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Retail

UK retailers find Gulf is irresistible

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May 13, 2012

M&Co;, a Scottish fashion retailer with nearly 300 stores across the UK, will roll out its brand in Dubai and throughout the Gulf, seeking respite from weak sales at home. Read Article UK retailers find Gulf is irresistible

Rory Jones

Energy

Norway acts as others drag feet on carbon emissions

The Mongstad oil refinery in western Norway. AFP

May 13, 2012

The industry that wants to bury the world's greenhouse gas emissions underground has long said it needs a global carbon price to do it. Now it's happy if one country signs on. Read Article Norway acts as others drag feet on carbon emissions

April Yee

Energy

Carbon capture fights its corner

The StatoilHydro Sleipner R platform in the North Sea off the coast of Norway. Heidi Wideroe / Bloomberg News

May 13, 2012

Supporters say carbon capture is needed to prevent the worst effects of climate change. But first they have to overcome a public-acceptance battle. Read Article Carbon capture fights its corner

April Yee

Finance

Generous Emiratis also need to save for those rainy days

May 13, 2012

We Emiratis live in the land of plenty, and just as we are surrounded by endless temptations that urge us to swipe our credit cards, and write those bank cheques, we are also blessed with numerous options to save money, says Manar Al Hinai. Read Article Generous Emiratis also need to save for those rainy days

Manar Al Hinai

Energy

Saudi Arabia blazes a trail on solar power

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May 13, 2012

One of the world's biggest oil producers and consumers has launched a renewable energy programme that may make Riyadh the new global hub for clean energy. Read Article Saudi Arabia blazes a trail on solar power

Vahid Fotuhi

Media

BBC's Arabic service pays price of corporation's austerity drive

May 13, 2012

Cost-cutting sees BBC Arabic combine bureaux with English-language service, having already lost some stuff in UK austerity drive. Read Article BBC's Arabic service pays price of corporation's austerity drive

Ben Flanagan

Economics

Piracy a major drain for world economy

Security measures add to the cost of piracy. AP Photo

May 13, 2012

For the pirates, their work is big business, earning them US$160 million last year. For the world economy, it is a major drain. Read Article Piracy a major drain for world economy

David Black

Tourism

Cairo's other pyramids emerge

The Egyptian government is trying to lure tourists to lesser-known pyramids in Dahshur such as the Red Pyramid, above. Mohammed Al Sehiti / AFP

May 13, 2012

Tourists often only spend a few hours at the Red and Bent Pyramids in Egypt. But that could change with a multimillion dollar eco-lodge project. Read Article Cairo's other pyramids emerge

Rebecca Bundhun

The Life

Strategy to just say 'no'

Steve Jobs transformed Apple when he went back to the company in 1996. Above, at an event in San Francisco in the same year. Court Mast / AP Photo / NeXT

May 13, 2012

The Life: Planning a strategy is about the terrifying work of deciding what options to cut out. Read Article Strategy to just say 'no'

Tommy Weir

Finance

RBS: The bank that's selling charity

A young Indian girl with a baby begs for coins from a taxi at a traffic intersection in Bombay. AFP

May 13, 2012

India Dispatch: Royal Bank of Scotland is targeting India's young super-rich with a range of products designed to help make giving to the needy easier and more efficient.  Read Article RBS: The bank that's selling charity

Pia Heikkila

BUSINESS

Sound & Vision

Video: From the gym to the cage, portrait of MMA fighter Malik 'Smiler' Omarov

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Video: Behind-the-scenes at Cartoon Network Studios Arabia

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Video: A new generation of Emirati entrepreneurs

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Video: Behind the scenes of Radio Mirchi

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Video: The Nuban - a dying dance form

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Video: Treasures of the World's Cultures

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Video: Red Bull X Fighters 2012

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