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‘Artificial Meat’ to Save Animal Slaughter

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 30, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

London- In just two years, you may be tucking into a ‘lab burger’ and ‘test-tube chicken’ if one company has its way after Memphis Meats has come a step closer to commercializing synthetic meat. According to the Daily Mail, the ‘clean...

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“The future of any country is about its young people, in Saudi Arabia that is even more true because you’re the majority and you’re more educated and inquisitive than any generation that’s come before.” Bill Gates (miskglobalforum.com)

MiSK Global Forum Addresses Youth Role in Sustainable Development

by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | Nov 16, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

Riyadh – Under the patronage of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz, MiSK Global Forum – an initiative to empower the Arab youth – kicked off in Riyadh on Tuesday with a key address by Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates. MiSK Global Forum (MGF...

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Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. SPA

Deputy Crown Prince Concludes Visit to the U.S.

by Abdul Hadi Habtor and Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 27, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

New York and Riyadh- Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense concluded his two-week business visit to the U.S. by signing an agreement with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and granting 3M Global an...

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Satya Nadella, center, Microsoft’s new CEO, addresses employees along with founder and technology advisor Bill Gates, left, and outgoing CEO Steve Ballmer, on the company’s campus in Redmond, Washington on February 4, 2014. (Reuters/Microsoft/Handout via Reuters)

Microsoft names cloud computing chief as next CEO

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 5, 2014 | Business

Los Angeles, AP—As longtime Microsoft insider Satya Nadella becomes the company’s CEO, he is declaring a new focus on a “mobile-first, cloud-first world.” So far, he only has the latter half of the formula figured out. Microsoft is trying to catch...

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Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty

Why do Arab Nations Fail?

by Adel Al Toraifi | Mar 20, 2013 | Opinion

Last year James Robinson and Daron Acemoğlu, two American academics, released a book entitled “Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty” (Crown Business, 2012). The book received widespread coverage, and was praised by major European and American...