Middle East
WealthInsight: Dubai billionaire capital of Middle East
Three Middle Eastern cities have made it into the list of the top 25 cities with the largest population of billionaires, with Dubai the highest-ranked Middle East city at 18th place
Hisham Matar on Gaddafi, the Libyan Revolution and His Father's Abduction
Matar of Life and Death
Hisham Matar’s first novel had huge political resonance in Libya, but both that and his recent second work are personal, human tales at heart, he tells Sophie McBain
Tyre's Heritage Under Threat
Tyred Out
Joseph Dyke bemoans the fate of the beautiful city of Tyre, damaged both by ancient conquerors and now its government. Photography by Sam Tarling
Art in the Middle East, after the Arab Spring
Cultural Shifts
Anthony Downey, editor of new culture venture Ibraaz Publishing, describes how the project evolved against a backdrop of dramatic upheaval in the Middle East and North Africa
Gaddafi Dead: The Tyrant Has Fallen
Even knowing that Muammar Gaddafi’s death was not an improbable outcome of the final military battle for Sirte, when it came it was a shock
Two State Dissolution
Josh Spero talks to Munib Masri, the Palestinian businessman and philanthropist, about building a business empire in the Middle East and why he will refuse to be prime minister of a Palestinian state — for a fourth time
Tuning in to Tunisia
Sophie McBain watched an interview with the new finance minister of free Tunisia. He's got the banking and political skills - now just to run the economy...
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Movers and Sheikhas
Sophie McBain on the influential princesses of the ruling Gulf-state families who are stepping up to promote and nurture an emerging art scene
World Wealth Report: Asia Overtakes Europe
The World Wealth Report 2011 released today reveals that are more HNWs in Asia-Pacific (3.3 million) than Europe (3.1 million) for the first time; Asia-Pacific expanded its lead by worth from $200 billion in 2010 to $600 billion in 2011
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Sadly my son passed away a couple of years ago leaving two teenage children, and while we have a very good relationship with our daughter-in-law she has indicated she doesn’t want to remain a widow as she is only in her early 40’s. What is the best way to structure what would have been our son’s inheritance to ensure it goes to our grandchildren without alienating their mother?
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Although statistically unlikely, it is sadly the case that some children die before their parents and most well-written wills provide for that contingency. Although testators sometimes wish to make provision for the spouse of a deceased child, it is usual for the will to include a term that if a child predeceases the testator, his or her children will step into their parent’s shoes.
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