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Abdullah Al-Dardari, the assistant secretary-general of the UN tells Al Majalla how the Middle East can rise to the challenges it faces in a complex world.

Al-Dardari: Early recovery is the best way to address the Middle East's multiple crises

In an exclusive interview with Al Majalla, the UN assistant secretary-general says the traditional approach of dealing with issues in silos no longer works and a 360 approach is needed.

Ibrahim Hamidi 08 August 2023

The Age of Chinese Dragon

The world appears to be either prematurely aging or completely insane. After a long period of cold peace from the end of World War II until the 1970s, Richard Nixon, then US President, visited China…

Gamal Abd El-Maboud 05 August 2022

Information Technology and the Question of Knowledge

In this age of information technology, knowledge has become accessible in the pockets of 83% of the world's population. Now people can quickly research the accurate distance and time required to walk…

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John Maynard Keynes, best known as the founder of Keynesian economics; a school of economic thought, and also described as Britain’s most famous 20th-century economist, suggested in one of his essays…

Saif Al Abri 05 November 2021

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. REUTERS/Costas Baltas/File Photo

Human Rights Dilemma in Egyptian American Affairs

The human rights issue shall remain a daunting subject in the relationship between the international community and most of the countries of the Middle East. There is a huge gap between how the…

Dalia Ziada 17 September 2021

Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed al-Jadaan speaks during the Financial Sector Conference held in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh on April 24, 2019. The event was organized by the government bodies overseeing the implementation of the Financial Sector Development Program. (FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images)

Saudi Arabia Boosts Banking Industry

Standard Chartered Bank, a British banking and financial services company founded in 1969, started operation of its first branch in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, around the middle of last May. The Saudi…

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