Future Generation
From power pariah to green lifeline, nuclear energy’s image has gone full circle in the past couple of decades, Lucy Fielder finds.
Down but not out
The markets are still flustering over the possibility and consequences of a recession in the world’s largest economy and with reason. But Dr. Marwan Iskandar argues that the depreciation in the US dollar could and should whet your appetite for investment.
Putting on the glitz
With its Methuselahs of Champagne and unabashed ostentation, Crystal cornered the market in bringing high-end luxury to Beirut’s clubbing scene. Having taken dreams of glamour and sold them back, Circle Management Group and Dream Holding were then set up to export Crystal’s brand of quali
Powerboat Arabia
Powerboat racing is taking the Gulf by storm and creating new business opportunities in sports, tourism, marketing and sponsorships. Iyad Kayali investigates how this competitive sport has entrenched itself in minds of big businesses.
High Flyers
Luxury Air Travel used to be confined to First and Business Class cabins on national airlines. But as Habib Battah discovers, new private jet services are attracting discerning passengers while giving traditional companies a run for their money.
Right to Reply
Sheikha Hanadi bint Nasser bin Khaled Al Thani is Bespoke’s first Ultimate Visionary. She finally brought herself into the fold to exclusively reveal to Bespoke the person behind the success.
Towering Dreams
DAMAC Properties has built a formidable reputation in this region, and beyond. Fiona Walshe talks to ceo Peter Riddoch about waterside living, the latest in luxury, and why Dubai is still the hottest development market around.
Up in smoke
With governments worldwide hiking up the price of a pack of cigarettes, locally-produced brands may yet see the light of day. But do they have the blend it takes to play with the big boys, asks Helen Assaf.
Best of all Worlds
The age-old idiom ‘behind every successful man is a strong woman’ no longer rings as true as it used to. There are some men that are managing to move mountains on their own while still having a choice of damsels. Rana Ballout talks to pioneering investment banker Tarek Haffar about focus,
24 Hours with Anthony Maalouf
“I don’t believe things happen for a reason. I believe things happen for the right reason,” says Anthony Maalouf, the ceo of regional restaurant-café behemoth Casper & Gambini’s worldwide, leaning forward with purpose. At age 37, Maalouf embodies a rags-to-riches story that involved a sudd
The Favourite Son
As one of the region’s youngest ceos, Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak has been leading Abu Dhabi’s aggressive investment strategy while racking in international attention.
The Protector
WordBinder Many people are fond of books and manuscripts, collecting them and building up private libraries that are exhibited and preserved like expensive jewellery. President Francois Mitterand apparently had around 3,000 of which he claimed to have read each one. But for one man, books