Twenty years after independence and the tragic civil war that consumed Bosnia, cities like Mostar are on the mend. A walk through Mostar at night shows promise and haunting memories.

Religion, education, politics. Observations on some recent events in the Bosnian news, a few weeks before the activities scheduled to remind Europe and the world of the twentieth anniversary of the beginning of the siege of Sarajevo and the war in Bosnia Herzegovina.

On March 20 years ago, after the victory for the affirmative vote in a referendum abandoned by the majority of the Bosnian Serbs, Bosnia Herzegovina declared its independence. A month later the war began.

Etihad Airways has announced a partnership with Abu Dhabi Organic Farms to source organic ingredients for its first class dining menus.

McDonald’s has decided it will serve chicken sourced within the United Kingdom after all during this summer’s Olympics in London.

The Qatar Science and Technology Park, which hosts companies including Chevron Qatar and GreenGulf, will start testing solar technologies in three or four months.

As the developing world’s middle class approaches the one billion mark, the economies of China and India are home to the majority of the emerging middle class poses challenges and opportunities.

Animal adoption has become a huge challenge in Qatar. Thankfully organizations like QAWS are helping abandoned dogs and cats fine homes. Expats benefit from becoming angels, too.