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The United Arab Emirates achieved an important victory in the global health front as Emirati Dr. Muna Tahlak, CEO of DHA’s Latifa Hospital for Women and Children, was elected as the President of the International Hospital Federation. (IHF). This is the first time that an Arab woman will hold this esteemed position, the highest international…
Sahar Al Rasti, the first Emirati female ship captain to work in field, and Founder and CEO at SJR Group, said that working behind the rudders of ships for long days, and challenging the waves of the sea requires a lot of determination and passion as well. In an interview with the Emirates News Agency…
Backed by the royal family, a Saudi businesswoman is significantly influencing the trajectory of the real estate sector in the Kingdom. Mashael bin Saedan, CEO of Al-Saedan for Development, was personally chosen by King Salman to be among the three private companies involved in the National Industrial Development and Logistics Program. Being the sole woman…
Sahm app claims first place and received $25k, and Nqoodlet bags second position with a prize of $15k. Going by the success of the “Women in Tech” competition, it is evident that female-led startups are set to revolutionize Saudi Arabia’s technology sector. The competition that was recently held in Riyadh saw entrepreneurs undergo an…
In a divorce court where a man’s testimony is worth twice a woman’s, victory for lawyer Reema Shamasneh is rare and often bittersweet. On this morning, a young nurse is desperate to end her marriage to a truck driver who she says beat her, doused her with scalding tea and kept her from seeing her…
Aliyah Khalaf Saleh had already lost her husband, a son and a nephew to the terror that engulfed northern Iraq in 2014. But when a group of military cadets fled to her community near Tikrit to escape killers from ISIS, she risked all to save them. In June 2014, the militants slaughtered hundreds of mainly…
