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Caline Malek
Aug 2, 20211 min read
How Saudization is harnessing Kingdom’s local talent to private-sector expansion
Financial and insurance sectors are seeing some of the strongest growth in local hiring Private-sector entities doing their part to...
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Caline Malek
Jun 22, 20211 min read
What Saudi Arabia’s improved global ranking in labor resilience signifies
Improvement in Global Labor Resilience ranking ascribed to “digitalization, education and market flexibility” GLRI 2021 report urges...
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Caline Malek
May 30, 20211 min read
Israel’s Gaza campaign energizes global Palestinian diaspora
For 11 days, images of violence in the occupied territories and Israel filled the airwaves and social-media platforms Activists organized...
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Caline Malek
May 25, 20211 min read
Key Palestine questions stay unresolved as Israel-Hamas fighting in Gaza ends
Amid Israeli bombardment, Hamas is thought to have retained a significant missile arsenal Abraham Accords between some Arab states and...
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Caline Malek
May 5, 20211 min read
A mentorship program aims to help top Saudi students fulfil their true potential
The Qimam Fellowship was launched in 2018 to empower the Kingdom’s high-potential university students An intensive 12-day training...
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Caline Malek
Apr 25, 20211 min read
‘Better late than never’: Why the anticipated US recognition of the Armenian Genocide is significant
Ethnic Armenians watching closely for signs of formal genocide recognition by US President Biden Armenians wonder if Ottoman Turkey’s...
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Caline Malek
Mar 11, 20211 min read
The viral Instagrammer who rewards acts of kindness in Lebanon
A Beirut-based viral video channel has built a massive following by filming and rewarding everyday acts of charity Cab drivers and...
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Caline Malek
Mar 10, 20211 min read
Saudi eye doctors to help turn aid agency KSrelief’s vision into reality
KSrelief and Al-Basar International Foundation are launching 41 new medical projects in Yemen, Bangladesh, Sudan, Nigeria and Pakistan...
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Caline Malek
Mar 9, 20211 min read
Improved global rankings reflect strides being made by Saudi universities
Authorities want the Kingdom’s brightest school leavers to choose local universities over the foreign competition Experts say higher...
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Caline Malek
Jan 10, 20211 min read
Lebanon’s Basecamp sets the pace for citizens’ initiatives in fragile states
Initiative first established during the Oct. 2019 protests pools talents and resources to offer humanitarian relief Besides material...
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Caline Malek
Oct 15, 20201 min read
How Saudi Arabia is emerging as a MENA cloud-data hub
American information technology firm Oracle’s cloud data center is one of 20 global offices of its kind Focus is on digital security...
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Caline Malek
May 12, 20201 min read
AUB president says liberal Arab thought at risk amid Lebanon’s coronavirus, financial crises
Sacrifices will have to be made for American University of Beirut to survive crisis, warns President Fadlo Khuri. Khuri does not envision...
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Caline Malek
May 3, 20201 min read
UAE’s ’10 million meals’ drive brings relief to low-income families in Ramadan
The nationwide campaign was inaugurated on April 20 by Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma al-Maktoum, chairperson of the Board of...
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Caline Malek
Apr 30, 20201 min read
Perfect storm of crises leaves Lebanese desperate, hungry and poor
Protests resume as food prices soar, currency weakens and coronavirus strains the health system. Lebanese pound dropped to record lows on...
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Caline Malek
Apr 24, 20201 min read
Can cannabis legalization rescue Lebanon’s ailing economy?
New law aims to regulate existing cultivation while making drug’s medical and industrial use legal Experts welcome legalization...
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Caline Malek
Apr 19, 20201 min read
Abu Dhabi e-symposium addressed global impact of COVID-19
Organised by the Abu-Dhabi-based think-tank Trends Research and Advisory on March 31, the e-symposium gathered geostrategic,...
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Caline Malek
Apr 18, 20201 min read
World Health Organization under scrutiny over its handling of coronavirus
UN agency responsible for global public health has lost its main source of budgetary support. WHO faces challenge of convincing donor...
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Caline Malek
Mar 29, 20201 min read
Gulf countries struggle to adjust in trying times
After many European countries went on lockdown, countries in the Arab world worked to ensure their societies remained safe during...
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Caline Malek
Feb 18, 20201 min read
Global leaders address health, well-being at Abu Dhabi event
Participants debated how the Fourth Industrial Revolution is transforming society, although obstacles remain. The two-day event,...
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Caline Malek
Feb 12, 20201 min read
Tech experts share insights at Middle East forum on the digital future
Saudi Arabia shifting gears as part of plan to embrace the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Milken MEA Summit told. Advancement of AI and...
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