Kabul / AFP Its scarred lion Marjan was for years a symbol of Afghan survival. Now, more than a decade after his death, Afghanistan remains battered by war but Kabul zoo is buzzing again — a haven for women, children and young lovers in a capital city that has little public space for anyone but men. The carnival of …

  SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Islamic Bank PJSC (SIB) successfully issued a US$500 million sukuk (Islamic finance bond) in international capital markets, eliciting an outstanding response from investors and garnering orders to the tune of US$1.6 billion, thus resulting in being 3.2 times over-subscribed. With a maturity of five years, the sukuk was priced at a spread of 185 …

  Dubai / WAM Schneider Electric, a global leader in energy management and automation, ranked Masdar Institute among its top 12 finalists in the sixth edition of its globally-renowned, annual ‘Go Green in the City’ student competition. Launched in 2011, ‘Go Green in the City’ is a platform that invites business and engineering students (second-year undergraduate or higher) to develop …