Author: Jawaad Kamali

Muscat – International tourism experts called upon Oman to take maximum advantage of its potential for making the sector one of the major contributors in the country’s economy. The experts were giving their views at a forum on hotel, travel and leisure conducted by Crowe Oman, under the umbrella of Horwath HTL, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Muscat on Tuesday. The meeting – held with an aim to boost prospects of tourism and hotel industry in the country – was presided over by Faisal al Rawas, Chairman of the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industries (OCCI). Horwath HTL – a member…

Global strategy and management consulting firm McKinsey & Company has named Dubai-based senior partner Hasan Muzaffar as the new leader of its Middle East Egypt, and Pakistan division. In the role, Hasan Muzaffar oversees a team of 1,200+ consultants and staff across the firm’s offices in the Middle East (Bahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates), as well as Egypt in North Africa and Pakistan in Asia. One of the world’s most prestigious management consulting firms, McKinsey & Company has been active in the region since 1957. Having seen strong growth over the past years under…

DUBAI, 12th January, 2023 (WAM) — Dubai Chamber of Commerce, one of the three chambers operating under Dubai Chambers, has launched business groups for five economic sectors: medical equipment, plastics & rubbers, optics & eyewear, paper, tissue & stationery, as well as chocolate & confectionery. These business groups will encourage engaging discussions that will drive the competitiveness of these business sectors within Dubai’s economy. Commenting on the establishment of the new business groups, Mohammad Ali Rashed Lootah, President and CEO of Dubai Chambers, said, “The new business groups will play a notable role in supporting their respective economic sectors and…

As part of Benjamin Netanyahu’s new coalition, the Noam party leader and right-wing extremist will have some power over Israel’s schools In his youth, Avi Maoz was considered a moderate compared to most settlers. He made his name campaigning for Jews from the Soviet Union to be allowed to emigrate to Israel and his most high-profile success came when he lobbied the then US President Ronald Reagan to call for the release of Natan Sharansky. A political prisoner in the Soviet Union, Sharansky was released and became a successful politician in Israel. He rewarded Maoz, his faithful campaigner, by appointing…