UAE tops MENA rankings in World Bank’s ‘Women, Business and the Law’ 2021 report

Dubai: The UAE has topped the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region rankings in the World Bank’s newly released 2021 ‘Women, Business and the Law’ (WBL) report. The country’s ratings in the World Bank report saw a significant leap by virtue of ground-breaking legislative reforms implemented over the past few years. Sheikha Manal bint […]

Facebook to invest $1 b illion in news industry after Australia row

Facebook Inc on Wednesday pledged to invest at least $1 billion in the news industry over the next three years, days after a high-profile stand-off with the Australian government over paying news outlets for content. The social network’s commitment to the news industry follows Google’s $1 billion investment last year, as technology giants come under […]