Tag: economy

    Oman unveils projects worth $7.2bln for investment

    Oman’s Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion (MoCIIP) have outlined as many as 90 investment opportunities distributed across eight key sectors – Tourism, Logistics & Food, Fishing, Health, ICT, Mining & Industry, Waste Management, and Education – with an aggregate investment potential estimated in excess of RO 2.8 billion, Oman Observer reports. A sizable […]

    Department of Municipalities and Transport to host second Abu Dhabi Smart City Summit

    The Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT) has announced the date of the second edition of the Abu Dhabi Smart City Summit, (ADSCS) and begun the countdown to the launch of activities of the region’s largest event in the field of smart city development, which will on 23rd and 24th November, 2021, at the Conrad […]

    Carbon colonies & a Green New Deal
    15 Sep 2021

    Can the climate emergency show us how to see through the political stasis of MENA current regimes? Let’s check out the controversial pre-pandemic article written by Omar Robert Hamilton for Madamasr. The author is a filmmaker and writer. He co-founded the Palestine Festival of Literature and the Mosireen media collective in Cairo. His debut novel, […]

    How Egypt’s water feeds the Gulf

    This story about the acquisition of Egypt’s natural resources to secure Gulf food was made possible by Madamasr with support from InfoNile and Pulitzer Center. Let’s get to know what it is about. *** Vast expanses of green extend across the horizon, tended by the advanced machinery that has replaced hundreds of agricultural workers. The […]

    Forget shorter showers: why personal change does not equal eco-political change

    Would any sane person think dumpster diving would have stopped Hitler? Or that composting would have ended slavery or brought about the eight-hour workday? Or that chopping wood and carrying water would have gotten people out of Tsarist prisons? Or that dancing naked around a fire would have helped put in place the Voting Rights […]

    Successful implementation of ESG concept requires a change in mindset

    In this article on the concept of environmental, social, and governance (ESG), the author from Arab News shall examine the importance of changing the mindsets of corporations and employees to ensure the effective implementation of an ESG program. The author is Dr. Mohamed Ramady, a former senior banker and professor of finance and economics at […]

    Why do city dwellers need bike paths and sidewalks?

    London, New York, Paris, Bogota, Milan, Tel Aviv, Vilnius, and many others – almost every day, news comes from different cities around the world about the gradual exit from quarantine and… the emergency creation of bike lanes, the expansion of sidewalks and the alteration of parking lots into verandas for a cafe. Why are they […]

    Solar energy empowers young women in Yemen
    08 Sep 2021

    Ten women in Yemen’s Abs district have built and now run a solar microgrid. The project was set up in 2019 with the help of the UN Development Programme. It helped the women build the power station. The all-female team now runs a solar microgrid in Abs, Yemen, as their own business, providing affordable, renewable […]

    Dubai to host 5th Arab Water Forum in September

    The Arab Water Council is getting ready for the 5th edition of the Arab Water Forum (AWF) scheduled to be convened in Dubai. The Forum will kick off, in both hybrid and physical form, under the central theme “Arab Water Security for Peace and Sustainable Development” from 21st – 23rd September 2021, WAM reports. The […]

    A new energy future fueled by Emirati and Israeli peace

    It was a year and one month ago when first media reports of an emerging normalization agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates appeared. The Israel-UAE normalization agreement, was initially agreed to in a joint statement by the United States, Israel and the UAE more than a year ago, on August 13, 2020, officially […]