North Korean leader Kim Jong-un did what he does best and made headlines around the world on Friday by ordering the military to be ready to use nuclear weapons at a moment’s notice. Following the UN Security Council’s vote Wednesday to hit Pyongyang with the strongest sanctions yet over its latest nuclear test and rocket launch, the dictator said the ...

Many observers have already rolled their eyes as Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, at the opening of China’s National People’s Congress this Saturday, announced a GDP growth target between 6.5 and 7 percent for next year. The Economist, in a bold, tongue-in-cheek prediction that is almost certain to be correct, notes that on January 17, 2017, when we’ll learn of China’s ...

ALKESH SHARMA / Emirates Business Homeland security has become one of the most imperative issues in today’s fast-zooming world. At a time when the world is facing dozens of crisis situations, making countries vulnerable to various threats, global economies are pledging to earmark enhanced budgets to ensure the safety of mankind as well as infrastructure. Treading the same trend, Middle ...