Sick to the stomach Shorten demands Middle East live sheep ban

OPPOSITION leader Bill Shorten has rocked political ranks today, in calling for an immediate ban on live sheep exports to the Middle East. But Mr Shorten’s demand for a termination of trade, ahead of a short sharp review into shipping standards for sheep …

Middle East organisations don't realise GDPR applies to them, says Help AG

The large majority of Middle East organisations are not taking adequate preparations for new European data privacy laws, mainly due to lack of understanding, according to security specialist Help AG. The company has warned that widespread lack of …

Breakbulk Middle East gears up for Dubai show

Breakbulk Middle East, the region’s leading event for project cargo specialists, will take place in Dubai, UAE, next year on February 11 and 12, at the Dubai World Trade Centre, following its first three years of success in Abu Dhabi. The move comes based …

World Travel Awards touches down in Ras al Khaimah ahead of Middle East Gala Ceremony 2018

World Travel Awards Vicky Karantzavelou / 19 Apr 2018 09:49 333 Hundreds of industry leaders from across the region are expected to attend the Gala Ceremony, which takes place alongside the Arabian Hotel Investment Conference 2018, being hosted …

Intervention in the Middle East is always about national interests, not human suffering

Shortly after the missile attack on Syria, US Commander-in-Chief Donald Trump bragged in his usual pompous way that it was “mission accomplished”. In Britain, there was no such display of hubris. Prime Minister Theresa May was, instead, forced to explain …

FORM Hotel Dubai: The Only ‘Design Hotels™’ Member in the Middle East

DUBAI, UAE, April 19, 2018 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- DUBAI, UAE, April 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Region ' s First Design Concept Hotel Partners with and Enters the Design Hotels™ Collection Smartotels Hospitality International is …

Genesis G70 arrives in the Middle East

Salon des Grandes Complications was officially inaugurated by Prince Faisal bin Nawaf at the Jeddah Hilton Hotel last week. Taking place for the first time in Jeddah from April 9-12, the four-day fine watchmaking exhibition offered a unique and exclusive …

10,000 refugees from Middle East, North Africa to resettle in Germany

Around 10,000 refugees from North Africa and the Middle East will be granted passage to Germany, the European Commission has confirmed. Dimitris Avramopoulos, the commissioner for migration and home affairs, said Berlin had committed to the figure earlier …

Middle East meltdown

The illegal airstrikes by the United States, Britain and France seem to be more of a publicity stunt to demonstrate the moral virtue of the so-called “civilized free world” than an attempt to end the misery of the Syrian people. Bashar al-Assad is a …

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