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  • Why positive change in Middle East starts with bringing women into the work force

    “Many companies today are saying the right things, but there is no psychological safety, as such, for women to feel they can benefit from the flexible working hours or from the conditions that are being put in place that will allow them to find their balance as women,” she added.

  • Why positive change in Middle East starts with bringing women into the work force

    McKinsey emphasized four indicators that correlated with women’s participation in professional and technical jobs: Education, financial inclusion, digital inclusion, and legal protection.

  • Regional states, US seize on UAE leadership change to improve ties

    The outpouring of support from world leaders highlights the global emphasis placed on the UAE for its partnership across numerous sectors—including energy, security, and trade.

  • Climate Change in the Middle East and North Africa: Hosting Negotiations and Catalyzing Action 

    In March, Dubai hosted the first Middle East and North Africa Climate Week, a United Nations event aimed at strengthening discussions about climate change and climate action among a wide range of regional stakeholders. Regional climate weeks are a new engagement mechanism encouraged by the 2021 Glasgow Climate Pact to accelerate regional collaboration. So, it was noteworthy that the Middle East and North Africa held the first regional event, given the region’s recent transformation from an obstructionist negotiation bloc to a group of countries with ambitious climate goals.

  • Newcastle to wear change kit in same colours as Saudi Arabia next season

    Since the takeover, Newcastle have gone from being threatened with relegation to a comfortable place in mid-table. The appointment of Eddie Howe as manager and a £94 million January spend had a significant impact.

  • Seeking change, more than 100,000 Lebanese cast ballots for May 15 election

    Australia is among those countries with the highest number of Diaspora voters, alongside Canada, the United States, Germany, the United Arab Emirates. France has the most at around 28,000 eligible voters.

  • Will Turkey’s outreach to the PUK change Iraqi Kurdish politics?

    Between the two ruling parties in Iraqi Kurdistan, Turkey has warmer relations with the KDP. Ankara’s relationship with the PUK has long been strained due to the latter’s ties with the PKK, which is based on an ideological overlap, and the PUK’s need to balance the KDP’s political power.

  • Climate change may change the face of trade routes across GCC

    Shipping routes could also shift. As climate change heads toward its presently seemingly inevitable path toward 3C-plus higher, Arctic routes will become more economic as the ice melts away. However, safety, security, navigation, and other infrastructure need to be built up along the Arctic. Long stretches of these routes completely lack this infrastructure. For these routes to be workable much groundwork is needed.

  • Wind Power’s ‘Colossal Market Failure’ Threatens Climate Change Fight

    Western turbine manufacturers are now retrenching to shore up their bottom lines. The companies say they’ll compete for fewer projects in fewer markets, raise prices, streamline their product lineups and cut manufacturing costs. That comes just as surging fossil fuel prices should be making renewables more competitive.

  • Soaring gas prices test Biden on climate change

    Ahead of midterm elections that could be brutal for Democrats, the White House is desperate to lower the cost of a gallon of fuel — the most visible economic indicator, broadcast on huge, neon signs at gas stations on almost every corner. But that means increasing global production of gasoline, just when Biden is trying to wean the U.S. off fossil fuels.