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Rahul Gandhi takes charge of Congress Party

NEW DELHI - Muslimchronicle

Rahul Gandhi formally assumed leadership of India’s oldest political party, the Indian National Congress, on Saturday. Gandhi took over from his mother Sonia, who has been head of the party since 1998. It is the first time in the 70 years of Indian independence that leadership of the 132-year-old party has changed leadership while the incumbent party president is stillRead more

UAE-born expatriate women recall emotional connection with ‘home’ country

DUBAI - Muslimchronicle

On the eve of the UAE’s 46th National Day, Arab News spoke to expatriate women born and raised in the Emirates about why they believe it is the best place to live and raise their children. Faeza Dawood, a 30-year-old Pakistani broadcast journalist and mother of three, said the efficiency of law enforcement in the UAE makes it a safeRead more

Survey reveals mistrust of UK media coverage of Arab world

London - Muslimchronicle

“Don’t believe what you read” is the main takeaway from a poll of attitudes toward UK media coverage of the Arab world. Some 22 percent of respondents to an Arab News/YouGov survey perceived UK media coverage of the region to be accurate while 39 percent thought it was inaccurate. Another 39 percent did not have a view either way. MediaRead more

SoftBank to Acquire US Investment Firm for $3.3bn

Tokyo - QNA

SoftBank Group Corp. said Wednesday it will acquire US investment firm Fortress Investment Group LLC for around $3.3 billion as it prepares to launch an international investment fund, according to Japan's News Agency (Kyodo). SoftBank is aiming to tap into the investment know-how of Fortress. The Japanese telecommunications giant said last October it will launch the $100 billionRead more

A look into Stephen Hawking’s universe

London - Arab Today

Stephen Hawking, one of the world’s most brilliant physicists, is well-known for his 50-year battle against the incurable motor neurone disease. Once given only two years to live, he has beaten the odds. He is believed to be the longest living sufferer known to medical science. “How To Think Like Stephen Hawking” by author Daniel Smith is the fascinating storyRead more

Mohammed Rayes is Arab News’ new resident cartoonist

Jeddah - Arab Today

Arab News, the Middle East’s leading English language daily, has announced the appointment of Saudi artist Mohammed Rayes as its new resident cartoonist. Rayes, 31, has been a published cartoonist since the year 2000. He has won several local awards and worked previously with various Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG) publications, including the London-based Asharq Al-Awsat, before moving toRead more

Nasr: Unemployment biggest obstacle facing Mideast youth

Washington - MENA

Unemployment is the biggest economic and social challenge facing young people in the Middle East, Egyptian International Cooperation Minister Sahr Nasr said on Friday. In a speech to a high-level session of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Nasr said that strategies adopted by governments to face unemployment will never succeed unless as part of a general economic development policy. TheRead more