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Tales of the unexpected boost Moby

The Dubai-based head of the Afghan media group and his staff have worked in situations few could imagine. Now, with an eye fixed on the youth market, he sees growth ahead.

May 1, 2017
The Vice News founder and chief executive Shane Smith, left, and the former Viacom chief, Tom Freston. Bobby Bank / Getty Images

Media veteran brings bright young things together

The Moby Group chief Saad Mohseni and the Vice News founder Shane Smith want to capture the eyeballs of the male millennial.

May 1, 2017
United Airlines is facing an uphill marketing battle as it tries to recover from a viral video of police violently dragging a man from his seat on a United plane. Spencer Platt / AFP

United left to rue removal of passenger with its reputation now anything but ‘friendly’

One of the global aviation industry’s longest-standing advertising mottos has been critically damaged, and the question for United is how to repair that damage.

April 12, 2017
Shane Smith, the co-founder and chief executive of Vice Media. The company is in Abu Dhabi to hire new talent. Mike Blake / Reuters

Vice to start hiring as it targets Middle East millennials

Media group founded by Canadian entrepreneur is in Abu Dhabi looking to hire talent after Vice teamed up with Moby Group to expand across the region.

March 29, 2017
A man delivers sides of beef to a butcher shop in Brasilia. The European Union, mainland China and Chile have halted some meat imports from Brazil, a major blow to the country that is among the world’s largest exporters of meat. Eraldo Peres / AP Photo

Brazil meat scandal triggers inspections in Gulf

Saudi Arabia has called for checks of Brazilian meat imports after allegations that some exporters bribed officials to overlook rotten produce.

March 22, 2017
George North of Wales celebrates after scoring the opening try during the Six Nations match between Wales and Ireland on March 10. Stu Forster / Getty Images

Your Money blog: Why Rugby must swing low at Viagogo

The much bigger question, and one to be asked of the sport’s governing bodies, is why we need ticket agencies at all.

March 16, 2017
Sergey Chemezov, Rostec’s chief executive, controls an empire that includes Russian military icons from the Kalashnikov assault rifle to the MiG fighter jet – both of which form part of his plan to increase Russian arms sales to the Arabian Gulf states. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National

Sergey Chemezov has big ambitions for Russia’s Rostec

The chief executive of Rostec is ready to tap the defence budgets of the UAE, Saudi Arabia and other regional economies as the Kremlin seeks to increase its sphere of influence in the Gulf – but he also hopes the Trump administration means business

March 2, 2017
The Irish agriculture minister Michael Creed this week visited the UAE and Saudi Arabia to seek better access as Irish farmers hope for the best and prepare for the worst post-Brexit. Ravindranath K / The National

Irish agriculture looks to GCC market with urgency as Brexit looms

The country's dependence on trade with the UK means that Brexit could bring major disruption to its export industries – which in turn raises the importance of finding other markets to sell to.

March 1, 2017
Denis Manturov, the Russian industry and trade minister, checks out one of the assault rifles at the Kalashnikov Group stand at the International Defense Exhibition & Conferences 2015 in Abu Dhabi. Silvia Razgova / The National

Idex 2017: AK-47 rifle maker Kalashnikov has UAE factory in its sights

The UAE and Saudi Arabia are both being considered as potential locations for a Kalashnikov factory, according to the chief executive of its parent Rostec, the Russian military conglomerate.

February 20, 2017
Sergei Chemezov, the chief executive of Rostec, said that work was expected to start on the long term project next year and could lead to the eventual assembly of the aircraft in the UAE. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National

Idex 2017: UAE and Russia to develop fighter jet

Rostec is a sprawling conglomerate comprises 700 organisations held by 14 holding companies.

February 20, 2017