Author: Umair Abbas

South Korean law prohibits the export of weapons to countries in active conflict. With this, Seoul found it difficult to deliver weapons directly to Kyiv. South Korea is quiet favorite of gun buyers around the world. And this was achieved during the country’s decades of efforts to protect itself from North Korea. The threat that never goes away forces Seoul to build a domestic arms industry. And in the end, this sector achieves economies of scale obtained from large export sales. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), there has been a drastic increase in South Korea’s ranking…

They said the transformations are already noticeable at the tertiary level of education where courses in sustainable farming, technology, and entrepreneurship have become part of curriculum. The scientists cited the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as an example, saying the country was witnessing what they described as a “re-engineering” of the education system. Their remarks came in a ‘Sharjah Talks Business’ podcast interview in which Prof. Dima Rachid Jamali, Sharjah University’s Dean of the College of Business Administration, and Dr. Adil Al-Zourani, Chairman of ‘Citizens School’ took part. Administered by the University of Sharjah, the ‘Sharjah Talks Business’ podcast is a…

“With 100 million young people looking to fulfill their full potential, private sector job creation will be critical to creating job opportunities and enabling a productive economy. Sharjah, United Arab Emirates: The Middle East is enjoying an important period of political and economic stability with the regional economy buoyed by high oil process and economic growth, Majid Jafar, CEO of Crescent Petroleum, told business leaders gathered at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday. Industrial production has improved, employment has begun rising, and tourism is recovering healthily from the effects of the pandemic, fueling healthy growth of up to…

Nine injured in total after parked vehicle detonates as police minibus passes on highway in Diyarbakir province Eight police officers were injured after a car bomb attack in the Diyarbakir province of southeast Turkey, officials confirmed on Friday. A bomb was detonated inside a parked roadside vehicle as a riot police minibus was passing by the highway connecting the Diyarbakir and Mardin provinces, during the early morning hours of Friday. Nine people were injured in total, eight of whom were police officers, as the explosion caused the minibus to overturn, CNN Turk reported. Security forces and medical teams were immediately sent to…