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23 May 2013 Updated at 12:17 PM UAE
Inside the mind of Wadah Khanfar

Inside the mind of Wadah Khanfar

Al Jazeera’s former director general lifts the lid on his shock resignation, the rise of social media and why America needs to do more, not less, for the Middle East

Gulf should join ‘Marshall Plan’ for Arab Spring states - Wadah Khanfar Wadah Khanfar to speak at PR congress in Dubai Did he jump or was he pushed? Al Jazeera shake-up may signal shift for Qatar Inc Arabian Business Qatar Power List 2012

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Arabian Business - 2013-05-19

Cover Story

The world according to Badr Jafar
Just about everything Badr Jafar touches turns to golD, formed just seven years ago, his crescent enterprises is raking in over a billion dollars in revenues and is highly profitable. But the young Emirati insists profits are just part of the plan.

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