DUBAI.Mediaquest Corp. has taken the reins of the publishing and events divisions of Gray Business Communications (GBC). The deal, which takes effect on January 2, adds a number of titles to the Mediaquest Corp. portfolio including Gulf Marketing Review, GMR-Online, Al Tasweeq Al Arabi, RaceWeek and several sports publications. Mediaquest also takes [...]

DUBAI. Leading international management consultancy McKinsey & Co. has said that healthcare providers in the Gulf – both public and private – are grappling with an acute shortage of clinical staff. “The shortage of medical professionals is a worldwide phenomenon but is particularly severe in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries [...]

Instead of opening Lebanon’s struggling agriculture sector to lucrative export markets, free trade agreements have sent the country’s farmers into a tailspin. Imports have flooded the market, meaning farmers are now unable to sell to their domestic market.
The consequences of the EULebanon Association Agreement, signed in March 2003, have [...]

When Gulf Cooperation Council rulers met early last month in Doha for their 28th Summit, the Gulf region was preoccupied with the war in Iraq, while under the threat of a new confrontation involving Iran. The Summit host, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifah Al Thani, the emir of Qatar, warned that [...]