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Eluned Woollven
9-Nov-2006
Conflict has once again characterised the Middle East region this year, with the turmoil in Iraq seemingly unending and the renewed eruption of hostilities between Israel and Lebanon.
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Yet the resilience of regional consumers and their ability to recover quickly from such destructive events is impressive. Take the situation at Beirut International airport, for example. Although a........
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