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It is strange but true that amidst the growing scare and unrest over the coronavirus , the Middle East oil and gas market is reportedly growing twice as fast as the global energy demand. This has been confirmed by the Boston Consulting Group ’s report (BCG) and International Gas Union (IGU). Both have suggested that the Middle East and Asia-Pacific have demonstrated the strongest growth in gas demand in the past ten years – growing at an average of 4.6% per year, double the rate of global primary energy demand. Due to limitations of regional infrastructure, many Middle Eastern countries are apt to use foreign supply chain for lucrative gains from the large gas reserves that they have.  So connecting gas reserves with the end-use markets at a low cost is a more hopeful picture to engage in infrastructure investment, and policy support. The report has estimated that by 2030, the Middle East would be capable of delivering approximately 8,500 billion cubic meters (bcm) ...

When Luan Mayen developed a video game from his ordeal in a South Sudanese refugee camp, he has given the world a lot to learn.... The South Sudanese refugee youth who has brought hope from the dead  Luan Mayen was like any other refugee who wouldn’t see any kind of hope of survival has done something completely magnificent. He is all of 25 years who has developed a video game that in inspired from his struggle while in a refugee camp. He learned coding while in a refugee camp after fleeing South Sudan. The boy is full of hope. Speaking to media agencies he said, “A lot of people don’t understand the journey of a refugee.” Mayen spent his first 22 years in a refugee camp in northern Uganda before moving to the United States. Mayen shared horrors of war, of living in refugee camps, of how young babies were abandoned by parents who couldn’t care for them anymore and were fending for their lives.  Mayen has developed a game which gives gamers a view into li...

There is a sensibility at work when the breed of anti-CEOs are using capitalism and not cohesion to influence people's consumption of animal derived products Pat Brown and his range of Green Impossible Foods is now gradually finding acceptance in American diners There is a new breed of CEOs doing rounds and redefining how more sustainable and profitable businesses can be run. One such example is of Mr. Pat Brown . He is the man behind plant-based meat maker Impossible Foods Inc., and is redefining the way business should be environmentally conscious and responsible. No wonder, he is becoming a bit of a cult figure in Silicon Valley. Having restructured, mentored and moved around things, Brown has stepped into the world of animal food. But this is not that easy. In fact, he is out to re-position the way animal food is looked at. He is out to deliver superior ingredients minus animal parts and meat, to change the mindset and desire for meat all together. ...

A disgruntled whistle blower who shared important information with a British bank has now reported that the US agencies are not taking him seriously. Victor Hong has said that the Justice Department has flouted the law when assessing whether he was due a payout for information he provided. Hong had spilled bean which led to probes into the British bank’s mis-selling of mortgage bonds in the run-up to the 2007-08 financial crisis. Wong is a former ex-Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) ( RBS.L ) employee who is now suing the U.S. Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for records that could relate to a bounty he says they owe him under a post-crisis whistle blower program. The probe program and a resultant bounty has been a unique and novice move for law enforcement. According to the SEC spokesperson, the probe program promises cash rewards should information lead to regulatory action. This program started to receive thousands of tips since it started every...

In a breakthrough moment, Yemen agreed to let ailing patients be airlifted for immediate medical help  Photo courtesy: WHO official regional report  In the most surprising breakthrough in the Yemeni war , flights carrying patients that need urgent medical attention are being taken to Jordan. The movement has been facilitated by the World Health Organisation (WHO). A WHO representative has said that this is really the first breakthrough in the ongoing effort to create a bridge of confidence in the war torn region.   Atleast 16 passengers have been flown, out of which a majority are women and children who are suffering from conditions like brain cancer and tumors, some needing organ transplants and reconstructive surgeries. Supervised by the United Nations and WHO, the flights from Sanaa will go to Amman and Cairo in Egypt. “It is hoped these flights will enable the opening of regular medical ‘bridge’ flights for sick patients,” said aid organ...