Podcasts about middle east region

For review:1. Ukraine Agrees to Direct Talks with Russia in Istanbul. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he would agree to meet Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin in Turkey on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump told him immediately to accept Putin's proposal of direct talks.2.  India & Pakistan Ceasefire. India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire Saturday after US-led talks to end the most serious military confrontation between the nuclear-armed rivals in decades, but they accused each other of violating the deal just hours later.3. The Indian Navy massed naval forces in the Northern Arabian Sea and sent a carrier battle group, surface combatants, submarines and naval aviation to keep their Pakistani adversaries in a “defensive position,” Indian officials said this week. 4. President Trump Heads to Middle East Region, 13-16 May. US President Donald Trump's meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh on Tuesday is also set to include Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Syria's de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, Arabic media reported Sunday.5. Iran and the United States wrapped up nuclear talks in Oman on Sunday with no apparent breakthrough and a public standoff over enrichment, but with both sides confirming plans for future negotiations.6. The Israel Defense Forces on Sunday evening issued an “urgent” evacuation warning to the three Houthi-controlled ports in western Yemen, ahead of potential Israeli strikes.7. Defense News (Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo) Interview with Lithuania Minister of National Defense- Dovilė Šakalienė. 8.  Armor Not Dead: Australia Activates New Tank Squadron. The formal establishment of D Squadron within the 2nd Cavalry Regiment (2 CAV) is a significant milestone for the Royal Australian Armoured Corps, representing the first time in the Corps' history that a regiment has two tank and cavalry squadrons positioned in the same location.

In this episode Helene talks to Andrew Spiteri, Regional Director of the IAF Europe and Middle East Region. Andrew tells Helene about himself as a facilitator, the kind of work he does and his background with IAF. He became regional director at the start of the year and shares a bit about the work he has been involved in so far, his roles and responsibilities as director, and what he would like to see in future for the region and beyond. He tells us about the regional conference in Romania in November 2025 and about what he most loves about facilitation. You can contact Andrew at: rep.europe@iaf-world.org And Helene at helene@jewellfacilitation.com To contact the podcast team: podcast@iaf-englandwales.org

Borzou Daragahi, longtime Middle East Correspondent discusses the Gaza ceasefire and what it means for the wider Middle East region

Payments Are Eating The World!This week on the #couch, we had the chance to speak with Daumantas Grigaravicius, the new Head of the Middle East Region at Adyen.We had an insightful conversation about the current trends in payments, both regionally and globally, and the transformative power of payment orchestration. Join us as we explore the changing face of payments and consumer experiences in the Middle East and beyond.  #Couchonomics #Payments #Innovation #DigitalPayments #BNPL #PaymentOrchestration #Fintech #MiddleEast #Adyen #DigitalAssets #FutureOfFinanceCouchonomics with Arjun Season 03 is brought to you by our partners:Adyen https://www.adyen.com/ToYou https://toyou.io/arMastercard https://mastercard.com/Thunes https://thunes.com/M2P https://m2pfintech.com/Our website

Send us a textWe are back with one of our favourite subjects – it's time for facilitation! Our guest today is seasoned facilitator who started her journey in agriculture development and is today a leading force in the facilitation community in Serbia and the region. Meet Tamara Živadinović who specialises in designing and facilitating multi-stakeholder processes and social learning, with more than 20 years of facilitation experience of working with different groups and cultural settings, from local communities to governmental bodies in Serbia, Europe and across the globe. Tamara is also the current Regional Director of Europe and Middle East Region of the International Association of Facilitators (IAF) and the president of Serbian Association of Facilitators. In January 2025, she will be taking over as Vice Chair of the IAF. Hit play for her incredible story! [02:57s] Journey into facilitation [10:06s] Working at the grassroots- Genesis of Mena Group  [16:23s] Facilitation and Rural Development in Serbia  [24:21s] Promoting the power of facilitation [30:43s] Insights as Regional Director of IAF Europe & Middle East[41:06s] RWL: READ Peter Senge's The Fifth Discipline, Ingrid Bens' ‘Advanced Facilitation Strategies' , Maureen R. Jenkins & Jon C. Jenkins' ‘The 9 Disciplines of a Facilitator'     Connect with Tamara on LinkedInSpread the power of facilitation – join the growing global community of International Association of Facilitators (IAF) here: www.iaf-world.org/ Connect with Vinay on X (formerly Twitter) and LinkedIn What did you think about this episode? What would you like to hear more about? Or simply, write in and say hello! podcast@c2cod.comSubscribe to us on your favorite platforms – Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Tune In Alexa, Amazon Music, Stitcher, Jio Saavn and more.  This podcast is sponsored by C2C-OD, your Organizational Development consulting partner ‘Bringing People and Strategy Together'. Follow @c2cod on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook 

In today's episode, we will discuss the globalization and evolution of Reproductive Technologies (ARTs). We will also address the social implications of reproductive technologies. We are honored to have Dr. Marcia C. Inhron here to share insight and expertise based on her decades-long focus on infertility and ARTs. Dr. Inhorn is a medical anthropologist specializing in gender, religion, and reproductive health issues, and the William K. Lanman Jr. Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs at Yale University. Dr. Inhron will discuss her work in the Middle East Region, and Arab America, including male infertility, and her most recent findings on egg-freezing and social infertility. Join us for this in-depth conversation to learn more!

In this enlightening episode of the Web3 with Sam Kamani podcast, host Sam Kamani welcomes Stefan Kimmel, the visionary CEO of M2 Exchange, a leading platform in the Middle East and North Africa. Delving deep into the heart of the crypto universe, Stefan shares his transition from traditional finance (TradFi) to the forefront of cryptocurrency innovation, underscoring the pivotal role of trust, regulation, and the quest for mass adoption in the digital age. As they traverse topics from the intricacies of decentralized exchanges (DEXs) versus centralized exchanges (CEXs), to the transformative power of institutional investment and the burgeoning realm of real-world assets, Stefan offers a unique perspective on the challenges and triumphs of steering a crypto exchange. Beyond the exchange's mechanics, he reveals M2's ambition to bridge the gap between digital and traditional finance, offering a regulated, secure, and user-friendly platform that caters to both retail and institutional investors. This episode is a must-listen for anyone curious about the evolving landscape of crypto, the importance of regulatory clarity, and the future of digital asset investment. Whether you're a crypto enthusiast, investor, or simply intrigued by the intersection of technology and finance, join us for a conversation that demystifies the complexities of the crypto world and illuminates the path towards a more inclusive and regulated digital future. What You'll Learn: The crucial role of intermediaries and regulation in achieving crypto mass adoption. Insights into the growth and challenges faced by M2 Exchange in a rapidly evolving market. The significance of institutional investors and the impact of ETFs on the crypto industry. How real-world assets (RWAs) and stablecoins are shaping the future of digital investments. Stefan's journey from traditional finance to leading a major crypto exchange and his investment philosophy. Why Listen: Tune in to gain a deeper understanding of the dynamics shaping the crypto and blockchain landscape from a leader who's at the crossroads of innovation and regulation. Discover how M2 Exchange is paving the way for a future where digital and traditional finance converge, offering secure, transparent, and regulated investment opportunities that promise to redefine our relationship with money and assets in the digital era. Nothing mentioned in this podcast is investment advice and please do your own research. Finally, I don't run ads on my podcast. It would mean a lot if you can leave a review of this podcast on ApplePodcasts or share this podcast with a friend. Connect with Stefan and M2 here:- Website: www.M2.com IG - https://www.instagram.com/m2exchange/ X - https://twitter.com/M2Exchange TG - https://t.me/M2Community LI - https://www.linkedin.com/company/m2-investment/ FB - https://www.facebook.com/M2Exchange YT - https://www.youtube.com/@M2Exchange Connect with Stefan Kimmel X - https://twitter.com/M2Stefan LI - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefan-kimmel/ Connect with me here - https://samkamani.com/#linktree  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/web3podcast/message

Ricky Afrianto is a Global Marketing Head/Director - Mayora Group. Previously he was Marketing Director and managed 21 brands across 5 categories: Biscuit, Candy, Wafer, Chocolate & Instant Food. Before joined Mayora, Ricky was Regional Marketing/Category Manager – Adult Category for Asia & Middle East Region of Fonterra Brands Singapore. For Show Notes, visit https://contraminds.com Connect with Ricky on LinkedIN Connect with Swami on LinkedIN 15 key takeaways from this conversation: 1. Mayora is an Indonesian food and beverage company with a wide range of products available in over 100 countries, with almost equal business split between domestic and international markets. 2. Local brands like Mayora can innovate and make decisions faster compared to large multinational companies due to their entrepreneurial mindset and connection with local markets. 3. CPG marketing has transformed significantly in the last decade with the rise of e-commerce, social commerce, and new digital platforms like TikTok. 4. Localization and customization are key advantages for local brands, allowing them to create products and campaigns tailored to specific markets. 5. Intuition backed by solid data is crucial in media buying decisions, especially for categories like CPG where e-commerce may not be as effective. 6. Digital marketing for CPG brands should focus on building brand equity and not just performance marketing. 7. Observing consumers directly is still the best way to gain insights, despite advancements in research technology. 8. Future agencies need to be open to leveraging creativity from clients, influencers, and embrace an ecosystem approach rather than being the sole creative source. 9. Successful CMOs need a balance of creativity, analytical skills, business acumen, and an entrepreneurial mindset. 10. CMOs must understand financial metrics and drive business results, not just focus on marketing outputs. 11. Entrepreneurial skills are essential for CMOs to bring new ideas, optimize processes, and drive business growth. 12. Key success metrics for CMOs include business performance, brand metrics, and creating a strong brand pull where consumers can't explain why they like the product. 13. Admired brands mentioned include Nike, Absolut Vodka, Apple, Coke, and Mayora's own Kopiko brand. 14. Innovative campaigns like Anlene's health movement and revamping the century-old Roma biscuit brand were sources of pride. 15. Advice for marketing students is to learn beyond just marketing - subjects like statistics, behavioral economics, and psychology to better understand consumers.

