Posted By
Najib
Apr 11, 2017 12:21
Globalfirepower published a list featuring countries ranked by their military budgets for the year 2015. The info is not 100% accurate but it pretty much gives you an estimate of where Arab countries stand in terms of global fire power. The United States obviously topped the list as its defense budget spending of around $581 billion dollars is almost as much as the next 14 countries put together. As far as Arab countries are concerned,…
Posted By
Najib
Mar 02, 2017 10:42
Facebook recently launched the #SheMeansBusiness global program to train and inspire women entrepreneurs on using Facebook and Instagram as platforms for their businesses. They are partnering with organizations in the UAE and Egypt to enable opportunities for 10,000 women in the MENA region by 2018. For that purpose, #SheMeansBusiness will run a series of workshops, training sessions and online resources to arm women entrepreneurs with the knowledge, connections, skills and technology required to build and…
Business
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Lebanon
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Art
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Art
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Advertising
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Critiques
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Fun
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Middle East
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