http://www.bi-me.com Middle Eastern Business News and Data en-us ' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=22694 SAUDI ARABIA. On the occasion of the World Dialogue Conference in Madrid, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia addressed the effort to bring together representatives of the world's religious communities at the conference as well as a wide ranging discussion of other issues including the crisis in world energy and food supplies, the Arab-Israeli conflict, regional security challenges, America's influence in the Middle East and the battle against terrorism. ' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=22366 INTERNATIONAL. Panos Manolopoulos has recently been appointed Managing Partner of the Middle East operations of Stanton Chase International, one of the top ten global executive search consulting firms. In this interview he says that Dubai and the Middle East is no longer seen as a posting for candidates to just make money. Increasingly there is the attraction of experiencing the fastest-growing markets in the world. ' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=21857 UAE. Larry Weber, the founder of Weber Shandwick and one of the most influential global PR leaders, is well known for applying innovation and technology to advance the marketing craft. In this interview he says that traditional PR is not dead, it is just learning to live in the digital world. Opinion now shapes marketing. Marketing no longer shapes opinion, he says. ' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=21736 INTERNATIONAL. Currie & Brown Group Chief Executive Officer Euan McEwan leads the British company in helping clients with large asset management programmes. In this interview he is joined by Mark Taylor, Regional Managing Director for Middle East & Central Asia, in discussing the renaissance of the nuclear industry and construction opportunities, best practice in project management, the changing of model of infrastructure development and how C&B is bringing the global appeal of PPP to the region. ' http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&cg=4&t=1&id=20730 UAE. President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has asserted the need for strengthening UAE's bilateral relations with Spain. In an interview with the Spanish News Agency, Sheikh Khalifa said that UAE is keen to develop relations with Spain in various areas such as energy, industries, tourism and defence.