In today's episode, we will discuss the globalization and evolution of Reproductive Technologies (ARTs). We will also address the social implications of reproductive technologies. We are honored to have Dr. Marcia C. Inhron here to share insight and expertise based on her decades-long focus on infertility and ARTs. Dr. Inhorn is a medical anthropologist specializing in gender, religion, and reproductive health issues, and the William K. Lanman Jr. Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs at Yale University. Dr. Inhron will discuss her work in the Middle East Region, and Arab America, including male infertility, and her most recent findings on egg-freezing and social infertility. Join us for this in-depth conversation to learn more!

The work and contribution of national committees on IHL (NCIHLs) can be relevant in a range of circumstances, whether a country is at peace, emerging from conflict, still affected by past conflict or involved in one or more current armed conflicts. Many successful national structures are proof that if they function efficiently and have the required capacities, NCIHLs can provide considerable support to states in implementing their commitments under international humanitarian law (IHL) and achieving policy objectives in this area. The roads to national implementation of IHL can vary, creating new opportunities through events that arise, and actors encountered along the way. In this post, Yasmin Bedir, ICRC Communications Officer for the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries, provides a recap of the Twelfth Regional Meeting of Arab National Committees on IHL. The meeting, run with contributions from Dr Omar Mekky, Regional Legal Coordinator for the Near and Middle East Region at the ICRC, resulted in a dynamic two-year action plan with pledged commitments on specific themes and obligations for the implementation of IHL.

Even more Web3 wonders are gracing the Edge of Dubai, this time with groundbreaking developments in NFTs, blockchain gaming, metaverse, and digital fashion. Josh Kriger ran into some of the leaders behind these advancements and spoke to them! In this special episode, Dirk Lueth and Idan Zuckerman of Upland discuss their virtual world in Web3, the launch of Sparklet token, and their involvement in the Open Metaverse Alliance to promote interoperability among metaverses. Chris Bowden of Blowfish Studios introduces Phantom Galaxies, an online AAA multiplayer mecha-based shooter set in space, leveraging Web3 integration for cosmetic NFTs and emphasizing ownership. And digital fashion icon Nova Lorraine discusses her journey from launching Rain Magazine to exploring blockchain, NFTs, and her futuristic fashion project, the House of Nova. Plus, our guests share their optimistic views of Dubai and the Middle East Region as an emerging leader in the Web3 space. Support us through our Sponsors:

Today we're introducing a new quarterly feature “Chapter Chat”. As many listeners know, the England and Wales chapter is just one of the many IAF volunteer-led chapters globally, all working within 6 regions across 65 countries. While all chapters are united under the IAF vision and operate in accordance to the IAF Code of Ethics they are all run in a slightly different way, and reflect the context they're working within. So alongside our episodes capturing individual facilitators' stories, each quarter we're going to chat to people leading other chapters, about how they see the status of facilitation where they are, and the history, priorities, current projects and aspirations for their chapter. To kick us off, we have a special episode reflecting on a year of facilitation in the EME region, where Helene and Nikki talk to Tamara Zivadinovic Regional Director of the Europe and Middle East Region of the IAF. Tamara talks about her own facilitation practise, how she got involved in IAF and her her journey to becoming Regional Director.  She explains to Helene and Nikki what are your main responsibilities are as regional Director and what has been happening in the Region over the last year. She talks about celebrating the many IAF volunteers and about her proudest moments as Regional Director. Tamara shares what is coming up in 2024, her hopes for the region and finishes up with an ask for the members of the region. You can contact Tamara on: rep.europe@iaf-world.org or find her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamara-zivadinovic-4975384/ 

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Nour Khrais Founder and CEO of Maysalward and Chairman of Jordan Gaming Task Force with over 22 years of international experience in the top leading Online and Mobile Value Added Services companies. Before forming Maysalward, he worked in a multicultural environment between VAS companies in Jordan, UAE, Egypt, Qatar, and France. Under a Glocalized vision, in Nov 2003, KHRAIS Launched the first Mobile Game Development operation in the Middle East Region, offering unique Casual games targeting the Middle East and Emerging Markets. Developed the First Arabic Mobile Game in 2004, his startup has created high-quality mobile games with a hundred thousand daily active users enjoying the Free to Play games it's offering.KHRAIS a certified Scrum Master and holds a Master Degree in International Business, Global Marketing and Internationalization, Diploma in Mobile Telecommunication, and Bsc of Agriculture Engineering. His passion for games and mobile entertainment enforced with a strong business vision and management in mobile value-added services guarantee the success and uniqueness of product and services production.

ESPAÑOL:George Kurian es el Vicepresidente de Cadena de Suministro y Logística de Michelin Norte América durante más de 2 años, anteriormente ocupó el cargo de Vicepresidente de Cadena de Suministro, Logística y Servicio al Cliente para la región de África, India y Medio Oriente durante más de 4 años, ubicado en Dubai. Antes de este cargo, fue Gerente de Operaciones de la Cadena de Suministro Europea - Automóviles de Pasajeros durante más de 4 años, proveniente del cargo de Gerente de Abastecimiento Estratégico. Antes de Michelin, trabajó para SAP como Gerente, Oficina de Gestión de Proyectos, en Arcelor Mittal como Gerente, Gerente de Programas - Upstream Supply Chain y Consultor en Louis Vuitton.Algunos de los aspectos más destacados del podcast:Introducción de George KurianTus primeros pasos en Arcelor Mitaal.Tu traslado a SAP. ¿Cómo fue el trabajo en SAP?Un nuevo reto por delante pasar a Michelin como Gerente de Abastecimiento Estratégico. Cuéntanos al respecto.Te mudas a Europa como responsable de operaciones de la cadena de suministro europea para turismos. ¿Cómo fue este reto?Un nuevo desafío liderando la región de Medio Oriente como VP, Cadena de Suministro, Logística y Servicio al Cliente. Región de África, India y Medio Oriente¿Cómo lidiaste con el bloqueo de SC durante la Pandemia?Un nuevo desafío en EE. UU. como Vicepresidente de Cadena de Suministro y Logística, Michelin North América¿Cómo ve la relevancia clave de la digitalización a través de la Cadena de Suministro?¿Qué recomienda a los nuevos profesionales en SC?¿Cuál es su mensaje final para la audiencia?DespedidaENGLISH:George Kurian is the Vice President Supply Chain & Logistics, Michelin North America for more than 2 years, previously he had the role for VP, Supply Chain, Logistics & Customer Service, for  Africa, India & Middle East Region for over 4 years, located in Dubai.  Before this role, he was Manager, European Supply Chain Operations - Passenger Car for over 4 years, coming from the role of Strategic Sourcing Manager. Before Michelin, we worked for SAP as Manager, Project Management Office, in Arcelor Mittal Manager, Program Manager - Upstream Supply Chain and Consultant in Louis Vuitton. Some of the highlights from the podcast:Introduction of George KurianYour initial steps in Arcelor Mitaal.Your movement to SAP. How was it work in SAP?A new challenge ahead moving to Michelin as Strategic Sourcing Manager. Tell us about it.You move to Europe as European Supply Chain Operations Manager for passenger cars. How it was this challenge?A new challenge leading the Middle east region as VP, Supply Chain, Logistics & Customer Service. Africa, India & Middle East RegionHow did you deal with the SC blocking during the Pandemic?A new challenge in USA as Vice President Supply Chain & Logistics, Michelin North AmericaHow do you see the key relevance of the digitalization through the Supply Chain?What do you recommend to the new professionals in SC?Which is your final message to the audience?FarewellDiscover more details here.Follow us on:Website: https://bit.ly/32bR2GrInstagram: http://bit.ly/2Wba8v7Twitter: http://bit.ly/2WeulzXLinkedin: http://bit.ly/2w9YSQXFacebook: http:/

