By James M Dorsey Footballers with diametrically opposed views on homosexuality and alcohol consumption have sparked heated controversy about Islamic mores and human and workers’ rights in Qatar’s final stretch in the run-up for next year’s FIFA World Cup. Two things stand out in the controversy beyond the specific arguments put forward by opposing camps. First, some fault lines cut across community lines rather than pit one […]
By: Marc Meyer, CCO at Transmetrics The MENA region has seen a paradigm shift when it comes to online shopping and its delivery network—and the supply chain is now being asked to rise to the occasion. According to Christine Harb from the Global Brand Council at Visa, about 80% of consumers in the UAE have changed their spending habits and shifted towards online purchasing. MENA has seen […]
Arabian Post Staff GCC policymakers must navigate a challenging and uncertain landscape as the pandemic continues to cloud the global outlook and countries are in different phases of recovery, with varied growth prospects and policy space, IMF said in an assessment of the GCC economies. The Fund noted that GCC policymakers moved quickly to mitigate the health and economic impacts of twin COVID-19 and oil price shocks. […]
By James M Dorsey The crown jewel of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) increasingly looks like a powder keg that has exploded. Mass protests have for the past month swept Gwadar, a Chinese-dominated Pakistani port city 90 kilometres from the border with Iran that has long been plagued by intermittent protests and Baloch nationalist attacks on Chinese nationals and targets. Making things worse from China’s perspective, a […]
Arabian Post Staff The four-and-a-half day working week is another twist in the UAE’s drive to attract business and investment in the Gulf Cooporation Council (GCC). according to a GlobalData analysis. It points out how the weekend switch is the latest in a string of measures that have enhanced the competitiveness of Abu Dhabi and Dubai as regional centers, as it puts them on the same working […]
Arabian Post Staff The GCC leaders affirmed today the importance of completing pillars of the GCC common economic, defence and security integration and unity and coordinating stances in order to enhance solidarity and stability among GCC member states, serve their interests, avert them regional and international conflicts, fulfill aspirations of their people and strengthen their regional and international role through unified political positions and new partnerships regionally […]
Computer Application is the most popular career option among students aspiring to enter the information technology(IT) sector. It is a professionally-oriented course where the focus remains on developing the knowledge of computer fundamentals and programming concepts while allowing the prospected students to master programming languages. A well-designed three-year BCA course is an undergraduate academic degree program that can be your gateway to succeed in the dynamic IT […]
Canada has a growing job market for MBA professionals and is popular among international candidates for offering world-class business education. The countries education system ensures that there is no dearth of opportunities to explore, which quite naturally has transformed Canada into a popular destination among study abroad applicants, especially because of its relatively cheaper academic fees and immigrant-friendly policies. The best part? It is easier for international […]
Part-time courses are a great way of updating the necessary professional education and skills after you have graduated from secondary school or the completion of an undergraduate or graduate qualification. You can choose to enrol in part-time diploma courses in Singapore to hone skills or advance your existing experience to take up a specific career option that you have long desired. In this blog post we have […]
Arabian Post Staff The Dubai International Financial Centre Courts announced the launch of a ‘Specialised Court for the Digital Economy’ aimed at simplifying the settlement process of complex civil and commercial disputes related to the digital economy. The new specialised court will deal with national and international disputes related to current and emerging technologies. It will cover a wide variety of fields including big data, blockchain technologies, […]
Arabian Post Staff Gulf Capital announced record profitability results for its private equity portfolio over the last twelve months (LTM) ending in Q3 2021. The fair value of Gulf Capital’s $750 Million GC Equity Partners III (Fund III) soared by 67% in the Last Twelve Months, fuelled by the record profitability of its underlying portfolio companies. This strong performance is a direct result of Gulf Capital adopting […]
By James M Dorsey Increasingly, compliance with US sanctions against Iran could emerge as a litmus test of the United Arab Emirates’ close ties to the United States. At the sharp edge of a potential rift between the allies is a reportedly recently concluded agreement by a private UAE company to build gas-fired thermal, solar, and wind power plants with a total capacity of 300 megawatts in Iran’s hydrocarbon-rich […]
