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Mustafa Alrawi

Mustafa Alrawi

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Mustafa Alrawi is group director of editorial partnerships at International Media Investments and a columnist for The National. He is an accomplished journalist and broadcaster, with more than 18 years' experience working in the UK, the UAE and the Middle East. He has interviewed a number of international business leaders including Mubadala's Khaldoon Al Mubarak, BP's Bob Dudley and Emaar's Mohamed Alabbar. He was The National's business editor for four and a half years and acting managing director at CNN Business Arabic. He is a published author and a regular public speaker and moderator at events and conferences.
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Cillian Murphy in a scene from Oppenheimer. Universal Pictures via AP
Do Oppenheimer and Barbie represent two sides of the modern Middle East?

Themes of both movies are especially relevant to the region this year

OpinionJuly 28, 2023
Mustafa Alrawi
Dubai recently recorded its longest run of continuous job creation in more than six years. AP
Where is this recession we've all been fearing? I can't see it from Dubai

The emirate's employment levels are booming, while global inflation seems to be worse in our minds than in reality

CommentJuly 13, 2023
Mustafa Alrawi
Doha and Dubai, above, have topped a list of the world’s most competitive job markets. Bloomberg
The gathering of talent in the Gulf recalls a golden age

Abbasid-era Baghdad once attracted the brightest and best; now cities like Dubai are part of a thriving network of markets and people

CommentJune 30, 2023
Mustafa Alrawi
From left, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former US president Donald Trump, Bahrain's former foreign minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa and the UAE's Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Minister of Foreign Affairs, after the September 2020 signing. AFP
Trump’s Peace review: Story behind chaotic road to Abraham Accords

Barak Ravid recounts the story behind the complex agreement, supported by captivating anecdotes

BooksJune 17, 2023
Mustafa Alrawi
The fifth edition of UMEX & SimTEX 2022 exhibition in Abu Dhabi in February. Wam
The Arab world should set the tone for the future of AI technology

We cannot leave it to American and European voices to dictate the direction and future of this technology

CommentJune 15, 2023
Mustafa Alrawi
Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 2015 film, Terminator Genisys. The term cyborg usually conjures up images of half-human, half-machine beings from science fiction movies or comic books. Courtesy Paramount Pictures
After my two weeks as an AI cyborg, I'll be back

ChatGPT/Bing helped me write this column as an app used biofeedback and neuroscience to monitor my nutrition

CommentJune 01, 2023
Mustafa Alrawi
Emirates airline in 2022-2023 recorded its highest annual profits yet after pandemic-related travel restrictions were lifted. Getty
For the Emirates airline staff who received a bonus, the sky need not be the limit

Profit-sharing speaks to the company's philosophy and acumen. It could also have a knock-on effect on the economy

CommentMay 18, 2023
Mustafa Alrawi
The opening ceremony of the first phase of the Khalifa port, south-west of Abu Dhabi, in 2012. AP Photo
As globalisation gets reshaped, don't underestimate the Gulf

The region has all the elements necessary for it to benefit from the current economic and geopolitical upheavals

CommentMay 04, 2023
Mustafa Alrawi
The public release of ChatGPT has helped give the AI race new momentum. AFP
Who will dominate the next era of technology?

US-China rivalry could open the way for a middle power to combine the best of both approaches

CommentApril 20, 2023
Mustafa Alrawi
An injured Iraqi woman flees the site of two car bombs that exploded in quick succession near two Baghdad churches in August 2004. AFP
The invasion of Iraq is an unfinished story

Having spent time in the country of my birth after Saddam fell, it seems to me the world hasn't fully reckoned with its consequences

CommentApril 06, 2023
Mustafa Alrawi
The Wall Street Bull in the Manhattan borough of New York City. Reuters
The world is addicted to borrowing, and that is a problem

A worrying consequence of this addiction is conventional means used by central banks to tame inflation are no longer working

CommentMarch 09, 2023
Mustafa Alrawi
Book a taxi on a smart phone in Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson / The National
Can the Middle East build its own Silicon Valley?

A fast digitalising region offers opportunities, but there are still some obstacles to overcome

CommentFebruary 23, 2023
Mustafa Alrawi
Business Extra at World Government Summit
Business Extra at World Government Summit: Why 'The New Silk Road' is ready for an update

Partners at advisory firm Oliver Wyman, Adel Alfalasi and Ben Simpfendorfer, join to discuss

Business ExtraFebruary 15, 2023
Kelsey Warner
Several hundred thousand people march past Big Ben towards Hyde Park in London on February 15, 2003, to protest against the proposed war in Iraq. Getty Images
Taking part in Iraq war protest march set the stage for era of inner turmoil

On February 15, 2003, millions marched against imminent war in Iraq. Two decades later, The National examines the legacy they left through the reflections of the organisers and some who mobilised against coming conflict

OpinionFebruary 15, 2023
Mustafa Alrawi
Former FTX chief executive Sam Bankman-Fried leaves Manhattan federal court, in New York, on January 3. AFP
The crypto winter is similar to the financial crisis 15 years ago

The collapse of the cryptocurrency company FTX is a telling if expensive lesson

OpinionFebruary 09, 2023
Mustafa Alrawi
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