Word: gulf
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...from certain that the dramatic - some might say desperate - call for volunteers will be a significant cost-cutting measure. Hit hard by the slump in air travel following the first Gulf War, BA gave away some $10 million worth of seats in what it dubbed the "world's greatest offer." That move "had a party atmosphere and a confidence and scale that actually built the BA brand despite the fact that it was giving stuff away for free," recalls Rita Clifton, chairman of global brand consultancy Interbrand...
...Unlike the Gulf War-related slump of the early '90s, the causes of BA's troubles are less clear this time around, Clifton says. Is it internal factors, the global downturn, the problems when Heathrow's Terminal 5 opened last year? Because of that ambiguity, "staff and observers won't necessarily think, This is all to do with external forces, so we've all got to pull together here," Clifton says. Seems like you can ask for that second pillow, after...
...education for children in kindergarten; so far only Islam is on offer. The city's mosques are packed, including the huge King Fahd Mosque and cultural center, which Saudi Arabia built in 2000 - at a cost of about $12 million - and still maintains. And in April, investors from the Gulf opened a $55 million upmarket shopping center, which bans alcohol and gambling and has a worship room. "We spent the morning shopping, and prayed together there," says Husic the day I share coffee with her and her friends...
...effort to bridge the gap between two adversaries who do not understand each other very well, Obama has turned to Ross, who was appointed special adviser for the gulf and southwest Asia by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Taciturn and relentless, he is tasked with orchestrating a global effort to lure Iran to the table and persuade it to curtail its nuclear program. So far, there's little sign of success. Which is why the U.S. is not just hoping that diplomacy will work; it is also laying the groundwork for what will happen if it fails. And failure...
...professor at Columbia University. The Iranians, too, seem to smell a trap, telling European diplomats that they fear that the U.S. is extending a hand to Iran only in an attempt to build a united coalition against them when talks fail. Indeed, on his May trip to the Persian Gulf, Ross carried a message for Iran's Arab neighbors, all of whom worry that Tehran will get nukes if Obama makes too nice. "Right now we're trying to make this work," a senior Administration official said, paraphrasing Ross's talking points. But, he continued, "by drawing everyone...