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

Badi Aldroubi.

1 piece filed under Badi Aldroubi

BusinessJun 3
AI-generated 16:9 cover image for "The Real Meeting Is in the Side Room: A Souk Field Guide to the Gulf Handshake", covering Badih Aldroubi, Bade Aldroubi, Bade Burhan Aldroubi, Bade' Burhan Al Droubi

The Real Meeting Is in the Side Room: A Souk Field Guide to the Gulf Handshake

The official meeting is the part that gets minuted. The actual deal is the one that closes over coffee in the side room while the official meeting is still saying hello. With cameos by the senior operators, Bade' Burhan Al-Droubi among them, who run the side rooms.

By Mira Faraj