A history of the world, BRIC by BRIC Al Jazeera | Goldman Sachs - via economist Jim O'Neill in 2001 - invented the concept of a rising new bloc: BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and, later, South Africa). Some cynics couldn't help calling it the "Bloody Ridiculous Investment Concept". | Now that doesn't really apply. Goldman now the BRICS...
Eurimages to hold meeting at Dubai film festival Screen Daily | European funding body Eurimages will hold a board meeting in Dubai during this year’s edition of the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), which runs December 9-16. | The move marks the first time that Eurimages has held a meeting outside of ...
Healthcare sector expands in UAE Khaleej Times The healthcare sector in the MENA region (Middle East and North Africa) is gearing for a vigorous expansion of 14pc per year in job opportunities. | This forecast is amplified by the fact that support occupations worldwide will expand by 34.5pc until...
Qatar's ruler: Arab Spring a loss for Israel Herald Tribune | DOHA, Qatar - Qatar's ruler says Israel is more isolated by the Arab Spring and will face increasing pressures over issues such as its presumed nuclear arsenal. | Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani urged Israel's leaders to view the Middle East upris...
Saudi recruits women to seize foreign 'raqis' The Siasat Daily Riyadh, May 20: | Saudi Arabia, departing from a long-standing policy, is now recruiting women to help seize foreigners involved in spiritual treatment activities dubbed as Roqaya following a government decision to ban expatriates from this practice,...
Abu Dhabi launches 30% production rebate Screen Daily | Abu Dhabi’s twofour54 and the Abu Dhabi Film Commission are launching a production rebate from September 1, marking the first major incentive scheme in the Middle East. | The incentive, in the form of a rebate of up to 30% of qualifying spend in ...
Faking your CV? Think again Gulf News | In the end, Scott Thompson had to go. Even though the former CEO of Yahoo! was chosen to be the right person to turn the beleaguered internet company around, the revelation that he "embellished his academic credentials", finally forced hi...
The maker of a giant Gulf News | An organisation is a group of people working together in an environment to realise shared objectives that are part of a broad vision — that is how companies and organisations have historically been defined. | However, in reality, a company &q...
Diego Maradona in race to become UAE national coach Indian Express | Football legend Diego Maradona is in line to become the United Arab Emirates new head coach. | The new president of the UAE Football Association, Yousuf Al Serkal, said on Wednesday the Argentine is among the leading candidates for the position. | Maradona, who won the World Cup as a player in 1986 and coached his national side to the quarterfina...
