Governor Joaquin F. Blaya is a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), a US Federal Agency charged with all non-military international broadcasting services to promote democracy worldwide. He talks to Jonathan Howell-Jones about the new direction BBG’s Arabic-language television station Alhurra is taking.
In one of the Arab world’s most isolated countries, a Greek community school has been transformed into a social experiment in educating global citizens.
Traditional nightlife in Cairo is under threat from new Western entertainment and increasingly conservative attitudes.
Bahrain’s decision to reform the visa system is likely to have far-reaching consequences for employment across the GCC.
On June 7, Lebanon elected a new parliament in what are shaping up to be crucial elections.
On May 20, the UAE pulled out of the proposed monetary union (single currency) for the GCC.
Just a few weeks away from parliamentary elections on June 7 that will pit the current parliamentary majority led by Saad Hariri against the Hezbollah-led opposition, even minor events could tip the balance in favor of one side or the other.
Selim el-Zyr, the president and chief executive officer of Rotana Hotels, tells Ehtesham Shahid about the hospitality sector and how it can duck the downturn.
Eric von Hippel, an innovation expert at MIT’s Sloan School of Management, tells Ian Munroe why intellectual property laws are out of sync with the digital age.
Nobel laureate Paul Krugman tells Ian Munroe about the origins of the financial crisis, and how its fallout will change the global economy.
