Articles

Hungary, Europe’s rising star

22 June 2020While I do not minimise the hardships endured by many millions all over the planet or the economic devastation wrought by a virus that respects no borders, I am optimistic that once the plague is tamed most economies...

Open letter to President Donald Trump

11 May 2020In this age of Covid-19 there is no nation that is not cruelly affected by the most virulent virus in over a century that is ruining lives and destroying economies.

Covid-19 requires truth not conspiracy theories

03 May 2020It has been a shock to discover that more than half the world’s population has been placed under house arrest.

Positivity is the key to ending this crisis

29 April 2020I am so fed up being bombarded with messages of doom and gloom from scientific experts and media pundits. Yes, we are in the midst of a pandemic that has severely impacted the lives of billions, but amplifying worst...

My message to Lebanon’s finest

11 November 2019Lebanon has always been close to my heart and today I am proud to stand with the Lebanese protesting against the criminal political class which has bled the country’s coffers and stifled opportunities for generations.

The tragic disintegration of Lebanon

10 October 2019I still retain wonderful memories of Lebanon as it once was. Dubbed ‘the Switzerland of the Middle East’ during the early 1970s, it was the most glamorous and exhilarating country in the region attracting visitors from...

Wanted! A new leader for the ‘Free World’

26 September 2019I once had high hopes for US President Donald Trump. I appreciated his big personality, positive outlook and business acumen. He enticed the leaders of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt early in his...

Confidence in the UAE’s economic growth is unshakable

29 July 2019Like most of my compatriots born in the days when clean water was a luxury it was hard work and optimism that fuelled my success and that of most of my childhood friends. In those days of hardship, we did not sit...

Wanted! A new crop of Lebanese Sunni politicians

12 June 2019There was a time when I considered Beirut as my second home. It was one of my favourite vacation destinations, and I was more than happy to invest heavily in a place I believed had enormous potential.

IMF and World Bank, wolves in sheep’s clothing

04 June 2019For years the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been pressing Gulf States to apply Value Added Tax (VAT) on consumer goods and services, ostensibly to strengthen fiscal budgets. It appears that Gulf Cooperation...

‘Peace to Prosperity’ workshop deserves a chance

30 May 2019The Palestinian Authority and all Palestinian factions have rejected any participation in the upcoming US-Bahraini sponsored economic peace conference to be held in Manama on 25 and 26 June to be attended by...

Trump’s Twitter feed is a magnet for bigots

07 May 2019Just as I was beginning to admire Donald Trump, the President of the United States for building one of the healthiest US economies in living history and for his uncompromising stance against the planet’s biggest...

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