Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun in Washington last month. It will be a long road back for the company's reputation following the guilty plea to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge. AFP
Boeing needs to remember what made it a global brand

At the heart of the US aerospace company's recovery is reinstating the prominence of its employees ahead of shareholders

July 11, 2024, 2:00 PM
A mural of English footballer Marcus Rashford who was heralded for his lead role in a UK school meals initiative, angering some who believed sport and politics should not mix. Reuters
Football cannot avoid politics, even if it wants to

The new generation of teenagers emerging at the pinnacle of the sport will be even more in tune with the changing social landscape

June 27, 2024, 2:00 PM
Apple plans to bring generative AI tools to its products, and will integrate ChatGPT into the iPhone and other devices. PA Wire
What's the big fuss about Apple integrating ChatGPT?

The technology isn't ground-breaking and concerns about privacy are valid but overblown

June 13, 2024, 2:00 PM
A newsstand along Kasr Al Aini street in Cairo AFP
At the Arab Media Forum, the way we approach the news today was one talking point

There has been a change in terms of what audiences believe should be the most important news covered by traditional media outlets – and emotion has a lot to do with it

May 31, 2024, 4:00 AM
A robot on display at an AI summit in Geneva, Switzerland. Getty Images
AI will be everywhere. How do we prepare for the ethics around it?

We need to ask ourselves about how we think AI should be used

May 17, 2024, 4:00 AM
Screens show firefighters battling a wildfire in the US. AP
Has extreme weather altered people's attitude towards climate change?

Recent events show that we cannot take anything for granted when it comes to global warming

May 03, 2024, 7:00 AM
The recent public debates about political correctness, diversity, immigration, history and national pride are the offspring of the introspection in the West. EPA
The Gulf prefers rational debate to culture wars – and it works

As the West slides into 'culturenomics', it is no coincidence that most discussions in this region usually have economic opportunity high on the agenda

April 19, 2024, 4:00 AM
The moral of the story in The Beautiful Game is that we can save one another when motivated to do so. Netflix
A Netflix film reminds us of sport's inherent value

At a time when sport risks being reduced to mere entertainment, the story of a team of homeless footballers provides food for thought

April 05, 2024, 7:00 AM
Workers in the French sector of West Berlin build Tegel airport in November 1948. The airport played a vital role in the defeat of the Soviet blockade of the divided German capital that lasted from June 1948 until May 1949. AFP
US aid drops saved West Berliners. Why can't it do the same for Gazans?

The 1948-1949 Berlin Airlift was a humanitarian operation carried out in the teeth of Soviet aggression. The US could, if it chose to, go to similar lengths in Gaza

March 22, 2024, 4:00 AM
Al Ain - February 16, 2009: Pat O'Dwyer, Manager of livestock division holds a handful of cornflakes used to feed cows at the Al Ain Farms for Livestock Production.  ( Philip Cheung / The National ) *** Local Caption ***  PC0289-AlAinFarm.jpgna08mr-dairydrop1.jpg
Cereal for dinner? The 'scornflakes' drama imparts a valuable lesson for CEOs

Kellogg’s chief executive has created a stir about the best characteristic a business leader can display

March 07, 2024, 2:00 PM
TaxGPT, the world’s first AI-powered corporate tax assistant, is helping UAE-based businesses. Photo: Virtuzone
How AI can become the new oil and gas for the Gulf

The UAE's defence industry offers lessons that could benefit the development of artificial intelligence in the region

February 23, 2024, 7:00 AM
Along with Abu Dhabi, Dubai is among the 10 wealthiest cities in the Brics+ grouping. Reuters
How the Brics+ countries can surpass an insular West

The 10-member grouping is getting wealthier, but prosperity needs to be sustained and inclusive

February 08, 2024, 2:00 PM
Leila Aboulela at the Emirates Literature Festival in 2017: 'When I first started to write, I was in a way writing for my mother-in-law as my audience,' she says. Photo: Leila Aboulela
Is a good book more likely to change your mind than a clever tweet?

Social media influencers clearly have their place but in an increasingly digital world, there is still great power in books

January 25, 2024, 7:00 AM
The container ship 'Maersk Bratan' in Hamburg. Maersk and other shipping companies have had to grapple with security threats in the Red Sea following attacks by Houthis. AFP
Why the Red Sea disruptions will dominate the WTO meeting in Abu Dhabi

Houthi actions in recent months prove that we cannot distance trade and politics

January 12, 2024, 5:00 AM
The Swiss town of Davos hosts the World Economic Forum every year. Reuters
The case for the World Economic Forum is only getting stronger

WEF is one of a dwindling group of institutions championing the benefits of globalisation, capitalism and multilateralism

December 29, 2023, 7:00 AM