In FS Brew's latest HYPE episode, we deep dive into Open Insurance to understand:   - What is open insurance? - Who are the suitable partners who can benefit from open insurance - International examples & use cases - Business and technology readiness to build open insurance capabilities - Product lines and sectors that make sense for the region to benefit from open insurance  - Finally, the all-important regulations required to bring this concept to life!   #openinsurance #fsbrew #insurance #insurtech #embeddedinsurance --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fsbrew/message

When war broke out in Lebanon in 1990 our next memory maker had to abandon her course in banking and moved to Abu Dhabi where she entered a hotel management programme. Mona Faraj recounts the time she took her team on an incentive trip to the desert in the middle of summer and unexpectedly got hit by floods - explaining why you should never curse her.As Mona prepares to fly with her dog Milo, she reflects on the changes in the industry and what got her to where she is today, “I'm one of the most privileged executives that ever worked in the ME region…the time invested in me was phenomenal.” She also shares the best memory of her life walking the desert as part of Women's Heritage and the inspiration from people encouraging her. We hear the love she has of the Middle East and the business culture where nothing is impossible - “If you set your mind to something, you are able to achieve it.'Mona tells of her love of food, her father's influence, and the two souvenirs she always returns home with. In Mona's hilarious Fawlty Tower moment, the camel is causing chaos as the GM tries to outdo himself. “Camels don't go up staircases, and cannot walk on marble”Mona is a true business activist; with a far-reaching industry network. Her entrepreneurial journey started in 2007 with the launch of her consultancy - Insight Out  - following a successful hotel career with Hilton and Rotana.Mona actively develops the industry in her role of Managing Director of HSMAI for the Middle East Region and is co-founder of ExploreTECH the first digital marketplace in the Middle East and Africa. Among her many accolades, Mona is a Market Analyst & Manager for Phocuswright.Each episode we invite an industry professional to share 2 photographs and a treasured souvenir from their travels representing moments particularly important to them. Join us as we go on a journey through time to explore the significance of each.A Travel Market Life series, a Haynes MarComs production. Hosted and sponsored by Atomize. For more episodes and details of the series Photographs & Memories, visit https://www.haynesmarcoms.agency/travel-market-life

The retail industry worldwide is one of the major revenue earners for the economy. Actually, the retail business is one of the most low-cost and profitable startup operations. A report from Forbes suggests the retail market is expected to grow in the coming days. The reasons primarily are income growth, urbanization, and attitudinal shifts. About Ritesh Mohan A Retail expert with over 23 years of experience in the Retail sector in the Middle East Region, specializing in beauty and fragrances and fashion segments. He is a transformational thought leader in the retail sector. Previously spearheaded the Retail division of Nabeel perfumes as General Manager-across GCC (approx 35 stores) & team of 84 people. A prolific writer who believes in sharing his retail wisdom through his blog. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tbcy/support

In this episode, we talk about Farah's new book Net Zero City, the role of urban design in achieving a net zero city, and a clear process for cities to decarbonise in 10 years.Farah Naz, is an award winning Climate Change strategist with over 20 years' experience in the construction sector gained in the USA, UK, Southeast Asia and most recently the United Arab Emirates (UAE). She is a Chartered Engineer (UK), Fellow of CIBSE, LEED and WELL AP and Verified Research Expert for Dubai Future Foundation. Farah Chairs CIBSE UAE Chapter and is an advocate of STEM education for the future generation. Farah recently co authored a book on Net Zero City, which is considered the first book published from the Middle East Region.Find out more about Farah and the book: https://netzerocitybook.com/The Green Urbanist website: https://greenurbanistpod.com/Follow the Green Urbanist:https://twitter.com/GreenUrbanPodhttps://www.instagram.com/greenurbanistpodhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/green-urbanist-podcast

Bitcoins, Metaverse, and NFTs are buzzwords that have been around for a while, and everyone is either investing in them, talking about it, or wondering what they are! These terms and more are a part of Web3; A new version of the web that has been making some noise in recent times. Riyad from MEVP participated in a panel at STEP Conference 2022 to discuss: Web3: A buzzword or a new reality? and we caught up with him after to discuss where MEVP stands on Web3, what the future looks like, what startups in the NFT space seem exciting, and how the startup ecosystem has evolved in the Middle East over the last decade. Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) is the Pioneer and one of the largest and most active venture capital firms in MENA with more than $300 million in Assets Under Management. MEVP invests in the early and growth stages of innovative technology companies run by talented entrepreneurs in the Middle East Region with a focus on the GCC and Levant countries. You can also watch this episode on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCa27qyza_I Contact MEVP here: https://www.mevp.com/ or Connect with Riyad here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/riyad/ Follow us on Social or use #StartupHustleME to connect: https://www.facebook.com/startuphustleme https://instagram.com/startuphustleme?utm_medium=copy_link https://www.twitter.com/startuphustleme www.linkedin.com/company/startup-hustle-middle-east/ Email us on: startup.hustle.me@gmail.com Visit our Car rental startup: https://ejarcar.com Get in touch with Yellow here: https://welcometoyellow.com/ If you are looking to start a new business in the Middle East, or are looking for information on how to grow your startup, this podcast is for you! Join us on our journey as we build our own startup, Ejarcar.com, and hear success stories from established entrepreneurs and VCs in the Middle East. Startup Hustle Middle East is a weekly podcast, hosted by Siddharth and Mamta Varerkar. This podcast will cover topics like how to build a lean startup, how to pitch, growth-hacking tips to market your product and we also interview leading thought-leaders in the Middle East. You can find our audio podcast on all podcast platforms - apple podcasts, google podcasts, castbox, spotify, itunes etc. If you have the Anchor app, you can also leave us a voice note to be featured in an upcoming episode. #KeepOnHustling If you have the Anchor app, you can also leave us a voice note to be featured in an upcoming episode. Connect with us #StartupHustleME

In Episode 25 of the Constructive Voices podcast, Henry McDonald speaks to Farah Naz, award-winning climate change strategist, in our International Women's Day special. Farah provides her professional and personal experience, with global insights, into where we stand in relation to the gender gap in the construction, engineering and architecture industries.Farah and Henry discuss her experience as a woman in the AEC sector, what we all need to do to address gender bias in the industry, and how we can look at gender diversity as an opportunity instead of a problem to solve.“The pandemic has actually showed us how new way of working and doing business. And we should be taking this approach, taking this is as an opportunity to really address the issues of gender diversity, to really address inclusion and diversity within our workplace, and also address how we can inspire the next generation.”“So I think it starts from not just women in the industry, but also the men, and anybody who is part of this industry to really engage more time and effort to actually go out and talk to the younger generation, talk to our children. It starts from our homes, to start creating that role model effect. And also explaining the power of this industry in creating a better, more resilient future.”“We really require a co-creative environment, collaboration and diverse thinking to resolve the climate emergency. It's not just women, or it's not just men, it's together.”“Because women have to play a lot of roles: a role of a daughter, a role of a friend, a role of a sister, or a mother. I think that wiring of brain kind of helps to women to look at all these climate diversity and challenges we have, and come up with a more collaborative way of co-creating the future.”About Farah Naz, Award-Winning Climate Change StrategistFarah Naz is an award-winning Climate Change strategist with over 20 years experience in the construction sector gained in the USA, UK, Southeast Asia and most recently the United Arab Emirates (UAE). She is a Chartered Engineer (UK), Fellow of CIBSE, LEED and WELL AP and Verified Research Expert for Dubai Future Foundation. Farah chairs CIBSE UAE Chapter and is an advocate of STEM education for the future generation. Farah recently co-authored a book on Net Zero City, which is considered the first book published from the Middle East Region.For the past few years, Farah has been based in UAE, where she has been steering sustainability and innovation in the built environment covering the entire Middle East, Saudi Arabia and wider Gulf Region. She leads Specialist Services with a focus on Sustainable Cities, ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) and Urban Resilience for AECOM across the Middle East and Africa.Farah was a prime mover in creating the Energy Strategy for the first zero-energy building in the UK, which subsequently won the 2015 RIBA Sustainable Buildings Award (UK). In the Middle East, her name has become a synonym for implementable sustainability & energy strategy among others, linked to projects including Museum of the Future, the Louvre Museum in Abu Dhabi, the Bee'ah Headquarters in Sharjah, Expo 2020 Sustainability Pavilion, Masdar Eco Villa, Masdar Housing. Master planning projects like NEOM, Red Sea, Amaala and Hudayriat Master Plan. Her projects, Sustainability Pavilion in Dubai expo, Masdar Housing and Bee'ah Headquarters in Sharjah is the winner of the Best Sustainability Project of the year award for the last three consecutive years in the Middle East Region.In her innovating role, she focuses on implementation best practices within the built environment, adopting systems related to Energy Water Food Nexus, Biomimetics, Five Capital model of Sustainability, Liveability and Inclusive Integrated Innovation Frameworks, which will build the foundation of the cities and communities of the future.

