Media
Censorship in the Gulf
While the British press was giving front page coverage to the alleged kiss that landed a British couple in court in Dubai, a new mood of conservatism was also observed in the two art fairs that are taking place in the Gulf this week.

Lebanon
Playing To Historic Strengths
It is little surprise that the quiet harbour and narrow old streets of Byblos, 40km north of the capital, have been experiencing a significant expansion in tourism.

Media
Art Attack
Fine art is in the ascendant in the Gulf. Abu Dhabi is building its Guggenheim, its Louvre and its national museum, and has launched its own art fair. Qatar is adding a museum of western orientalist art to the museum of Islamic art designed by I.M. Pei.