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Sudan: Finance Minister Calls for Speeding up of Development Projects
Edit All Africa 21 Jun 2016
[SNA] Khartoum -The Minister of Finance, Badr-Eddin Mahmoud Abbas, has called on the board of directors of East Sudan Rehabilitation and Development Fund to speed up implementation of development projects in east Sudan states ... ....
Crescent eyes Africa with stake in Mara
Edit The National 21 Jun 2016
UAE conglomerate Crescent Enterprises will flex its muscles into Africa's growing e-commerce sector by investing in Dubai's Mara Group ... Investment details were not disclosed ... "The African continent boasts enormous potential for growth over the next decade, particularly in the technology sector," said Badr Jafar, the chief executive of Crescent Enterprises ... lgraves@thenational.ae....
Loan default fears: Malls reluctant to renew garment shops’ contracts
Edit Arabnews 21 Jun 2016
Attached Files. . ID. . 1466461579999468800. Publication Date. . Tuesday, June 21, 2016. JEDDAH ... These owners and investors are now moving to shops where they pay less rent along main roads, many of which are unsuitable for their businesses ... Badr Jala, in charge of contracts at one mall, said malls try to attract the world’s top brands to make investments in their facilities, based on how many people visit annually ... ....
How to trick your brain into remembering someone's name the first time you hear it
Edit Business Insider 21 Jun 2016
Flickr/University of Exeter. Your HR manager asks you to show your new coworker the ropes. You take her through the office kitchen, show her where the good snacks are hidden and point out the lounge area she can use if she wants to get away from her desk ... It happens to the best of us ... David Badre , an associate professor of cognitive, linguistic and psychological sciences at Brown University, explained the process to Mic ... 1 ... 2 ... 3 ... ....
Inside Fallujah: The fight to destroy ISIL is not over
Edit The National 20 Jun 2016
"The fighting got easier once the civilians fled ... They belong to the Badr Brigade, one of the Shiite militia group that has been tasked with forming a cordon around Fallujah to prevent ISIL from breaking out ... To limit potential human rights abuses, the city was supposed to have been off limits to the Hashed, and the Badr unit is the only one that has gone in, said its commander, who goes by the nom de guerre Abu Sadiq Al Barsari....
Experts call for responsible use of social media
Edit Khaleej Times 20 Jun 2016
The use of social media and messaging apps should be harnessed to ensure that those are being used responsibly in the interest of the society, said experts at the Ramadan Majlis organised by the Sharjah Media Centre ... Talking about his experience of using social media, popular Saudi media figure and presenter Badr Al Zidan said his life was changed after reading the book, 'The Law of Attraction', seven years ago ... Afkar Abdullah. ....
Governance in focus: Know your requirements before you set up a board
Edit The National 20 Jun 2016
The board of directors is the highest decision-making body in most companies and organisations. With its extensive legal, financial and strategic responsibilities, it is easy to forget that a board is just a group of people. And like any group, changes in the size, composition and powers of a board can have a big impact on how it performs ... Badr Jafar is the founder of the Pearl Initiative and chief executive of Crescent Enterprises....
Islam promotes cultural diversity, peace: Experts
Edit Arabnews 19 Jun 2016
Attached Files. . ID. . 1466285756357848300. Publication Date. . Sunday, June 19, 2016. RIYADH. Saudi experts and scholars have said that Islam promotes intercultural diversity and understanding among various communities ... He said ... Badr Abu Jadayel, who is in America on a scholarship, said that in order to go along with the community and learn the background of other cultures, “we have to be open with our classmates.” ... ....
Governance in focus: An issue important to our well-being
Edit The National 19 Jun 2016
He asked each of us to incorporate this crucial focus into our work ... This week, The National reports on the state of governance in the UAE ... You will hear from the country's top experts, including the Pearl Initiative's Badr Jafar, Insead's Ludo Van der Heyden, Fause Ersheid of the Abu Dhabi Centre for Corporate Governance and Ashraf Gamal Al Din, the chief executive of Hawkamah ... Let us know what you think ... malotaiba@thenational.ae....
Crescent Enterprises taps Africa e-commerce sector
Edit Khaleej Times 19 Jun 2016
Crescent Enterprises has announced its foray into the African technology sector with an investment in Mara Group's technology vertical. Crescent Investments, the investment arm of Crescent Enterprises, led a group of private investors to forge an investment deal to support two business verticals under Mara Group - Mara Shopping and Mara Xpress ... Badr Jafar, CEO of Crescent Enterprises, said ... Ashish J Thakkar, founder, Mara Group, said ... ....
Heavy Fighting Kills Dozens in Fallujah; 29 Others Killed in Iraq
Edit Antiwar 16 Jun 2016
Interior Minister Mohammed al-Ghabban, a senior member of the Badr Organization assured the public that attacks on displaced civilians were not systemic, but he also admitted they are not entirely preventable. Some of the Shi’ite militiamen accused of war crimes are allied with the Badr Organization ... A civilian was shot dead in Ghazaliya....
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