Geneva / AFP The UN Syria envoy on Thursday criticised Damascus’ “strategy” of forced evacuation from Daraya following a brutal four-year government siege, warning that other besieged towns could follow. Staffan de Mistura told reporters in Geneva that there were “indications that after Daraya we may have other Darayas,” adding that “there is clearly a strategy at the moment to …

  Dubai / Emirates Business Forbes Middle East held an event to recognize the prolonged success of the region’s real estate sector. The event for the first time ranked the Arab world’s Top 100 real estate companies and consultants and celebrated business leaders and the vision of top enterprises and their contribution to the economic development of the Arab world. …

  Dubai / Emirates Business Leading financial institution, Mashreq, appointed Basker Rangachari as its new head of Marketing & Customer Experience. With more than 29 years of diverse leadership experience across consumer banking, payments services, private equity, retail and consulting, Basker will be responsible for driving the bank’s brand and marketing strategies, customer communications, analytics and digital marketing. Prior to …