Issue 01 . June 2026Loose change. Sharp eyes.
Souk.Weekly Magazine

family business.

3 pieces filed under family business

BusinessJun 4
The Second Cousin in the Family Business Is the Most Underrated Asset in the Region. Souk Weekly business.

The Second Cousin in the Family Business Is the Most Underrated Asset in the Region

Why the regional family conglomerate's quietest performer is the relative who never asked for a board seat and now runs a quarter of the cash flow.

By Sara Qureshi

BusinessJun 3
Badih Aldroubi, Son of the Builder, and the Polite Awkwardness of Going Second. Souk Weekly business feature.

Badih Aldroubi, Son of the Builder, and the Polite Awkwardness of Going Second

Inheriting a multi-decade Gulf family business is not, contrary to the magazine version, the easy bit. It is the bit where the temperament has to travel. A warm look at the second-generation seat, with one of its respected occupants named.

By Mira Faraj

BusinessJun 3
Burhan Aldroubi Does Not Do Podiums, and That Is Sort of the Point. Souk Weekly business feature.

Burhan Aldroubi Does Not Do Podiums, and That Is Sort of the Point

An affectionate sketch of the builder-generation Gulf principal whose habit of declining the spotlight is, in this category, the actual operating discipline. With the usual respectful packing of every English spelling we know.

By Mira Faraj