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How GCC countries are forging a food-secure future
Region's marginal environments suffer from soil-fertility decline and salinization of soil and water resources. Advances in technology...

Caline Malek
Jan 7, 20201 min read
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A decade of opportunities awaits Arab countries
Saudi Arabia and the UAE are expected to see some of the Middle East's first smart cities. China is the UAE’s largest non-oil trading...

Caline Malek
Dec 28, 20191 min read
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How GCC countries are spurring entrepreneurship
GCC countries are seeking to diversify their economies away from oil by growing entrepreneurship ecosystems. Success will be measured by...

Caline Malek
Dec 24, 20191 min read
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The building blocks of a tolerant Middle East
Higher education to play a major role in fostering tolerance, say experts. The UAE set a precedent by proclaiming 2019 as The Year of...

Caline Malek
Dec 23, 20191 min read
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How Arab states can gain from women’s workforce participation
Leaders and governments have come to regard women's workforce participation as an economic and strategic imperative. Bringing each GCC...

Caline Malek
Dec 22, 20191 min read
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GCC countries set their sights on knowledge economy
A PwC survey has identified key challenges confronting the GCC research ecosystem. Saudi Arabia leads the pack when it comes to GCC...

Caline Malek
Dec 19, 20191 min read
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Why Saudi reforms are bad news for the world’s terrorists
Norman T. Roule, CEO of Pharos Strategic Consulting LLC, spoke to Arab News on the sidelines of SALT Conference in Abu Dhabi. Roule...

Caline Malek
Dec 12, 20191 min read
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SALT conference: Saudi Arabia, UAE ‘promoting US engagement’ in the Middle East
Foreign policy scholars analyze the future of US-Arab ties at thought-leadership forum in Abu Dhabi. There is disillusionment among...

Caline Malek
Dec 11, 20191 min read
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Study sees religion as the moral compass of Arab societies
Over 70 percent of Arabs feel their home country is religious, according to a YouGov poll. Respondents think religion plays an important...

Caline Malek
Dec 9, 20191 min read
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Saudi pursuit of ‘green Kingdom’ goal gets a boost
Agreement between agriculture ministry and Dubai's ICBA aimed at conserving natural resources. Kingdom's biosaline agriculture research...

Caline Malek
Nov 19, 20191 min read
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How the Gulf can win the US-China geopolitics game
The UAE is viewed as a gateway for around 60 per cent of Chinese exports to the Middle East. As the geo-economic centre of the world...

Caline Malek
Nov 5, 20191 min read
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Meetings in Abu Dhabi, Riyadh highlight deepening Russian-GCC ties
The meetings, analysts said, reflected a turning point in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) foreign policy as Saudi Arabia and the United...

Caline Malek
Oct 20, 20191 min read
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The Gulf after oil
This week's edition of The Foreign Desk on Monocle 24, the radio station of the British Monocle magazine, discussing the Gulf after oil....

Caline Malek
Sep 30, 20191 min read
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Women’s fashion another aspect of change in Saudi Arabia
“Being an entrepreneur and a woman in the Kingdom has been a challenge but it’s going well so far," said Saudi fashion designer Renad...

Caline Malek
Sep 19, 20191 min read
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Counting the cost of Middle East cyberattacks
Riyadh hosted the seventh Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Information Security Conference on Sept 8 & 9 The size of the Kingdom's...

Caline Malek
Sep 18, 20191 min read
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How Saudi Arabia plans to meet the water needs of holy sites
Six major projects were recently launched with an estimated total cost of SR3.1 billion. The new projects include a desalinated-water...

Caline Malek
Aug 19, 20191 min read
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Confluence of cultures in the Gulf inspires wearable art
Third Culture Co was set up by Shaima Shamsi, an Indian who was born and raised in Saudi Arabia. The 29-year-old entrepreneur has been...

Caline Malek
Aug 7, 20191 min read
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Saudi Arabia, South Korea expanding trade ties
South Korea is fifth among countries in trade volume with Saudi Arabia. To meet the goals of Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia plans...

Caline Malek
Aug 4, 20191 min read
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Blowin' in the wind: Saudi Arabia's energy future
The Middle East's largest wind farm will be constructed in the Kingdom's northwestern Al-Jouf region. The Dumat Al-Jandal wind project...

Caline Malek
Jul 31, 20191 min read
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Saudi invention holds immense promise for a water-scarce world
The device built by KAUST researchers can turn seawater into potable water using solar power. The technology uses waste heat recovered...

Caline Malek
Jul 24, 20191 min read
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