion picture fans are now closer in age to your grandchildren than they are to you. What’s more, they’re so technologically savvy that they don’t need to get ink on their hands – they find movie times on their mobile phones. The chief executive of Flip Media, Yousef Tuqan Tuqan, tells the curmudgeonly TRENDS editor Jay Akasie about his company’s new app, and what’s wrong with his iPad.