Mohammad AlShamsi is the Head of Firearms and Toolmarks section at Dubai Police. He graduated from the first INTERPOL Young Global Police Leaders Program in 2019 and is a member of numerous international associations such as the Association of Firearms and Toolmarks Examiners AFTE where he is the point of contact for the Middle-East and West-Asia region and the first Arabic Certified Firearms and Toolmarks Examiner FA/TM-AFTE. AlShamsi represents the Middle-East Region at the International Association for Property and Evidence IAPE and is the first Certified Property and Evidence Specialist CPES in the Middle-East and Asia. AlShamsi is an Adjunct Faculty member at the International Institute for Forensic & Security Studies and Amity university for the Bachelor's and Master's students in Forensic Science Ballistics and Advanced Ballistics course; he has lectured and trained more than 2860 attendees in events and training courses since the beginning of 2017 to date.Originally aired on September 30, 2021

In a recent interview, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan spoke on President Biden's foreign policy one year into the administration and yet made no mention of the Middle East. What is Biden's foreign policy in the Middle East, a region studded with humanitarian crises and seemingly intractable conflicts that impinge on U.S. interests, from Iran, Israel and Palestine, Lebanon, Libya, Syria, and Yemen. How does the administration define U.S. interests in the region? And where does the Middle East fit in the list of its priorities?Join Aaron David Miller as he sits down with Brett McGurk, the president's point person on the Middle East, to discuss these and other issues.

Majid Al-Futtaim CEO Alain Bejjani joins Atlantic Council empowerME Conversations host Amjad Ahmad for a conversation about the future of retail in the Middle East, consumer desires for more modern and fulfilling experiences, and policies that will promote talent from the inside and economic growth.Key Takeaways:0:00 Intro1:13 Alain talks about the pandemic and what he is now seeing post pandemic given that he operates in different countries and its impact on business in the Middle East5:20 Alain explains if the pandemic was the turning point of the economy especially in the Middle East region 12:19 Alain talks about the key areas that people need to focus on to keep the momentum of growth going and to even accelerate it especially in the Middle East 19:32 Alain talks about the importance of regional integrations and how he feels about where it's headed to especially in the Middle East Region 21:10 Alain talks about the consumer trends that he is seeing in the Middle East region that have come up due to the pandemic 29:35 Alain also talks about retail, how the retail space is changing, how he sees retail going forward and if it's dying 36:35 Alain shares his thoughts evolving around the digital entrepreneurship that's happening and how he sees that playing out39:43 Alain talks about the lessons that he has learnt through the failures that he has encountered41:44 Alain shares his advice to other entrepreneurs and also talks about the space that would invest in that would be good for business Shows Mentioned:https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/ WHO: http://www.who.int/ FDI: https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/knowledge/economics/foreign-direct-investment-fdi/ Carrefour: https://www.carrefour.com/en Mall of Oman: http://mallofoman.net/ Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/ Quotes Mentioned:“The pandemic was a wakeup call on many aspects and a wakeup call for everyone, with no exception.”“Different markets, different realities.”“The well-being and the happiness of your citizens and residents matter.”“You only know the value of what you have until you don't have it anymore.”“One shouldn't waste any crisis or shouldn't let any crisis go to waste.”“Retail is not going to die, retail will continue to be here, but it's going to be here in different ways.”Guests Social Media Links: Website: https://www.majidalfuttaim.com/en LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alainbejjani/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/alainbejjani Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alain.bejjani/ 

Nicholas S got sober on 12 April 1995, shortly before discovering SA. He has served at all levels of the fellowship, from Group through to the Board of Trustees and back. He led the formation of the European and Middle East Region and pioneered what later became the SA Internet Marathon (SIM). He regularly leads workshops in which SA members complete the 12 Steps in 10 hours. He has three children plus seven grandchildren and lives in the North of England.

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Many teach the Antichrist will come from the Middle East Region and some even speculate he could come from the United States. Is this possible? On today’s edition of End of the Age, we will let the Bible answer this question.

Welcome to the fifth of our series of summer special episodes of The Digital HR Leaders Podcast that collectively provide an outside in perspective on HR. People Analytics is the fastest growing part of HR and prior to the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, was named by HR practitioners themselves as one of four trends in LinkedIn's annual global talent trends report that were most likely to impact on how their organisations hire, develop and retain their workforces in 2020. During the crisis People Analytics has been further elevated as companies strive for insights and data to drive employee safety and wellbeing, understand the impact of remote work and create their return to the workplace plans. Many practitioners and leaders in the People Analytics space have no previous experience of working in HR. My guest on this week's episode of The Digital HR Leaders Podcast is Sophie Rwegera Khadhraoui. When she took on the challenge of setting up the People Analytics function at the International Committee of the Red Cross in 2017, Sophie had a background in Finance, and Operations, but not HR. Sophie quickly established that in a humanitarian organisation, the key people related requirement is to ensure the right people are on the ground at the right time to support the ICRC’s critical humanitarian work in conflict zones. In our conversation, Sophie and I discuss: How she set up the People Analytics function, identified priorities and delivered the first use cases How the team evolved and developed its skills over the three years Sophie was at the helm Tips for other People Analytics Leaders who run small teams The steps Sophie took to help up-skill the wider HR community at the International Committee of the Red Cross How her experience in People Analytics is supporting her in her new role as HR Partner for the Near and Middle East Region at the Red Cross This episode is a must listen for anyone interested in how to set up and develop a People Analytics team and the unique challenges involved in leading a small team in a humanitarian organisation. So that is CHRO’s, Senior HR Leaders and anyone in a People Analytics or HR Business Partner role. Support for this podcast is brought to you by Insight222. To learn more, visit https://www.insight222.com.

Keija Parssinen graduated cum laude from Princeton University, where she studied English literature and received a certificate from the Program for the Study of Women and Gender. She earned her MFA at the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, where she was a Truman Capote fellow, a Teaching and Writing fellow, and the student editor of the Iowa Short Fiction contest. After finishing the program, she won a Michener-Copernicus award for her debut novel, The Ruins of Us, which was published in the US, UK, Ireland, Australia, South Africa, Italy and around the Middle East. The novel was long-listed for the Chautauqua Prize, was chosen as Book of the Month by National Geographic Traveler, and was selected as a Best Book of the Middle East Region by Turkey’s Today’s Zaman newspaper. In Fall 2019, it was published in Arabic by the Syrian Ministry of Culture. Her second novel, The Unraveling of Mercy Louis, won an Alex Award from the American Library Association, was chosen as Book of the Month by Emily St. John Mandel, and was selected as a Best Book of the Year by the Kansas City Star, Lone Star Literary Life, Missouri Life, Vox Magazine, and Brazos Bookstore. Her short fiction, essays, and reviews have appeared or are forthcoming in The Southern Review, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Review of Books, the Lonely Planet travel-writing anthologies, World Literature Today, Slate, The Arkansas International, The Brooklyn Quarterly, Slice Magazine, Salon, Five Chapters, the New Delta Review, Marie Claire, Off Assignment, and elsewhere. Her work has been supported by fellowships and residencies from Hedgebrook, the Corporation of Yaddo, the MacDowell Colony, Ragdale, the Vermont Studio Center, Playa Summer Lake, the Oklahoma Center for the Humanities, and The Writer’s Colony at Dairy Hollow, where she was a My Time Fellow. Keija was born in Saudi Arabia and lived there for twelve years before her family moved to Austin, Texas. She is an Assistant Professor of English at Kenyon College and lives in Ohio with her family. Wendy Taylor Carlisle was born in Manhattan, raised in Bermuda, Connecticut and Ft Lauderdale, Florida and lives now in the Arkansas Ozarks in a house she built in 1980. She has an MA from The University of Arkansas and an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She is the author of The Mercy of Traffic (Unlikely Books, 2019), Discount Fireworks (Jacaranda Press, 2008) and Reading Berryman to the Dog (Jacaranda Press, 2000.) Chapbooks include They Went to the Beach to Play (Locofo Chaps, 2016), Chap Book (Platypus Press, 2016), Persephone on the Metro (MadHat press, 2014), The Storage of Angels (Slow Water Press, 2008), and After Happily Ever After (Two River Chapbooks, 2003.) Her work appears in multiple anthologies.

