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Dubai aspires to be 'first city to democratise travel'Dubai will be the first city to embark on the journey of democratising travel through the use of emerging technologies as it adds an additional distribution channel for hotels in its first phase. Launched at the World Government S More… |
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Redesigned $10 US bill to feature a womanFor the first time in more than a century, US paper currency will feature the face of a woman. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said on Thursday a newly redesigned $10 bill, set to be unveiled in 2020, will feature ‘a woman who h More… |
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Arab youth unsure if democracy could work in regionConfidence among Arab youth that the Arab Spring would bring positive change across the region is declining and as a result they are uncertain whether democracy could ever work in the Middle East, a report said. Thirty-nine per ce More… |
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Tunisians vote for new parliamentTunisians voted on Sunday in parliamentary elections that bring full democracy finally within their reach, four years after their uprising cast out autocrat Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali. Tunisia has fared better than its neighbours who More… |
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Bahrain makes major reform stridesBahrain has made major reform strides and achieved a lot in the fields of democracy, liberty and human rights, the Premier said yesterday (September 14). Upcoming elections will also open a new chapter of national action, he said More… |
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Democracy 'vital pillar of Bahrain's development'Individual rights and enhanced democracy are vital pillars in the Bahrain's programme of reform and development, His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Premier said. More… |
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Massive voter turnout for HK 'democracy poll'Nearly 600,000 votes have been cast in three days of an unofficial referendum on democratic reforms in Hong Kong, part of a civil campaign that has been branded illegal by the former British colony and by Communist Party authorities in Beijing. More… |
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Better to 'die standing like tree' says MursiA spokesman for Egypt's President Mohamed Mursi said he believed it would be better to die "standing like a tree", defending the electoral legitimacy of his office, than to go down in history as having destroyed Egyptians' ho More… |
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Labour Markets: A new perspective on changeCliff Oswick is a professor in Organisation Theory at Cass Business School and Cass Dubai Centre. In 2011, the Arab Spring swept across parts of the Mena region. Many western nations were quick to support the social activ More… |
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China Communists mull democratic reformsChina's outgoing leader and his likely successor are pushing the ruling Communist Party to adopt a more democratic process this month for choosing a new leadership, sources said, in an attempt to boost its flagging legitimacy in the eyes of More… |
