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James M Dorsey

ILO to Qatar: Put your money where your mouth is or else

The International Labour Organization has put Qatar on notice, by giving it 12 months to implement labour reforms, that it no longer can delay acting on promises made in the wake of its successful bid to host the 2022 World Cup. The ILO warning rings stark as the UAE, Qatar’s main competitor, steps up efforts …

James Dorsey

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Egyptian, US and UAE navies start joint exercise in Red Sea

The Eagle Salute 2016 exercise kicked off on Monday with the participation of the Egyptian, US and UAE navy forces within the Egyptian territorial waters of the Red Sea. The exercise includes performing drills for joint combat operations that involve naval scouting, defensive, offensive formations and reacting to hostile targets, according to a statement from the …

Daily News Egypt

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Egyptian jockey Karim El-Zougby close to being qualified for Summer Olympics

Egyptian jockey Karim El-Zougby won the CSI Five Stars Equestrian Championship in the UAE. This championship, in which 200 jockeys from 30 different countries participated, is a qualifier for the Rio 2016  Summer Olympics. El-Zougby, who is a member of Egypt’s national equestrian team, received the championship cup and a financial gift.  He acquired 150 …

Maya Nawar

James M Dorsey

UAE chairman of Manchester City pressures UK to crack down on Muslim Brotherhood

Khaldoon Al-Mubarak, chairman of Manchester City, one of Britain’s most popular football clubs and a close business associate of UAE Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, has warned the UK that his country would block multi-billion dollar arms deals, halt investment in Britain and suspend intelligence cooperation if Prime Minister David Cameron …

James Dorsey

Khalaf Al Habtoor

Education is tomorrow’s oxygen

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world,” argued the late South African leader Nelson Mandela. Truer words have rarely been said, but I would qualify his statement by prefacing education with “quality”. By quality, I mean a system that allows children to problem solve, to think for themselves, …

Khalaf Al Habtoor