The #AI Eye: AWS (NASDAQ: $AMZN) Launches Middle East Region, Oracle (NYSE: $ORCL) Named Leader for Multiexperience Development Platform and VMware (NYSE: $VMW) Extends Strategic Partnership with Google Cloud

The #AI Eye: AWS (NASDAQ: $AMZN) Launches Middle East Region, Oracle (NYSE: $ORCL) Named Leader for Multiexperience Development Platform and VMware (NYSE: $VMW) Extends Strategic Partnership with Google Cloud

The #AI Eye: AWS (NASDAQ: $AMZN) Launches Middle East Region, Oracle (NYSE: $ORCL) Named Leader for Multiexperience Development Platform and VMware (NYSE: $VMW) Extends Strategic Partnership with Google Cloud

The #AI Eye: AWS (NASDAQ: $AMZN) Launches Middle East Region, Oracle (NYSE: $ORCL) Named Leader for Multiexperience Development Platform and VMware (NYSE: $VMW) Extends Strategic Partnership with Google Cloud

Boyd Holden is a livestock handling and animal welfare consultant based on the Northern Rivers of NSW. His knowledge, skills and expertise in animal handling begins at the farm gate and extends all the way along the process to the point of slaughter. Boyd’s extensive experience includes the transport of livestock, saleyards, feedlots, quarantine depots, abattoirs and live export; ships and port loadings in Australia to South East Asia, the Middle East Region, and Russia. He trains and handles animals on foot, by horse, with dogs and helicopters. Boyd has worked with sheep, cattle, buffalo, goats, horses and dogs. In this episode Boyd talks about his experience working with people and livestock in Australia and overseas. Learn more about Boyd at http://www.livestockbehavioursystems.com/  

Ritesh Tilani is the VC and Entrepreneur to check in with in the Middle East.  As co-founder of Enhance, he facilitates start ups coming into the Middle East Region, as well as growing his own, including the well known online gifting platform, Joi. Educated in France and Singapore, and seasoned in the States, Ritesh’s business now covers the UAE and Saudi Arabia, offering everything from cakes and flowers to singing telegrams, all branded to a global standard. In the episode he gives an overview of Dubai’s tech scene, including some honest observations on the infrastructure and market size.  We also talk about networking, how to hack your way into an internship and a little on My Friends Your Friends, one of my events where 200 people gather for a drink with a mutual friend in the room. For more content from Raj Kotecha head to www.RajKotecha.com/podcasts, including his show "OPP - Other People's Podcasts", co-hosted by Grammy Award winner Fatman Scoop. This podcast is co-produced by Arjun M Shah and the intro music comes from the song "Riddem" by Hype and Fever (special thanks to them and Live Entertainment London for permission to use the audio).

Darrell Castle discusses President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Iran Deal and whether it was a positive or negative move. Transcript / Notes TRUMP AND THE IRAN DEAL Hello, this is Darrell Castle with today's Castle Report.  Today is Friday, May 18, 2018, and on today's Report I will be discussing President Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), better known as the “Iran Deal”. During his Presidential campaign, then candidate Trump said he would not have made the Iran Deal and that it was a bad deal, a very bad deal.  So after months of speculation and rumors, President Trump finally pulled the plug on the deal.  He announced the U.S. withdrawal from the deal on May 8, citing concerns that the Joint Comprehensive Plan was not comprehensive enough and did not address Iran's destabilizing efforts in the Middle East Region. In his speech announcing withdrawal, the President said that a more constructive deal could have been struck at the time but wasn't.  “At the heart of the Iran Deal was a giant fiction: that a murderous regime desired only a peaceful nuclear energy program.  Today, we have definitive proof that the Iranian promise was a lie.” Intelligence information provided by Israel was cited for proof of the lie.  He said that after the deal was struck and the sanctions lifted, Iran used its new money to build its nuclear capable missiles, support terrorism, and cause havoc throughout the Middle East and beyond.  The deal was so poorly negotiated, he said, that Iran would be close to a nuclear breakout even if it fully complied. The President, in his speech was apparently saying, look, this was a very bad deal for us and I am therefore canceling our participation in it.  The deal would not prevent Iran from developing a nuclear bomb and threatening American cities.  Interestingly, there was no accusation that Iran was not in compliance with the deal, only that it was bad for America. The President further announced that he would sign a presidential memorandum to begin reinstating US sanctions on the Iranian regime.  “We will be instituting the highest level of economic sanction. Any nation that helps Iran in its quest for nuclear weapons could also be strongly sanctioned by the United States.” What does all this mean?  Is the end of the deal a good thing or a bad thing?  I will confess that is a very good question and one in which the answer is not very clear at all.  Some of what the President intends for it to accomplish can be found in the closing paragraphs of his speech.  “It has now been almost 40 years since this dictatorship seized power and took a proud nation hostage.  Most of Iran's 80 million citizens have sadly never known an Iran that prospered in peace with its neighbors and commanded the admiration of the world.  But the future of Iran belongs to its people.  They are the rightful heirs to a rich culture and an ancient land, and they deserve a nation that does justice to their dreams, honor to their history and glory to God.” Translation: President Trump just signed the death warrant of the Mullah regime in Iran, or so he believes.  His speech was the final green light to the Iranian people to rise up and overthrow the Mullahs.  Will he succeed?  We'll see since the jury has just started to deliberate on that one.  He certainly has some positives in his favor as far as believing revolution will happen. 1.  Iran's economy is on the brink and the new sanctions could push it over the brink.  Some of that depends on the European Union countries and whether they will support the sanctions or not.  The protest movement does seem to be growing, however. 2. He is moving to shore up relations with nations long considered Iranian suppliers and supporters, i.e. North Korea and China. Would Donald Trump actually deserve the Noble Peace Prize if he negotiated peace on the Korean Peninsula and a reunification of the countries,

This episode addresses a topic very close to my heart. As you may know, I’ve been a Goodwill Ambassador for the World Food Programme since 2014. As such, I’ve tried to raise awareness of the plight of the hundreds of millions of people suffering from hunger around the world. Last month I was presented with a Certificate of Appreciation from the WFP signed by David Beasley (Executive Director of the U.N. World Food Programme) and given an extensive tour around the International Humanitarian City, a humanitarian hub created by the Government of Dubai to support global humanitarian efforts out of the UAE, and the WFP operations there. I was humbled by the tour and trip. We recorded this interview at the International Humanitarian City where I spoke with three key people about the phenomenal work they are doing there: Giuseppe Saba, the CEO of the International Humanitarian City, Abdallah Al-Wardat, Director of the UN Office of the World Food Programme in the UAE and Elise Bijon, Head of Private Sector Partnerships for the World Food Program in the Middle East Region. We talked about the critical problem of hunger – which, tragically, is increasing around the world. We discussed what the IHC and the WFP are doing about it, and how an individual can get involved to make a real difference in the lives of those in need. With a tap on your smartphone you can "share the meal" with a child in need. It costs only US $ 0.50 to feed one child for a day. Download the ShareTheMeal App now: https://sharethemeal.org/ To learn more about the World Food Program’s initiatives and how you can get involved visit www.WFP.org To learn more about the International Humanitarian City visit www.IHC.ae To see the music video ‘Forgotten Promises’ that was mentioned during the conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKV2oeS4vw8

Join host Oli in the latest episode of AWS TechChat as he speaks with special guest, Dean Samuels, Solutions Architect Manager, HKT, AWS. Oli and Dean dive into the latest updates and announcements around Network Load Balancer, Amazon Lex, Amazon EC2 Systems Manager, AWS Greengrass, Per-Second billing, Middle East Region, Apache MXNet, and Prime Day 2017.

Discussions are underway about further British military action to combat the crisis in Syria, In Yemen, the humanitarian situation worsens as Iran becomes involved. Find out what keeps The Chief of the Air Staff awake at night. And we hear from the latest in a quick succession of Labour Shadow Defence Ministers PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau Studio guest: BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee SYRIA/RUSSIA Former Kremlin advisor Alexander Nekrassov and BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee. AIR CHIEF MARSHAL SIR STEPHEN HILLIER Interview with BFBS Reporter James Hirst.. YEMEN Former British Ambassador to Yemen and now head of the Middle East Region at Christian Aid. SHADOW LABOUR DEFENCE SECRETARY NIA GRIFFITH Kate Gerbeau interview THURSDAYS at 4:30pm UK TIME on BFBS RADIO 2 and at 6:30pm UK TIME on BFBS & UK Bases You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and at 1830 (UK time) on BFBS (via web, App & DAB in the UK and on FM in Scotland, Colchester, Salisbury Plain, Aldershot, Catterick & Blandford Forum) Sky Channel 0211 Alternatively listen again on the website, or download the Sitrep Podcast.

Discussions are underway about further British military action to combat the crisis in Syria, In Yemen, the humanitarian situation worsens as Iran becomes involved. Find out what keeps The Chief of the Air Staff awake at night. And we hear from the latest in a quick succession of Labour Shadow Defence Ministers PRESENTER THIS WEEK: Kate Gerbeau Studio guest: BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee SYRIA/RUSSIA Former Kremlin advisor Alexander Nekrassov and BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee. AIR CHIEF MARSHAL SIR STEPHEN HILLIER Interview with BFBS Reporter James Hirst.. YEMEN Former British Ambassador to Yemen and now head of the Middle East Region at Christian Aid. SHADOW LABOUR DEFENCE SECRETARY NIA GRIFFITH Kate Gerbeau interview THURSDAYS at 4:30pm UK TIME on BFBS RADIO 2 and at 6:30pm UK TIME on BFBS & UK Bases You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and at 1830 (UK time) on BFBS (via web, App & DAB in the UK and on FM in Scotland, Colchester, Salisbury Plain, Aldershot, Catterick & Blandford Forum) Sky Channel 0211 Alternatively listen again on the website, or download the Sitrep Podcast.

