Dubai / WAM Equal access to opportunities is critical to gender equality and women’s empowerment, but it is equity that will genuinely make an impact, according to Dr Kirsty Coventry, cabinet minister for Youth Affairs, Sport, Art and Recreation of Zimbabwe. The Zimbabwean minister spoke at a “Visions and Journeys” event at the Expo 2020 Dubai Women’s Pavilion, sharing ...

One question I get repeatedly these days: What is wrong with the Russian military? Many in the West had a mistaken belief that the Russian war machine was a rough match for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato), and they are surprised at how much trouble the massive force is having subduing a much smaller and less-equipped neighbour, Ukraine. During ...

Singapore appears to be shutting its doors to foreign talent just as the exodus of expatriates from Hong Kong gathers pace. The government recently tightened visa rules for white-collar workers, adding hoops to a process that employers already complain is too onerous. Will the city-state miss its golden opportunity to scoop up Hong Kong’s disgruntled elites? Hardly. It’s a different ...