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By James M Dorsey Proponents of a moderate Islam that embraces tolerance, diversity, and pluralism may be betting on the wrong horse by supporting Muslim scholars on autocrats’ payroll. Polling in the Middle East seems to confirm that state-sponsored clerics lack credibility. Recent research suggesting that non-violent protest has increasingly become less effective magnifies problems […]

The post Betting On The Wrong Horse: Battle To Define Moderate Islam first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By K Raveendran As the global oil markets digest the news about OPEC+ announcement of a 2 million barrels per day of crude output cut, more details emerging from market analysts should calm Indian nerves a bit as the impact may not be as severe as feared. The Brent price had touched $94 straightaway from […]

The post Sigh Of Relief As OPEC-Plus Cut Unlikely To Reach Declared Levels first appeared on IPA Newspack.

DUBAI: Major landmarks, shopping malls and offices in the UAE would be lit with Saudi Arabia’s national color as the Emirate joins the Kingdom’s 92nd National Day celebration on Friday, September 23.

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 22 September 2022 – MIMS, the largest multi-channel provider of drug information, medical communications, events management and marketing services in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region – today announced a strategic collaboration with Syneos Health Communications – the portfolio of Syneos Health® agencies designed to deliver insights-driven integrated communications spanning advertising, public relations, patient advocacy, medical communications, managed markets, omnichannel, naming and branding. […]

RIYADH: US carrier United Airlines and Dubai’s Emirates have signed a codeshare agreement amid high demand for air travel, according to the Government of Dubai Media Office. Under the agreement,

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 […]

The post Gulf Security In Peril, With Or Without Nuclear Deal With Iran first appeared on IPA Newspack.

Dubai is considered the commercial center and the business capital for the United Arab Emirates, if not the whole Gulf area. Dubai has an inviting business atmosphere due to the diversity of the community of its residents, who share a peaceful, respectful, and secure lifestyle.  Dubai’s strategic location encourages investors from around the world, and the international exposure in the city creates a vast and innovative business […]

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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 […]

The post Qatar World Cup Opens A New World For Gulf Arab Neighbours first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By K Raveendran The rupee hit a historic low this week. The immediate provocation was, of course, a signal from the US Federal Reserve that it will persist with high interest rates so as to try and control inflation. The dollar has been steadily climbing in recent times, driven by an exodus of capital into […]

The post A Historical Perspective To Rupee Falling To Its All-Time Low first appeared on IPA Newspack.

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 […]

The post Revival Of Iran Nuclear Deal To Test Middle East Détente first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Nantoo Banerjee It is good to know that Russia and India are in an advanced stage of discussion on accepting each other’s debit and credit cards. Should the two countries agree, Indian ATMs (automated teller machines) will soon accept Russian MIR cards. And, Indian RuPay cards will be accepted in Russia. Further, the two […]

The post Indian ‘RuPay’ And Russian ‘MIR’ Look For New Opportunities Together first appeared on IPA Newspack.

Reliance Industries Ltd, led by business mogul Mukesh Ambani, is the mystery buyer of the beach-side villa in Dubai worth $80 million, a report quoting sources has said. The deal is the biggest ever in the UAE  emiratey, with the sources saying that the villa brought at Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah was purchased earlier this year for Anant Ambani, the youngest son of Mukesh Ambani. Anant is one of […]

RIYADH: The UAE-based private healthcare provider Burjeel Holdings signed an initial agreement with the Saudi Ministry of Investment in a bid to expand into the Kingdom, with a target to invest up to

DUBAI: Dubai’s office market has seen rental growth for the first time since 2016’s first quarter, according to CBRE’s UAE Real Estate Market Review Q2 2022 report. Looking at the office sector

By Prakash Karat   The Narendra Modi government is deepening strategic ties with the United States on all fronts.  Three events which took place in the last few weeks highlight this growing proximity to the geopolitical designs of the United States.   India has joined a new grouping called the I2U2 in West Asia which […]

The post Burgeoning Strategic Ties Of India With USA Is A Threat To Sovereignty first appeared on IPA Newspack.

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 […]

By Ashis Biswas Largely unnoticed by the Indian mainstream media, Bangladesh hosted the Ministerial Conference of Developing 8 grouping, D-8 for short, a few days ago. This relatively new alliance brings together eight Muslim countries spread from South East Asia to Africa. There were a few tangible, positive decisions taken at the virtually conducted Foreign […]

The post Bangladesh Hosts Top Ministerial Summit Of D-8 Islamist Countries first appeared on IPA Newspack.

RIYADH: ADNOC Distribution — largest fuel distributor in the UAE — in accordance with TotalEnergies Marketing Afrique SAS has acquired a 50 percent stake valued at $186 million in TotalEnergies

By James M Dorsey I2-U2, the Indo-West Asian quad, has boasted its first success with the acquisition by Indian billionaire Gautam Adani of Haifa Port. The acquisition was announced days after an I2-U2 virtual summit during US President Joe Biden’s visit last week to the Middle East. The acquisition by a close associate of Prime […]

The post The Privatisation Of Haifa Port With Adani: India-1, China -0 first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Ashis Biswas In recent times, more Bangladeshi and Nepali migrant workers have died abroad than before. An increase in migrant mortality has been reported from countries as varied as the Middle East to Malaysia. Both the Nepal and Bangladesh governments are deeply perturbed by an ominous uptick in fatalities among their valued workers, whose […]

The post The Looming Crisis Of South Asian Migrant Worker Fatalities Abroad first appeared on IPA Newspack.

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RIYADH: UAE-based hospitality platform Qstay has raised a $6.5 million seed funding round, in a mix of debt and equity. The company currently operates as a virtual hotel brand with 200 units as it

DUBAI: Commercial Bank International has announced the launch of its virtual location in the metaverse. It is the first-ever bank in the UAE to exist in the virtual world, according to a statement.

LAGOS, NIGERIA – EQS Newswire – 21 July 2022 – The United Bank for Africa (UBA), Africa’s global bank has been in operation for over seven decades. Today, the group is present in 20 African countries, the United Kingdom, the United States of America and France. The bank has extended its operations to the United Arab Emirates with the official launch of its new branch at the […]

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