By James M Dorsey With the fate hanging in the balance of the 2015 international agreement that curbed Iran’s nuclear program, prospects for greater security and stability in the Middle East are meagre with or without a deal. Undoubtedly, the region will be better off with a revival of the accord from which the United […]
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Do you know much about the thriving city Dammam in Saudi Arabia? If you are heading there on business or are thinking about making it part of your Saudi Arabian itinerary, you could be richly rewarded. As the hub of the Saudi oil industry, Dammam welcomes many business travellers each year. However, a growing number of leisure travellers are discovering Dammam along with other Saudi Arabia destinations. […]
By James M Dorsey Qatar’s 2022 World Cup promises to benefit not only itself but also to provide an unintended economic, political, and religious soft power boon for its foremost rival in the region, the United Arab Emirates. The UAE, alongside Saudi Arabia, leads a pack of Gulf states eager to capitalize on the expectation […]
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By James M Dorsey A potential revival of the Iran nuclear accord is likely to test the sustainability of Middle Eastern efforts to dial down tensions and manage differences by improving diplomatic relations and fostering economic cooperation. In the latest fence mending, two Gulf states, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates announced their ambassadors’ return […]
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By C.J. Atkins BERLIN: “It’s going to be a choice many of us will have to face when winter comes: freeze or starve.” So says Günter Pohl, a glassworker from the the town of Sprockhövel in Germany’s industrial Ruhr region. “The sanctions are supposedly targeting Russia, but they’re hitting us a lot more than they […]
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A former Twitter Inc security chief has alleged that the Indian government forced the social media firm to put a government agent on the payroll, according to a whistleblower disclosure with US regulators. Peiter ‘Mudge’ Zatko raised the issue with the US Securities and Exchange Commission among other security lapse claims at Twitter. He said the government […]
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By James M Dorsey When Russia invaded Ukraine, it took itself off the map of Eurasian transport corridors linking China and Europe. At the same time, it breathed new life into moribund routes that would allow goods to travel across the Eurasian landmass without traversing Russia. It also opened the door to greater Russian […]
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Arabian Post Staff Intense competition and an increase in claims frequency will continue to weigh on Islamic insurers’ earnings in 2022, S&P said in a report on the outlook for the GCC Takaful industry. But it forecast a modest recovery in 2023 thanks to anticipated rate adjustments in loss-making lines and higher interest rates, which should boost investment returns. Ongoing pressure on earnings and capital has already […]
Study further found 79% of consumers in Asia Pacific want digital identity system SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 16 August 2022 – Callsign, the digital identity pioneer, has released a report quantifying for the first time the value of digital trust to society and the economy. The research reveals the potential to build growth during the current global economic slowdown with a five percentage point increase in […]
