It is that time of year again when many Middle Easterners swap the desert heat of home for the cooler climes of the UK. This year, the start of the Arab tourist season in the UK coincides with Eid Al-Fitr and there is no shortage of festivities to attend.
With a population of roughly 3 million British Muslims in theRead more
Tony Al Saiegh believes he’s found a gap in the Middle East’s burgeoning online sales market.
While unicorns such as souq.com and noon.com focus on providing digital shopfronts for professional retailers, Al Saiegh is primarily focusing on small-scale operations from home-based artisans and individuals with his community webstore start-up Souqplace.com.
The unicorns “did a good job for us”, said AlRead more
Thousands among China’s middle class are signing online petitions to protest the dropping of an alleged police brutality case, representing a rare but concerted display of white-collar outrage with Beijing.
The signatories of at least two online petitions organised through university alumni networks are infuriated by the Beijing prosecutors’ decision last Friday to drop charges against five police officers overRead more
The Ministry of Education and 10 other government agencies have issued a circular to encourage primary and middle schools to organize educational excursions for students.
Schools to work trips into their plans and integrate the events with class teaching, according to the ministry on Monday.h Trips for primary school students should focus on knowledge and understanding of their hometowns, expandedRead more