Arabian Post Staff Abu Dhabi has set its sights on Belgium, as a leading global pharmaceutical hub, to establish a global distribution corridor to serve the world in vaccine delivery and future life science needs. The collaboration builds on the capabilities of Abu Dhabi’s healthcare sector as a leading life sciences hub and the efforts of the HOPE Consortium in providing vaccine solutions for the world. This […]
Online sales have been bubbling pretty fiercely under the surface for many years, but a pandemic that saw as many as 85,000 businesses launching online shops in the space of just four months has quickly hastened that trajectory. Now, both as a result of the benefits from this online shift and as a need to compete in an entirely changed retail landscape, countless companies are continuing to […]
Arabian Post Staff Amazon today announced that Alexa, the brain that powers the Echo device family, is coming to the United Arab Emirates, offering customers an all-new, localized language experience in Khaleeji Arabic as well as in English, new features built with Gulf customers in mind, new smart home integrations with many compatible devices, and nearly 200 Alexa skills. Echo devices are voice-controlled speakers designed entirely around […]
Arabian Post Staff The region’s e-commerce sector is growing at the fastest pace globally, with online sales expected to double to $48.8 billion by 2021, according to a report by Fitch Solutions Macro Research, cited at the Global CIO Forum held this week. Undoubtedly, e-commerce has completely transformed the retail landscape. Most recently, two years after spending US$500m to acquire Souq, American e-commerce company Amazon has rolled […]
Arabian Post Staff The United Arab Emirates announced today that it will transition to a four and a half day working week, with Friday afternoon, Saturday and Sunday forming the new weekend. The new working week will commence January 1, 2022, across the federation of seven emirates (Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain) that make up the UAE. Currently the working […]
Arabian Post Staff India’s Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) Tuesday said it will partner with Abu Dhabi Chemicals Derivatives Company RSC to launch TA’ZIZ EDC & PVC, a world-scale chemical production partnership at the TA’ZIZ Industrial Chemicals Zone in Ruwais. The joint venture will have an investment of more than $2 billion. This is Reliance’s first investment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and it […]
The reauthorization of the popular investment immigration program of the United States, namely the EB-5 Immigrant Investor program, has once again been delayed as Democrats and Republicans were unable to reach a consensus on a comprehensive federal spending budget. On December 3, 2021, President Biden signed a short-term funding bill, known as a Continuing Resolution, to avert a shutdown of the U.S. federal government. Despite the expectation […]
Arabian Post Staff Borouge, a leading petrochemical company providing innovative, value-creating polyolefin solutions, announced today the award of the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracts for the world-scale fourth expansion of its manufacturing complex in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi (“Borouge 4”). ADNOC and Borealis AG recently signed a strategic partnership that confirms a $6.2 billion (AED22 billion) investment agreement to build Borouge 4. The EPC award underscores Borouge’s […]
By James Dorsey A cursory look at Saudi Arabia and Iran suggests that emphasizing human rights in US foreign policy may complicate relations but has little impact on regional stability or the willingness of protagonists to reduce tension and manage conflicts when it is in their interest. A post 9/11 US emphasis on human rights was not what inspired homegrown popular Arab revolts over the past decade […]
By James M Dorsey The United States has signalled in advance of next week’s Summit for Democracy that it is unlikely to translate lip service to adherence to human rights and democratic values in the Middle East into a policy that demonstrates seriousness and commitment. In a statement, the State Department said the December 9-10 summit would “set forth an affirmative agenda for democratic renewal and to tackle […]
The modern pace of life often makes many of us neglect sleep. We mistakenly think that it takes too much time, which can be spent on doing something more important. Is it possible to sleep less or is it worth giving up this idea? We decided to ask Choi En Djun, Doctor of Medical Sciences and Chief Physician of the Center of European and Oriental Medicine, Member […]
By James M Dorsey Russia hopes to blow new life into a proposal for a multilateral security architecture in the Gulf, with the tacit approval of the Biden administration. If successful, the initiative would help stabilise the region, cement regional efforts to reduce tensions, and potentially prevent war-wracked Yemen from emerging as an Afghanistan on the southern border of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf of Aden and at the […]
