• Dubai’s family businesses get practical guidance with new toolkits

    Dubai, UAE -- Three toolkits have been developed for family-owned businesses, which make up approximately 90 percent of the UAE’s private sector, by the Dubai Centre for Family Businesses. The toolkits – Succession Planning for Family Businesses, Family Office and Fostering Productivity through Streamlined Family Communication-- focus on key areas...
  • Abu Dhabi IPO Fund looks to launch three IPOs by end of 2024

    Abu Dhabi, UAE--Abu Dhabi IPO Fund (ADIPOF) is working on three initial offerings in the technology, hospitality, restaurants, and financial sectors, expected toward the end of 2024. It was revealed by Bassel Al Khawaja, Advisory Head at Abu Dhabi IPO Fund (ADIPOF) on the sidelines of the 2nd day of...
  • UN voices concern over impact of Israel-Hamas war on food supply

    The UN's World Food Programme expressed concern over the mounting challenges civilians, including vulnerable children and families, face in accessing essential food supplies, with food distribution networks disrupted by hostilities. The WFP is concerned about stocks in food shops and the impact of power cuts in the Gaza Strip.
  • Dubai seeks to unleash high-powered growth for its family business sector

    DUBAI, UAE - In Dubai’s economic growth story, family businesses stand tall as architects of growth, innovation and value creation. Generating over 40 percent of the emirate’s GDP, the sector represents Dubai's indomitable spirit of enterprise. Now, as the emirate seeks to unlock a new phase of high-powered growth for...
  • Egypt building collapse kills eight residents in capital

    According to state media and the public prosecution, eight people including seven members of one family were killed in Cairo when a residential building collapsed. Civil defense workers pulled out nine people, among them an injured woman, while the eight others were dead, adding that five people got out in...
  • Dubai wins crown in TRENDS poll on best city in GCC

    The city has won a huge following among the people who see it not just as a city for business, but as one where families can co-exist with big money.
  • Gulf boardrooms lag in gender diversity

    The Middle East has made significant progress in advancing gender diversity in the workplace through measures such as generous parental leave policies and flexible working arrangements. While the progress is commendable, experts believe that there are still hurdles to overcome to ensure greater representation of women in executive and board...
  • Dubai Chamber encourages firms to apply for parent-friendly label

    DUBAI, UAE - As many individuals in the UAE face challenges in balancing work and family obligations, parent-friendly workplace policies allow parents to care for their children’s well-being, benefiting individuals, the economy and society as a whole. This was one of the key takeaway messages from a webinar organized by...
  • Elon Musk to restore suspended Twitter accounts of journalists

    Elon Musk said late Friday he would reinstate the Twitter accounts of several journalists that were suspended after he accused them of endangering his family. Musk carried out a Twitter poll asking whether he should restore the suspended accounts now or in a week's time. Nearly 59 percent of the...
  • Israel PM says FBI won’t quiz troops over journalist’s death

    Outgoing Prime Minister Yair Lapid said Israeli soldiers "will not be interrogated" by the US' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) over the killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. The veteran Al Jazeera reporter was shot and killed while covering an Israeli army raid in the occupied West Bank on...
  • Lawyer of Egypt’s jailed activist denied access for second time

    Cairo, Egypt— The lawyer for Egypt's jailed hunger-striker Alaa Abdel Fattah said Sunday he had been denied access to his client for a second time in days, as fears for the activist's health mount. Seven months into a hunger strike, Abdel Fattah began refusing water on November 6 as world leaders...
  • DIFC unveils wealth center

    The center will be a hub for high-net-worth individuals.
  • Middle East: What are the most influential values?

    Different values are given different magnitudes of priority across the world. Here are the ones that the Middle East is influenced the most from.
  • EU court rules in favor of Mubarak family on assets freeze

    The European Court of Justice ruled Wednesday in favor of the family of late Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and confirmed the unfreezing of assets blocked over a decade ago. The European Union had decided in March last year to end sanctions it had imposed on Mubarak, his wife, two sons...
  • Abu Dhabi passes new family business ownership law

    The new law, issued by the ruler of Abu Dhabi, President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, aims to further enhance the family-owned business legislative ecosystem by adopting a more flexible and sustainable economic model, in line with best international governance practices.
  • Syrians look for loved ones missing in regime jails

    More than 70 families gathered in the rebel-held Syrian town of Azaz on Friday to highlight the plight of loved ones missing in the government's feared jail system.