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The pandemic will affect executive education and business schools too

April 14, 2021
US President Joe Biden in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 8. AFP

The claim 'diplomacy is back' falls flat if world leaders keep up the name calling

April 14, 2021
Heng Swee Keat was to take over as Singapore's Prime Minister in 2022. Reuters

With Singapore’s succession line in flux, an unusual drama is playing out

April 13, 2021
Samia Suluhu Hassan is Tanzania's first female president. Reuters

Tanzania’s first female leader has steel in her veins

April 13, 2021
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU Council President Charles Michel (R) arrive for a joint news conference after talks with Turkey's President in Ankara on April 6. AFP

#Sofagate: Even at the highest levels of power, women face sexism

April 13, 2021
Police form a line to stop Nationalists and Loyalists attacking each other, as a hijacked bus burns in the distance in Belfast, Northern Ireland, April 7. AP

Violence in Northern Ireland has awakened fears of past troubles

April 12, 2021
It's hard to predict whether new technologies could end up posing a risk to the planet. Reuters

Animate materials will solve problems, but will they kill us first?

April 12, 2021
The US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) sets sail in the Bosphorus, on its way to the Mediterranean Sea, in Istanbul, Turkey March 1, 2019. Reuters

Is Turkey’s idea of a Muslim Middle Zone more than a dream?

April 12, 2021
The US is looking to gradually revive its relations with the Palestinian people. EPA

Biden is taking modest but necessary steps to revive US-Palestine ties

April 11, 2021
The Abu Dhabi skyline. It took the UAE only 50 years to transform desert fishing villages and Bedouin tribal settlements into a modern country. Mona Al Marzooqi for The National

UAE will be proud of its achievements, even as its focus is already on the future

April 11, 2021
Iranian missiles at an underground 'missile city' belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Reuters

Pushback against Biden's hopes of a breakthrough in Vienna

April 11, 2021
Prince Philip at a news conference for the World Wide Fund for Nature in Ougney-les-Champs, France. Prince Philip was President of the WWF from 1981 to 1996. AFP

Prince Philip's activism paved the way for climate campaigners like Greta Thunberg

April 10, 2021
A man shovels snow during a winter storm in Canada. Reuters

Montreal's long winter nights during the pandemic

April 10, 2021
Britain has pledged to deploy its newly minted aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth to Asia’s contested waters later this year, most likely in tandem with the US Navy. Getty Images

Could Europe's reemergence in Asia be a win-win this time?

April 9, 2021
Board roles are rarely advertised publicly, a disadvantage for people who are not already in senior networks. AP

The many benefits of more women on boards

April 9, 2021
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Dubai draft law to freeze rents for three years 'will stabilise property market'

The world's most and least powerful passports in 2021: UAE moves up list

Dubai hotels brace for 'summer like no other'

Mrs World Caroline Jurie gives up crown after arrest over Sri Lanka beauty pageant

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William Li, chief executive officer of Nio Inc., front right, uses a smartphone to take a photograph during an event marking the rollout of the company’s 100,000th electric vehicle at the automaker’s factory in Hefei, Anhui province, China, on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Nio said it delivered 7,257 cars last month, bringing its first quarter total to 20,060 vehicles - a 423% jump from the previous year period. Photograph: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg

Can the reality of the electric vehicle market justify the hype?

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Reporter: N/A. Stock. General view of Downtown, Dubai and Business Bay. Friday, April 9th, 2021. Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Dubai rent freeze, UAE passports, 2,022 new cases - The Daily Update

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Ramadan lights along the Abu Dhabi Corniche, April 5, 2021. Victor Besa / The National

Ramadan Kareem, Dubai’s driverless taxis, Dubai police patrols, 1,928 new cases - Daily Update

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Salaries in the UAE are expected to remain stable this year. Getty Images

Why salaries in the UAE will remain stable in 2021 – Pocketful of Dirhams

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