by Afshin Molavi | Oct 30, 2018 | Articles
America’s biggest airlines say the luxury carriers of the oil-rich Persian Gulf aren’t playing fair. But are Emirates, Etihad, and Qatar Airways subsidized — or just smarter?
by Afshin Molavi | Oct 30, 2018 | Articles
DUBAI — “No, I do not need a barber pole,” I said. “But it is real, you see,” the young Pakistani salesman said, “like the ones in America.”
by Afshin Molavi | Oct 30, 2018 | Articles
Tis the season to go to Ibiza. Or Bali. Or Miami, or maybe just pack the car, round up the kids, and go to a nearby beach. August is, after all, vacation month in much of the Western world and is also vital to the bottom line of the global travel industry, one of the...
by Afshin Molavi | Oct 30, 2018 | Articles
“If you are going to do something meaningful,” the late Israeli statesman Shimon Peres told a colleague making a big life decision, “you must know two things: First, nothing meaningful comes easy and you must be prepared for a tough battle. Secondly, since you are...
by Afshin Molavi | Oct 30, 2018 | Articles
Shortly after Egypt’s 2011 uprising ended with the fall of President Hosni Mubarak, prominent Egyptian investor Ahmed Heikal said: “If we get things right, we could be Turkey in 10 years. If we get them wrong, we could be Pakistan in 18 months.”
