1st February, 2015, 09:37
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Posted: 03-08-2011
INTERNATIONAL. New York is famed as "the city that never sleeps" but London, reveals a new study, sleeps even less, as do over 30 other cities worldwide.
None sleepless than Cairo, the strife-torn capital of Egypt, which is today named the "world's most 24-hour" city by a study of the world's most round-the-clock metropolises.
But New York ranks a humiliating 32nd, behind London (17th), Paris (18th), Rome (27th) and an embarrassingly long list of other cities.
The first global ranking of the world's "most 24-hour" - or most nocturnal - cities, comes from analysing 120 million online chat
Posted: January 26, 2015
INTERNATIONAL. Greek singer Demis Roussos, best known for operatic pop ballads in the 1970s and 1980s, died in Athens at the weekend.
Posted: January 26, 2015
UAE. Broadcast rights deals push entire Premier League into world's 40 highest earning clubs;
Middle Eastern commercial partnerships contribute to significant commercial increases at both Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain.
Posted: January 20, 2015
INTERNATIONAL. For the 2015 season, the partnership sees CNN's branding appear on the front-wing endplates of the new McLaren-Honda MP4-30 Formula 1 car.
Posted: January 20, 2015
UAE. 61% feel they deserve to work in a higher level position, and 50% state that a key reason for seeking employment is to be financially independent.
Posted: January 19, 2015
UAE. Public sector the most popular career choice; prefer to give money than volunteer time to an organization; Two thirds of those surveyed exercised regularly.
Posted: January 16, 2015
INTERNATIONAL. Raif Badawi, who set up a website called "Free Saudi Liberals", received 50 lashes after Friday prayers last week and expected to be submitted to a second round on Friday.
Posted: December 19, 2014
INTERNATIONAL. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation said North Korea was responsible for the "destructive" cyber attack, warning it would hunt down the perpetrators and make them pay.
Posted: December 18, 2014
UAE. Seminar provides an overview of the skills-based volunteering opportunities in capacity-building community projects.
Posted: December 12, 2014
UAE. Three-day event with Santa Claus and snow-filled sparkle.
Posted: December 9, 2014
LEBANON. Rose House is an architectural gem, an Ottoman villa perched rather bizarrely next to an equally elegant lighthouse overlooking the Mediterranean.
Posted: November 28, 2014
UAE. "It's time to concentrate on the football in Qatar," potential FIFA President states.
Posted: November 26, 2014
LEBANON. Famed Lebanese singer and actress Sabah, whose seven-decade career made her one of the Arab world's best-known entertainers, died on Wednesday at the age of 87.
Posted: November 25, 2014
UAE. EC Harris provided project management including health and safety services and cost management across all 20 screen cinemas for Majid Al Futtaim Cinemas.
Posted: November 24, 2014
INTERNATIONAL. The publication focuses on segments within the gambling industry with detailed forecasts and analysis.
Posted: November 24, 2014
UAE. Lewis Hamilton joined the elite ranks of double Formula One world champions on Sunday after a nerve-racking drive to victory in the floodlit season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
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date:Posted: January 31, 2015
QATAR. In the end, monetary policy can be powerful in the short-term but is unlikely to change the long-term predicament of the Euro Area. The ECB may succeed in preventing prolonged deflation from taking hold, but this is a not a sufficient condition for sustainable growth.
date:Posted: January 30, 2015
INTERNATIONAL. Western politicians wishing to see a genuine resolution of Iran's nuclear crisis must continue with diplomatic efforts to isolate those among the Iranian rulers who wish for the collapse of the negotiations.
date:Posted: January 30, 2015
SAUDI ARABIA. Often businesses will seek to explore the market through a partner or a third party with which employees are placed and through which they seek to operate in the Kingdom.
QATAR. In the end, monetary policy can be powerful in the short-term but is unlikely to change the long-term predicament of the Euro Area. The ECB may succeed in preventing prolonged deflation from taking hold, but this is a not a sufficient condition for sustainable growth.
Investcorp encourages organizations to make corporate governance part of their DNA Posted: January 10, 2015
UAE. In an interview conducted by the GCC Board Directors Institute, Mohammed Al Shroogi also talks about the value of independent board members.
