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December 16, 2025

Startup Spark: Bahrain’s Tech Boom Takes Regional Aim

By Faisal Al-Darazi ~ At the center of the Gulf, Bahrain is sparking a low-key revolution in tech startups. From being a small player in the digital economy, it is becoming one of the...

Iranian Women Redesigning Politics: Women in Command

Iranian women are taking over the political front—topping villages, shaping national agendas, and empowering the next generation after three centuries under siege. The past few years have provided tokenistic representation but an avalanche...

From Desert to Oasis: How Israel’s Water Conservation Initiatives Resound Internationally

By Yael Ben-David ~ Where deserts previously towered as a threat for dry climates and unpredictable rains, Israel has turned the dictum on its head: it has fashioned scarcity into means to irrigate surfeit. Through advancements in water desalination, water-conserving irrigation, and green recycling, Israel has turned its natural limitations the water-saving model for the world. What was needed became a clarion call to the nation—a culture of innovation that pinches pennies on every ounce. A Thirst for Innovation Since Israel's inception, all the way back to 1948 when it was founded, its survival had been doubtful at least partly because it was entirely open to aridity. It's largely a half-arid country,...

Made in Iraq: Home-Made Products Power the Economy

By Yasir Al-Dulaimi ~ In a basement workshop in Erbil, copper is hammered and soldered and the ring comes off like a pulse. Coffee sets...

Spotify just made a record profit. What can the platform do now to maintain momentum?

Andrew White, King's College London - It is not much of an exaggeration to say that Spotify saved the music industry. Global revenue for recorded music reached its zenith...

Green Shoots of Growth: Iran’s Eco-Economy Set to Open the Doors to Sustainable Futures

By Irna Mehran ~ It is when fruits and vegetables grown organically substitute solar panels that Iran's eco-economy is observed with optimistic anticipation everywhere in the world In Iran's soil, in the warm glow of sunlight, the greener future is constructed stone by stone. Solar panels on Shiraz rooftops, pistachio organic farms of Yazd—there are visionaries planting seeds towards a greener...

Unity in Diversity: How Bahrain’s Multinational Workforce Builds Community

By Noor Al-Khalifa ~ MANAMA, BAHRAIN — In Bahrain, where nearly three-quarters of the workforce is expat South Asian, North African, European, and beyond, diversity is not a trait—it's the backdrop for creativity, growth,...

Women Business and Innovation Leaders of Bahrain

thp - This is a revolution of women leaders, reshaping the face of business and innovation in Bahrain with...