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Nexans appoints new managing director for Middle East and Africa
In his new role, Arafat Yousef will be responsible for growing Nexans Cabling Solutions’ business and market share in the region.
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Balkanisation of resolving the Yemeni war
The International Institute for Middle-East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES) in Ljubljana, Slovenia, regularly analyses events in the Middle East and the Balkans. IFIMES has analysed the situation in Yemen and the possibilities for resolving the war in this country. The most relevant and interesting sect
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The Gulf’s interest in the Horn of Africa: Influence and Economic Ties
● Ayman Al-Faisal, Researcher at al-Bayan Centre for Planning and Studies, Baghdad, Iraq Investing their capital overseas is one of the most important features of Gulf business. Some Gulf countries (such as Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar and Oman) have been working, for some time now, on maximizing their returns in emerging
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British Ambassador commends Azuri’s next-generation energy in Africa
Yokohama, Japan - The British Ambassador to Japan today threw the spotlight on Azuri Technologies and on next-generation off-grid energy being key to economic development in Africa, during his visit to TICAD7, the long-standing Japanese summit aimed at driving trade and investment to African economies. Azuri, the pay-as-you-go solar pioneer,
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Trump grossly underestimating Islam with dangerous dereliction about plebiscite in united J&K
Shakopee, MN, USA As per media reports on Monday on the sidelines of the G-7 Summit in Biarritz, France PM Modi and President Trump discussed various issues including Kashmir. Modi told Trump Kashmir is a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan, and Trump expressed confidence (politically naively as given below)
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Scientists closer to solving mystery of why lean people get fatty liver disease
Researchers from The Westmead Institute for Medical Research (WIMR) have discovered how fatty liver disease develops in lean people, aiding the development of potential treatments for these patients. Fatty liver disease – a condition characterised by a build-up of fat in the liver – affects a quarter of the world’s population.
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Banks risk losing Hong Kong customers if they take a stance on the country’s protests, says GlobalData
Following the news that HSBC, Standard Chartered and Bank of East Asia may face potential consumer backlash in Hong Kong after the companies spoke out against the recent violent protests in the country; Katherine Long, Banking Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view: “It is
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Hong Kong, China and its Trade War with the US/West
Does our history only appear overheated, while it is essentially calmly predetermined? Is it directional or conceivable, dialectic and eclectic or cyclical, and therefore cynical? Surely, our history warns. Does it also provide for a hope? Hence, what is in front of us: destiny or future? Theory loves to teach
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AFRIMA unveil nominees for 6th awards ceremony
The African Union, AU and the International Committee of the All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA unveiled the Nominees' list (regional category) for its 6th edition at a World Media Conference on Wednesday, August 14, 2019, at the Abora Hall, of Eko Hotels And Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria With
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To Tackle Climate Change We Need to Rethink Our Food System
By Kathleen Rogers and Dr. Shenggen Fan The way we produce, consume and discard food is no longer sustainable. That much is clear from the newly released UN climate change report which warns that we must rethink how we produce our food — and quickly — to avoid the most devastating impacts
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Governments must unite behind the science to transform land use to avert climate breakdown
Geneva - The IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land released today is a stark reminder that we are in an ecological and climate emergency. This report-- coming after the IPCC Special Report on 1.5C and the IPBES Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity report -- ties together the
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Technical football tour to Madrid and LaLiga Derby
Johannesburg - The inaugural Technical Football Tour, will visit Madrid, Spain from 23-30 September 2019, and the organisers are inviting those, who are interested to join the tour, not to miss out on this exciting prospect, to meet and partner with the world’s key football decision-makers. The tour will