Jehan Bseiso is the Head of Communications for Doctors Without Borders in the Middle East Region by day (and some long evenings) and a poet by night. In this episode of Palestinians Podcast, we will hear Jehan read us some of her beautiful poetry and reflect on the events that led her to poetry written from the diaspora for the diaspora. Please note this episode does contain some profanities. To listen to a "bleeped" version, please visit our website. To learn more about Jehan's poetry, her upcoming poetry anthology by refugees, and our live storytelling events please visit our website www.palestinianspodcast.com. Happy listening!

Timestamp: 0:00:48    Yendy Khayat Introduction 0:02:58    Segment 1 - Get to know Yendy Khayat 0:20:02    Segment 2 - How to expand a franchise system into the Middle East region 0:51:40    Segment 3 - Quick Draw Questions   In this episode of The Franchise Manual Podcast we speak with franchise consultant Yendy Khayat on the topic of how to expand a franchise system into the Middle East region. It is a complicated topic that would probably require 10 episodes in order to cover thoroughly. In this episode we attack the topic from 65,000 feet.   Segment 1: Get to know Yendy In segment one of this episode we spend a little time getting to know the person Yendy Khayat. We learn a little about what it was like growing up in Beirut, Lebanon, her multinational educational path leading to an MBA with an educational emphasis in hospitality, and how she has successfully leveraged her impressive education and work experience into a successful franchise consulting career. By the way, she is fluent in three languages.   Segment 2: Expanding a franchise into the Middle East region. In segment 2 Yendy and I try to logically attack the very complex topic of expanding a franchise system into the Middle East region. There are a lot of moving parts to this endeavor that would certainly be considered a “black diamond” run in franchising. However, we learn that with the proper prior planning and a good helping hand it can be a very fruitful expansion project for certain franchise concepts. The topics of discussion are: Why the Middle East region is worth considering Large market and growing Favorable laws Young and upwardly mobile consumer market Strategically located   How to move forward with expansion in the region Expansion models with local partners Funding options Intellectual property protection Multinational law firm Cultural considerations Logistic considerations The importance of proper infrastructure Modification of training and support programs   Challenges that can hinder or halt expansion progress Some concept categories experience more success than others Brand offering modification Halal certified food Design modifications Language barrier Reacting to leads versus logical business decision Time zone allowances Expansion into the Middle East region is “advanced franchising” and not for the beginner   Segment 3:  Quick Draw Questions Segment 3 is a fun way to wind down the episode with quick, fun questions such as favorite movie, favorite book, etc. We find out what Yendy would do if she had enough money to never have to work again. This is a FANTASTIC episode and a MUST LISTEN if you have ever considered expanding your franchise system into the Middle East region. We don't provide all of the answers but we cover enough to get you on your way if Middle East expansion is part of your plans to grow your system.   Yendy Khayat The Franchizery Al Wahda City Tower,  Hazza' Bin Zayed the 1st Street,  P.O. Box 96115, Abu Dhabi,  United Arab Emirates. +971 2 8186736, +971 2 8186737 yendy@thefranchizery.com   Kit Vinson FranMan Inc. 214-736-3939 x1 kit.vinson@franman.net  

Hi friends, On this episode of Divine Intervention we are joined by SAT 7 network founder & CEO and Middle East Region expert, Dr. Terence Ascott. Sat 7 is a Christian satellite television network strategically broadcasting the hope of Jesus Christ to millions throughout the Middle East and North Africa. Dr. Terence Ascott has lived in the Middle East and served as the leader for local media ministries for more than 30 years. After the start of the Lebanese Civil War, Dr. Ascott and his family evacuated from Lebanon, moving to Egypt. In Egypt, he launched an Arabic youth magazine...

The number of refugees who have fled the conflict in Syria has reached 1 million. Half of these refugees are children and most are under the age of 11. Many have made an arduous journey overland with their parents, hoping to find refuge in a neighbouring land. Christian Aid partners Association Najdeh and Mouvement Social are working in Lebanon to support refugee children who may be experiencing psychological and social problems as a result of their experiences. In this podcast, Janet Symes, Head of Middle East Region at Christian Aid and Tanya Khahil, Coordinator of Psychosocial Support at Association Najdeh, explain the effects of conflict on children, and the work that is being done to support refugee children from Syria. To donate to our Syria Crisis Appeal, please visit www.christianaid.org.uk/emergency #Syria #Lebanon #Conflict #MiddleEast

