Beirut is UNESCO’s 2009 World Book Capital, a prestigious title
that the city intends to live up to.

Media in the land of the Pharoahs are pushing free speech, but they may be missing how the local newspaper market is changing.

When MerchantBridge’s Samir A. Arab test-drove a Spyker car a few years ago, he was impressed. “How much?” he asked. “$250,000,” came the reply.

Not long ago Batelco wasn’t just a big fish in the pond; it was the only fish. Now competition has made Batelco’s size a liability. Can the company wriggle free?