New president for AmCham BahrainThe American Chamber of Commerce in Bahrain (AmCham Bahrain) has elected Qays Hatim Zu’bi as its new president for the term 2013-2014 . The elec More… |
Ex-President Musharraf returns to PakistanPakistan's former President Pervez Musharraf returned home on Sunday after nearly four years of self-imposed exile despite the possibility of arrest and a threat from the Taliban to kill him. More… |
China's Xi appointed president, completes rise to the topChina's parliament formally elected heir-in-waiting Xi Jinping as the country's new president on Thursday, completing the country's second orderly political succession since the Communist Party took power in 1949. More… |
Kaust appoints next presidentThe King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Kaust) board of trustee's executive committee has voted unanimously to appoint Jean-Lou Chameau as the next president of the university. More… |
Boston Consulting names new president & CEOThe Boston Consulting Group, one of the world’s leading management consulting firms, has announced Richard I Lesser as its new president and chief executive officer, effective January 1. Elected to the roles in May 2012, Les More… |
GE Lighting names EMEA chiefGE Lighting has announced that Agostino Renna has been named president and CEO of GE Lighting Europe, Middle East & Africa effective immediately. Renna, who will report to GE Lighting president & CEO Maryrose Sylvester, su More… |
South Korea elects first woman presidentThe daughter of a former military ruler won South Korea's presidential election on Wednesday and will become the country's first female leader, saying she would work to heal a divided society. More… |
Iraqi president Talabani hospitalisedIraqi President Jalal Talabani, a Kurd who has been a key player in mediating during the country's political crisis, was in hospital on Tuesday after suffering a stroke that left him in "critical but stable condition", government s More… |
Dow names president for newly formed MENATDow Chemical has consolidated its Mena and Turkey (MENAT) markets, and named Markus Wildi as the region’s president. The new role of Wildi, whose previous title was president of Dow Middle East, will include North Africa and More… |
Egypt's president suspends proposed tax hikePresident Mohamed Mursi has suspended planned tax increases hours after they were formally announced, in a policy swivel that might complicate Egypt's efforts to secure a $4.8 billion loan from the IMF. Opposition groups, lock More… |