PODCAST SATELLITE  /  The Voice of IsraelWWW.PODCASTSATELLITE.COMwith Prince Handley SECRET ISRAELI HIGHWAY BETWEEN EGYPT & SYRIA Click the center of the pod circle ... give it 30 seconds to load.Listen now  ... or download for later.DESCRIPTION:An Israeli highway will be built for Jews connecting Egypt, Syria, and Iraq. A war between Israel and probably ALL of the Middle East will happen, not just bordering Arab states like Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan: the Palestinians, Egypt, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Kuwait, Bahrain, UAE, and others. In the previous podcast I showed you WHY this takes place. In this podcast I will show you HOW. Also, information on the NEW super highway that will be constructed.SECRET ISRAELI HIGHWAY BETWEEN EGYPT & SYRIAIn the last teaching we studied Isaiah Chapter 11, verses 12-16. We read a description of a war that will happen BEFORE Messiah comes to earth again (the second time). The first 11 verses tell us about Messiah's return and his rule of peace on earth. Verses 12-16 cannot happen during this time because Messiah's reign is characterized by peace. Another distinctive feature of the prophecy in verses 12-16 is that the war therein described has not happened historically.A war between Israel and probably ALL of the Middle East will happen, not just bordering Arab states like Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan. Israel will "fly down upon the shoulder of the Philistines (the Palestinians) to the west". In context Israel will strike against Egypt and Iraq (Assyria) and "plunder the people of the East." Israel will control these nations, and evidently, their wealth as a result of the plundering. Lexicographically, the "people of the East" include the Arab nations of Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Kuwait, Bahrain, UAE, and others.It is very evident  here (in this passage) that Israel will control the East Bank of Jordan (Ammon, Moab, and Edom). This happened in Joshua's time and has NOT happened SINCE the days of Isaiah. This is a future prophecy that WILL happen!You might wonder how this will happen. Israel could not even control Lebanon in recent years and finally pulled their military presence from their neighbor to the north. How can Israel control SEVERAL Arab / Moslem nations with 80 million Arabs against them? The answer is: Jehovah-Nissi: the LORD our Banner! It will be a supernatural conquest like when Israel came up out of Egypt from the bondage of Pharaoh!Yes, if you and I are "believers" then we BELIEVE in these things. We believe in G-d, and we believe His Holy Word … we believe His prophecies in the Tanach, the Old Testament. G-d is NOT some old man in a rocking chair. He is eternally young and powerful, full of love … and just in all His works! The G-d of Israel is the Protector and Warrior of Israel. To fight against Israel is to fight against God.Abraham, Moses, Joshua, Deborah, and David … for whom God fought … are all witnesses of His delivering power over the nations and over any people who would try to subdue, oppress, and resist Jacob's seed line: Israel.Look at Isaiah 11:15-16. Verse 15 says:    "The Lord will utterly destroy (dry up) the tongue of the Sea of Egypt (that is, He will dry up the gulf of the Egyptian Sea)."        "With His mighty (scorching) wind He will shake His fist over the (Euphrates) River. He will strike it, (or, break it up) in the seven streams. And make men cross over dry-shod (or, in sandals)."God will cause to happen (super) natural happenings in Egypt AND Assyria (the confines of present day Syria and Iraq). These happenings will be so evidently "acts of G-d" … divinely planned and implemented … that the Arab / Moslem nations, and their individual inhabitants, will be cognizant of the fact that an assault against Israel is not just a military assault, but a "spiritual" opposition … and that against God!The Arab / Moslem nations and people will be aware and know that THE G-D is the G-d of Israel and NOT a false god named "Allah." Isaiah tells us in verse 16 (of Chapter 11): "There will be a highway for the remnant of His people who will be left from Assyria (Iraq and Syria) as it was for Israel in the day that he came up from the land of Egypt (under Moses)."What does this "highway" mean? What purpose does it fulfill in prophecy … or in end times fulfillment? The word in Hebrew is "m'cillah" which means a "thoroughfare".Are there that many Jews living in these areas? Let's investigate some of these countries or geographic areas.IRAQ - At one time, Baghdad, Iraq, was one-fifth Jewish. Other communities had first been established 2,500 years ago. Today, approximately 38 Jews live in Baghdad, and a handful more in the Kurdish-controlled northern parts of Iraq. [1]SYRIA - By the middle of 2001, Rabbi Huder Shahada Kabariti estimated that 150 Jews were living in Damascus, 30 in Haleb and 20 in Kamashili. Every two or three months, a rabbi visits from Istanbul, Turkey, to oversee preparation of kosher meat, which residents freeze and use until his next visit. Two synagogues remain open in Damascus.Although Jews are occasionally subjected to violence by Palestinian protesters in Syria, the government has taken strict protective measures, including arresting assailants and guarding the remaining synagogues. [2]According to the State Department, Jews still have a separate primary school for religious instruction on Judaism and are allowed to teach Hebrew in some schools. About a dozen students still attend the Jewish school, which had 500 students as recently as 1992. Jews and Kurds are the only minorities not allowed to participate in the political system. In addition, "the few remaining Jews are generally barred from government employment and do not have military service obligations. They are the only minority whose passports and identity cards note their religion." [2]EGYPT - Egyptian Jews began leaving their homes after Israel was established as a nation in 1948. Between 1948 and 1956, more than 30,000 Jews left Egypt. About 20,000 moved across the border to Israel and another 10,000 embarked to farther destinations in North America, South America and Europe. The rest of the community left in the late fifties and early sixties, continuing the pattern of immigration to Europe, North America and Israel. [3]Today, the Egyptian Jewish community numbers in the hundreds, estimated by an American student to be mostly old women in Cairo and Alexandria. He states, "The Rosh Hashanah service I went to had no more than twenty "real" Egyptian Jews in attendance. The remainder was made up of American and Israeli diplomats, travelers, business executives, and foreign students from the American University of Cairo." [3]ETHIOPIA - Operation Solomon, named for the king from whom one of the theories suggest that the Beta Israel draw their lineage, ended almost as quickly as it began. Timing was crucial, since any delay by Israel could have allowed the rebels to hold the Jews as bargaining chips with Israel or the United States. A total of 14,324 Ethiopian Jews were rescued and resettled in Israel, a modern exodus of the grandest design.Operation Solomon rescued twice the number of Jews in Operation Moses and Joshua, in a mere fraction of the time. Though it is too early to predict their impact on Israeli society, the 36,000 Ethiopian Jews now living in Israel (rescue efforts are under way to transport the remaining 2,100 Ethiopians who wish to emigrate to Israel) will play an important role in Israel for generations to come. [4]Why would God cause a supernatural event just for a FEW people???Let's look at this passage again. "There will be a highway for the remnant of His people who will be left from Assyria (Iraq and Syria) as it was for Israel in the day that he came up from the land of Egypt (under Moses)." Let me suggest that this could mean ANY or ALL of the following:    A. G-d may make a way for even ONE of the children of Israel (the "remnant"). Look at Daniel in the lion's den … and the three Hebrew children.        B. G-d is going to make a "highway of deliverance" for all Jews and, also, Messianic believers (real Christians) from the Arab / Islamic nations described above.        C. Arab nations will realize their defeat is from YHWH and many Arab / Islamic will become Messianic believers in Yeshua, G-d's Messiah for all nations.        D. There may be many more Jews in these areas than we know about. Many of them, themselves, may NOT realize they are children of Israel. [5]        E. Impossible as it may seem, Israel's present occupation MAY NOT be the FINAL regathering. Jews may once again, either partially or wholly, be dispossessed from the Promised Land until the time of the FINAL regathering. Note: there is nothing in the Tenach to guarantee that THIS is THE TIME of the final regathering, although many prophecies point to it. I believe we are seeing the FINAL regathering. However, we know there WILL BE a final regathering if this is not the time.         “On that day I will raise up the tabernacle of David, which has fallen down, and repair its damages; I will raise up its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old; that they may possess the remnant of Edom, and all the Gentiles that are called by My Name,” says YHWH who does this thing.  (Amos 9:11-15)The G-d of Israel is a G-d of power who loves mankind and wants to redeem them. What a beautiful project: the construction, through a supernatural MIRACLE, of a "thoroughfare" for the remnant of His people.    "In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria (Iraq and Syria). The Assyrians (Iraq and Syria) will go to Egypt and the Egyptians to Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together. In that day Israel will be the third. Along with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing on the earth. The Lord Almighty will bless them, saying, 'Blessed be Egypt my people, Assyria my handiwork, and Israel my inheritance'."  (Isaiah 19:23-25)In our next podcast we will discuss further aspects leading up to Israel's ascendancy into international prominence. Also, HOW G-D will draw Russia and Iran into battle with Israel ... and WHAT G-D uses to defeat them.Many people, some scholars (or so-called scholars), confuse the Battle of Armageddon with the battle(s) described in Ezekiel Chapters 38 and 39. Some wrongfully associate these battles as the same. They are NOT the same battles and it is simple to discern. Listen next time! And ... remind your friends to listen.In the meantime, read and study the Tanach.         Know where you’re at ...             Know where you’re going ...                  Know what’s happening today ...                       Know what’s happening in the future!Bar’khoo et adonai hamvorakh!Your friend,Prince HandleyFOOTNOTES: BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES USED IN THIS PODCAST[1]. Jerusalem Post, (Dec. 13, 1997); Arieh Avneri, The Claim of Dispossession, (Tel Aviv: Hidekel Press, 1984), p. 274; Maurice Roumani, The Case of the Jews from Arab Countries: A Neglected Issue, (Tel Aviv: World Organization of Jews from Arab Countries, 1977), pp. 29-30; Norman Stillman, The Jews of Arab Lands in Modern Times, (NY: Jewish Publication Society, 1991), pp. 117-119; Howard Sachar, A History of Israel, (NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1979), p. 399.[2]. Associated Press, (January 27, 2000). U.S. Department of State, 2000 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom, Released by the Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Washington, DC, (September 5, 2000). U.S. State Department Report on Human Rights Practices for 2001.[3]. Glimpse Magazine: An American Jew in Egypt, "Rosh Hashanah in Cairo", by Michael Lukas (2002).[4]. The Israel Association for Ethiopian Jews (IAEJ). Written by the staff of PRIMER - Promoting Research in the Middle East Region.[5]. Quest for the Lost Tribes: an A&E Television Video Production. Copyright 1998. Written, produced, and directed by Simcha Jacobovici.Podcast time: 14 minutes, 19 seconds (with music)Podcast size:  13.1 MBIf you have been helped or received a miracle as a result of this study, email us and let us know what G-d has done for you. 