Government & Policy
Revealed: 30 Rising Startups from the Middle East 2022
In this, the startup sector is perhaps the most important, providing a testing ground for new ideas and…
Category: Government & Policy
Government & Policy news and digital analysis from The Nation Middle East, focusing on UAE, Dubai, and the Middle East’s evolving power dynamics.
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“We don’t want to take an American approach”: BOLT’s Justin Grooms on building for the UAE
“I’ve been at BOLT for a little over six years now,” he says. “The company has, to a…
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Security Council urged to stand firm as Bosnia and Herzegovina faces deepening crisis
High Representative Christian Schmidt briefed on latest developments surrounding implementation of the 1995 General Framework Agreement for Peace…
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Dubai now has 893 air-conditioned bus shelters
Dubai has 893 air-conditioned bus shelters at 622 locations in the Emirate. The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA)…
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UAE workers can apply for one year paid leave to set up their own firm in 2023
The UAE is introducing a scheme which gives workers a year off if they leave to set up…
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“This is the true crypto hub”: Frederica Tompkins Michell on decentralisation, brand building, and why Dubai is leading the future
If 2021 was the year crypto broke into the mainstream, 2025 may be the year it anchors itself…
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Drone strikes on civilian infrastructure in Port Sudan must end: UN expert
“These ongoing attacks on critical infrastructure are putting lives at risk, worsening the humanitarian crisis, and violating basic…
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“Reinforcing what we already do well and doing it even better”: Zaid S. Al Khayyat on legacy and leading with purpose
Today, it boasts 10,000 employees across eight industries, with a footprint in nine countries and a culture that…
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‘On thin ice’: UN chief sounds alarm over rapid Himalayan glacier melt
António Guterres issued the warning in a video message to the inaugural Sagarmatha Sambaad, or “Everest Dialogue,” convened…
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Costa Rica’s refugee lifeline at breaking point amid funding crisis
“Without funding, asylum seekers are left in limbo – undocumented, unsupported and increasingly desperate,” said Ruvendrini Menikdiwela, Assistant…