Business Numbers game: uncertainty over US recovery unsettles Middle East markets Disappointing US economic data has unsettled markets in the Middle East and elsewhere and muddied the waters over an eventual interest rate rise 10/02/2015
Sport Women only crew leave the rest in the slipstream as Team SCA claim Volvo Ocean Race win The women only crew manning the Team SCA boat romped to a convincing victory in the Volvo Ocean Race in-port Race in Abu Dhabi. Wind was a problem 02/01/2015
Business A long 2015 wish list after a difficult 2014 For many financial markets 2014 was a difficult year, but there are some positive elements moving forward, and a long wish list for the upcoming 15/12/2014
Sport Brunel advantage in Volvo Ocean Race Team Brunel came home first in the second leg of the Volvo Ocean Race from Cape Town in South Africa to the United Arab Emirates. The winning margin 13/12/2014
United Kingdom New Scotland Yard sold to Abu Dhabi investors New Scotland Yard has been sold to investors in Abu Dhabi for more than 400 million euros. The group said they would redevelop the old headquarters 10/12/2014
Business ECB: The QE Suspense Game Business Middle East looks at the reaction to the European Central Bank’s final meeting of 2014. ECB President Mario Draghi kept everyone in suspense 09/12/2014
Business OPEC’s black gold price losing its shimmer After the latest OPEC meeting black gold lost some of its sheen as the producer cartel said it would not cut output to reverse a dramatic fall in 02/12/2014
Sport Volvo Ocean Race: Fleet reach half-way point of second leg The leading boats in the Volvo Ocean Race have reached the half-way point of the second leg from Cape town to Abu Dhabi. After one week of racing 26/11/2014
Sport Volvo Ocean Race fleet set sail for Abu Dhabi Tropical storms in the Indian Ocean threatened to make the going very tough for the Volvo Ocean Race fleet for the second leg of the round the world 20/11/2014
Business US Federal Reserve: End in sight for QE stimulus Business Middle East looks at the implications of the US Federal Reserve ending its quantitative easing programme. It is being wound down as the Fed 28/10/2014
Business Counting the cost of sanctions There have been significant economic consequences from the EU sanctions and Moscow’s response. Russia, the EU’s second biggest food market 09/09/2014
Business Inflation woes drag on Draghi, European and Arabian markets Business Middle East is our new weekly programme examining a major economic issue in this crucial global region and assessing the world economy’s 02/09/2014
World Oiling the wheels of education in the Gulf Education and developing human capacities lie at the heart of some Gulf countries plans for sustainable, knowledge-oriented economies. But in real 20/02/2013
World Building the schools of tomorrow The way schools are designed can have a significant impact on the way children learn. Architects are now taking a fresh approach when it comes to 14/08/2012