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PODCAST SATELLITE  /  The Voice of IsraelWWW.PODCASTSATELLITE.COMwith Prince Handley SECRET ISRAELI HIGHWAY BETWEEN EGYPT & SYRIA Click the center of the pod circle ... give it 30 seconds to load.Listen now  ... or download for later.DESCRIPTION:An Israeli highway will be built for Jews connecting Egypt, Syria, and Iraq. A war between Israel and probably ALL of the Middle East will happen, not just bordering Arab states like Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan: the Palestinians, Egypt, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Kuwait, Bahrain, UAE, and others. In the previous podcast I showed you WHY this takes place. In this podcast I will show you HOW. Also, information on the NEW super highway that will be constructed.SECRET ISRAELI HIGHWAY BETWEEN EGYPT & SYRIAIn the last teaching we studied Isaiah Chapter 11, verses 12-16. We read a description of a war that will happen BEFORE Messiah comes to earth again (the second time). The first 11 verses tell us about Messiah's return and his rule of peace on earth. Verses 12-16 cannot happen during this time because Messiah's reign is characterized by peace. Another distinctive feature of the prophecy in verses 12-16 is that the war therein described has not happened historically.A war between Israel and probably ALL of the Middle East will happen, not just bordering Arab states like Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan. Israel will "fly down upon the shoulder of the Philistines (the Palestinians) to the west". In context Israel will strike against Egypt and Iraq (Assyria) and "plunder the people of the East." Israel will control these nations, and evidently, their wealth as a result of the plundering. Lexicographically, the "people of the East" include the Arab nations of Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Kuwait, Bahrain, UAE, and others.It is very evident  here (in this passage) that Israel will control the East Bank of Jordan (Ammon, Moab, and Edom). This happened in Joshua's time and has NOT happened SINCE the days of Isaiah. This is a future prophecy that WILL happen!You might wonder how this will happen. Israel could not even control Lebanon in recent years and finally pulled their military presence from their neighbor to the north. How can Israel control SEVERAL Arab / Moslem nations with 80 million Arabs against them? The answer is: Jehovah-Nissi: the LORD our Banner! It will be a supernatural conquest like when Israel came up out of Egypt from the bondage of Pharaoh!Yes, if you and I are "believers" then we BELIEVE in these things. We believe in G-d, and we believe His Holy Word … we believe His prophecies in the Tanach, the Old Testament. G-d is NOT some old man in a rocking chair. He is eternally young and powerful, full of love … and just in all His works! The G-d of Israel is the Protector and Warrior of Israel. To fight against Israel is to fight against God.Abraham, Moses, Joshua, Deborah, and David … for whom God fought … are all witnesses of His delivering power over the nations and over any people who would try to subdue, oppress, and resist Jacob's seed line: Israel.Look at Isaiah 11:15-16. Verse 15 says:    "The Lord will utterly destroy (dry up) the tongue of the Sea of Egypt (that is, He will dry up the gulf of the Egyptian Sea)."        "With His mighty (scorching) wind He will shake His fist over the (Euphrates) River. He will strike it, (or, break it up) in the seven streams. And make men cross over dry-shod (or, in sandals)."God will cause to happen (super) natural happenings in Egypt AND Assyria (the confines of present day Syria and Iraq). These happenings will be so evidently "acts of G-d" … divinely planned and implemented … that the Arab / Moslem nations, and their individual inhabitants, will be cognizant of the fact that an assault against Israel is not just a military assault, but a "spiritual" opposition … and that against God!The Arab / Moslem nations and people will be aware and know that THE G-D is the G-d of Israel and NOT a false god named "Allah." Isaiah tells us in verse 16 (of Chapter 11): "There will be a highway for the remnant of His people who will be left from Assyria (Iraq and Syria) as it was for Israel in the day that he came up from the land of Egypt (under Moses)."What does this "highway" mean? What purpose does it fulfill in prophecy … or in end times fulfillment? The word in Hebrew is "m'cillah" which means a "thoroughfare".Are there that many Jews living in these areas? Let's investigate some of these countries or geographic areas.IRAQ - At one time, Baghdad, Iraq, was one-fifth Jewish. Other communities had first been established 2,500 years ago. Today, approximately 38 Jews live in Baghdad, and a handful more in the Kurdish-controlled northern parts of Iraq. [1]SYRIA - By the middle of 2001, Rabbi Huder Shahada Kabariti estimated that 150 Jews were living in Damascus, 30 in Haleb and 20 in Kamashili. Every two or three months, a rabbi visits from Istanbul, Turkey, to oversee preparation of kosher meat, which residents freeze and use until his next visit. Two synagogues remain open in Damascus.Although Jews are occasionally subjected to violence by Palestinian protesters in Syria, the government has taken strict protective measures, including arresting assailants and guarding the remaining synagogues. [2]According to the State Department, Jews still have a separate primary school for religious instruction on Judaism and are allowed to teach Hebrew in some schools. About a dozen students still attend the Jewish school, which had 500 students as recently as 1992. Jews and Kurds are the only minorities not allowed to participate in the political system. In addition, "the few remaining Jews are generally barred from government employment and do not have military service obligations. They are the only minority whose passports and identity cards note their religion." [2]EGYPT - Egyptian Jews began leaving their homes after Israel was established as a nation in 1948. Between 1948 and 1956, more than 30,000 Jews left Egypt. About 20,000 moved across the border to Israel and another 10,000 embarked to farther destinations in North America, South America and Europe. The rest of the community left in the late fifties and early sixties, continuing the pattern of immigration to Europe, North America and Israel. [3]Today, the Egyptian Jewish community numbers in the hundreds, estimated by an American student to be mostly old women in Cairo and Alexandria. He states, "The Rosh Hashanah service I went to had no more than twenty "real" Egyptian Jews in attendance. The remainder was made up of American and Israeli diplomats, travelers, business executives, and foreign students from the American University of Cairo." [3]ETHIOPIA - Operation Solomon, named for the king from whom one of the theories suggest that the Beta Israel draw their lineage, ended almost as quickly as it began. Timing was crucial, since any delay by Israel could have allowed the rebels to hold the Jews as bargaining chips with Israel or the United States. A total of 14,324 Ethiopian Jews were rescued and resettled in Israel, a modern exodus of the grandest design.Operation Solomon rescued twice the number of Jews in Operation Moses and Joshua, in a mere fraction of the time. Though it is too early to predict their impact on Israeli society, the 36,000 Ethiopian Jews now living in Israel (rescue efforts are under way to transport the remaining 2,100 Ethiopians who wish to emigrate to Israel) will play an important role in Israel for generations to come. [4]Why would God cause a supernatural event just for a FEW people???Let's look at this passage again. "There will be a highway for the remnant of His people who will be left from Assyria (Iraq and Syria) as it was for Israel in the day that he came up from the land of Egypt (under Moses)." Let me suggest that this could mean ANY or ALL of the following:    A. G-d may make a way for even ONE of the children of Israel (the "remnant"). Look at Daniel in the lion's den … and the three Hebrew children.        B. G-d is going to make a "highway of deliverance" for all Jews and, also, Messianic believers (real Christians) from the Arab / Islamic nations described above.        C. Arab nations will realize their defeat is from YHWH and many Arab / Islamic will become Messianic believers in Yeshua, G-d's Messiah for all nations.        D. There may be many more Jews in these areas than we know about. Many of them, themselves, may NOT realize they are children of Israel. [5]        E. Impossible as it may seem, Israel's present occupation MAY NOT be the FINAL regathering. Jews may once again, either partially or wholly, be dispossessed from the Promised Land until the time of the FINAL regathering. Note: there is nothing in the Tenach to guarantee that THIS is THE TIME of the final regathering, although many prophecies point to it. I believe we are seeing the FINAL regathering. However, we know there WILL BE a final regathering if this is not the time.         “On that day I will raise up the tabernacle of David, which has fallen down, and repair its damages; I will raise up its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old; that they may possess the remnant of Edom, and all the Gentiles that are called by My Name,” says YHWH who does this thing.  (Amos 9:11-15)The G-d of Israel is a G-d of power who loves mankind and wants to redeem them. What a beautiful project: the construction, through a supernatural MIRACLE, of a "thoroughfare" for the remnant of His people.    "In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria (Iraq and Syria). The Assyrians (Iraq and Syria) will go to Egypt and the Egyptians to Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together. In that day Israel will be the third. Along with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing on the earth. The Lord Almighty will bless them, saying, 'Blessed be Egypt my people, Assyria my handiwork, and Israel my inheritance'."  (Isaiah 19:23-25)In our next podcast we will discuss further aspects leading up to Israel's ascendancy into international prominence. Also, HOW G-D will draw Russia and Iran into battle with Israel ... and WHAT G-D uses to defeat them.Many people, some scholars (or so-called scholars), confuse the Battle of Armageddon with the battle(s) described in Ezekiel Chapters 38 and 39. Some wrongfully associate these battles as the same. They are NOT the same battles and it is simple to discern. Listen next time! And ... remind your friends to listen.In the meantime, read and study the Tanach.         Know where you’re at ...             Know where you’re going ...                  Know what’s happening today ...                       Know what’s happening in the future!Bar’khoo et adonai hamvorakh!Your friend,Prince HandleyFOOTNOTES: BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES USED IN THIS PODCAST[1]. Jerusalem Post, (Dec. 13, 1997); Arieh Avneri, The Claim of Dispossession, (Tel Aviv: Hidekel Press, 1984), p. 274; Maurice Roumani, The Case of the Jews from Arab Countries: A Neglected Issue, (Tel Aviv: World Organization of Jews from Arab Countries, 1977), pp. 29-30; Norman Stillman, The Jews of Arab Lands in Modern Times, (NY: Jewish Publication Society, 1991), pp. 117-119; Howard Sachar, A History of Israel, (NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1979), p. 399.[2]. Associated Press, (January 27, 2000). U.S. Department of State, 2000 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom, Released by the Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Washington, DC, (September 5, 2000). U.S. State Department Report on Human Rights Practices for 2001.[3]. Glimpse Magazine: An American Jew in Egypt, "Rosh Hashanah in Cairo", by Michael Lukas (2002).[4]. The Israel Association for Ethiopian Jews (IAEJ). Written by the staff of PRIMER - Promoting Research in the Middle East Region.[5]. Quest for the Lost Tribes: an A&E Television Video Production. Copyright 1998. Written, produced, and directed by Simcha Jacobovici.Podcast time: 14 minutes, 19 seconds (with music)Podcast size:  13.1 MBIf you have been helped or received a miracle as a result of this study, email us and let us know what G-d has done for you. You may contact us by email at: PrinceHandley@gmail.comRemember to tell your friends about Podcast Satellite podcast.You can subscribe to all of Podcast Satellite podcasts and receive previous shows and all new ones automatically downloaded for you. Click here for instructions: SUBSCRIBEYou can download Prince Handley podcasts for your iPhone on Blubrry (or listen). Note the spelling of Blubrry. www.blubrry.com/messiah/For free literature to distribute, write to:WORLD SERVICES PO Box ADowney, CA 90241 USAFor rabbinical studies, go to: www.realmiracles.com/rabbinical.htmCAUTION:  G-d is calling out a separate people who know His Word and WIll. Watch this video about the DANGEROUS "New World Order." Also, RDIF chips to replace UPC codes on products ... and WHY this is happening NOW! The New World Government ... 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