Middle East Climate: Dry for Next 10,000 Years
Stalagmites from Iranian cave foretell grim future for Middle East climate
Relief from the current dry spell across the interior of the Middle East is...
Yahoo lays off 2000 employees
Yahoo confirmed that it is laying off 2,000 employees in an effort to make the company “smaller, nimbler, more profitable and better equipped to...
United Nations: Internet access is a human right
Internet access is a human right, according to a United Nations report released on Friday.
"Given that the Internet has become an indispensable tool for...
2013 Predictions: Global Economy to Stabilize
After 2010, the global economy continued its downturn and in 2012 it reached its lowest levels since decades. Many countries went into recession, including...
Young Arab Leaders to Attend Annual United Nations Youth Assembly
Fifteen Arab delegates from around the Middle East were among the 600 young leaders attending the Annual United Nations Youth Assembly (UNYA) as part...
Goldman Sachs cuts recommendation on global equities to ‘neutral’
Goldman Sachs has grown cautious on global equities in the near term. Last week, the investment bank cut its recommendation on equities investments to...
One-tenth of World’s Population Controls 87% Global Wealth
The global wealth inequality is still on the rise. This was one of the conclusions of Credit Suisse’s 2014 Global Wealth report. According to...
Arab Health announces extension of MEDLAB Middle East
Arab Health Exhibition and Congress, the largest healthcare event in the Middle East, has announced the launch of its international MEDLAB Series on the...
World Becoming “Ungovernable”
Global corporations are replacing the role of governments
Corporations are answering the younger generations’ call for individuality
Speaking this afternoon at the 43rd World Economic Forum...
UAE ranks 33 in the 2011 Global Peace Index
The United Arab Emirates ranks 33 in the 2011 Global Peace Index (GPI) announced today. Levels of world peace dropped for the third consecutive...
Alarming Trends in Youth Unemployment
Unemployed or Unemployable?
Unemployment among the young people is becoming a global issue this year with more than 75 million youngsters looking for job. What...
2016 Global trade forecast revised downward
The World Trade Organization on Thursday, April 7, revised its 2016 global trade forecast downward by more than one percentage point, warning that a...
Best and Worst Countries for Women in 2014
Gender inequality brings a lot of consequences not only for women, who are still discriminated in many parts of the world, but it also...
Red Dress Fall Collection 2012: Who wore it best?
Ladies in Red
The Heart Truth Red Dress Fall Collection 2012 was held in New York recently, with celebrities and supermodels alike showing off designer...
Protests alter forecasts for premium growth in MENA
The political and social unrest in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region will affect the insurance industries of each country to varying degrees
Commodities growth to ease in 2012
Expectations of lower inflation is expected to reduce commodities’ appeal in 2012. Two of 2011’s strongest performing assets, gold and oil, are unlikely to replicate these returns in 2012.
Strong UAE Presence on Forbes’ Billionaires List
Forbes announced its list of the world’s wealthiest people in 2013. The ranking consists of billionaires from every part of the world, including...