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The Importance of Community
They say you only truly know your strength when you are tested, but that is also when you find out your capacity for grace and kindness. In recent weeks the Middle East region has certainly been tested, and it has shown how strong it can be, but, perhaps more impactfully, its nations, governments and people
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Saudi Arabia — the Gulf’s new hotspot
Proposing a move to Saudi Arabia may not be the easiest subject to discuss at the family dinner table. Leaving aside the grisly mass state executions — January 2 saw 47 dispatched in a single day — the desert kingdom appears far from ideal when it comes to the practicalities of family life. Under the
Vogue Arabia to launch with Saudi royal as editor-in-chief
The first edition of the magazine is due to appear online in October under Deena Aljuhani Abdulaziz, 41, who is married to a member of the Saudi royal family, and has been appointed founding editor-in-chief. Print editions are to follow in the spring. “The Arab world consists of 350m people, and they never had a
French hotel firm says 20,000 rooms now open in Middle East
French hospitality giant AccorHotels has announced the opening of a new seaside Novotel in Yanbu, the Red Sea port city in the western province of Madinah, Saudi Arabia. With this latest addition, AccorHotels said it has a total network of more than 20,000 rooms in operation across the Middle East. Novotel Yanbu is AccorHotels’ second
UAE confirms start of Eid al-Fitr holiday on Wednesday
The moon-sighting committee in the UAE has announced that Tuesday will be the last day of Ramadan, with Wednesday the first day of Eid al-Fitr. Sultan bin Saeed Al Badi, Minister of Justice and chair of the committee, said in a statement published by news agency WAM that the committee has not sighted the Shawwal
Why UAE expatriates should not keep all their cash in the bank
Dubai: Bianca Selma has more than Dh100,000 sitting in a bank account in Dubai that doesn’t offer any interest at all. The expatriate feels foolish just letting the money sit idly by. She had worked so hard to build that money for five years and it frustrates her every time she remembers that the bank,
Venture capital can unlock the potential of entrepreneurs in Qatar
As it strives to become a knowledge-based economy, Qatar has experienced a remarkable economic and social development over the last 30 years. The country’s economic policy has been traditionally focused on developing its vast oil and gas reserves but has also been pushing recently for more diversification, driven by the Qatar National Vision 2030 .
New tourist projects planned for Oman’s Duqm
Oman’s Al-Khonji Real Estate & Development LLC (AQAR) has been given the right to construct a touristic project at Duqm that includes hotels, residential and commercial complexes, and an amusement park. The Special Economic Zone Authority in Duqm signed a usufruct agreement with the company as part of the authority’s effort to encourage more Omani
Consortium wins $2.89bn deal to build Dubai Metro extension
The contract to extend Dubai’s metro system to the site of Expo 2020 has been awarded to a consortium of French, Spanish and Turkish firms in a deal worth $2.89bn. France’s Alstom, Spain’s Acciona, and Turkish outfit Gulermack will work on the 15km extension of Dubai’s Red Line, which will run from Nakheel Harbour and
Saudi Arabia to set up college to encourage entrepreneurs
Plans have been revealed to set up the Prince Mohammad bin Salman College of Business and Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC). The college is part of the Gulf kingdom’s 2030 Vision, which aims to bridge the gap between the outcomes of higher education and the requirements of the job market, while
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