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On Soccer: U.S. Men’s Soccer Has an Ally in Misery: England
A humbling defeat at the hands of a nation a small fraction of your size. A manager briskly fired, hastily replaced on a messy temporary basis by pretty much the only guy anyone could think of at the time. Question marks that linger not just about whether the team is good enough, but whether the players themselves care enough about representing their country.These are difficult days for [...]
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ABU DHABI // All eyes were turned to the capital’s skies on Thursday afternoon as the Red Arrows performed over Abu Dhabi’s Corniche. Hundreds gathered on the beachfront to watch the Royal Air Force’s world-famous aerobatic team twist and turn their bright red jets through a series of stunts, prompting spectators to "ooh" and "aah" in amazement.Chloe Steele, from the UK, attended the event with her three-year-old [...]
Art Dubai shakes things up for 2017 edition
As Art Dubai enters its second decade under the new leadership of director, Myrna Ayad, there are several changes afoot.The first, most notable difference at the 11th edition, due to open next March, is the Marker section – an area of the fair dedicated to art from one specific geographic area – has been removed.Pablo del Val, the director of exhibitor relations at Art Dubai, who joined [...]
Will The Swamp Swallow Trump?
Authored by Bonner & Partners' Bill Bonner, annotated by Acting-Man's Pater Tenebrarum, Permanently Skewed TRUMP HOTEL, New York – Trump’s rambling army – professionals, amateurs, camp followers, and profiteers – is marching south, down the I-95 corridor. There, on the banks of the Potomac, it will fight its next big battle. Lieutenants in Trump’s army: Bannon, Flynn & Sessions Here at the Diary, we do not [...]
Amazon bid for souq.com shows Noon’s entry begins to bite
|ARABIAN POST SPECIAL|By K Raveendran|As predicted, Emaar chairman Mohammed Alabbar’s foray into e-commerce has already started creating waves in the regional and global online retailing market. In an apparent move to retain its clout, global e-commerce leader Amazon.com is reportedly in talks to acquire Dubai-based online retailer Souq.com.Amazon is reportedly considering a bid for all of souq.com, which had initially planned to sell a minority stake. Bloomberg, which […]
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|AN ARABIAN POST SPECIAL| A little or lesser known DIFC company floated by a few Indians is caught up in a controversy involving a big ticket acquisition worth billions of dollars. The acquisition bidder claims that the bid for a major gaming company was made on the basis of funding commitment by the DIFC company, which however denies any connection with the bid.The controversy relates to the […]
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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed attend wedding – in pictures
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed greets a young guest during the wedding reception. Hamad Al Kaabi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, sixth left, at the wedding reception of Faisal Al Hammadi, third left. With them are Sheikh Ahmed bin Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, left, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, second left, Mohamed Al Murr, former Speaker [...]
Dubai firm to set up $1.6b steel plant in Algeria
|By Arabian Post Staff| Emarat Dzayer Group, a Dubai-based diversified business conglomerate, and Groupe Imetal, a Government of Algeria undertaking, has signed an agreement to develop a US$1.6 billion (Dh5.87 billion) steel plant in Algeria’s Annaba Province.The agreement was signed on Tuesday in Algeria, on the sidelines of the Algerian-Emirati Investment Forum in the presence of Abdel Malek Sellal, Prime Minister of Algeria, Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al […]
Mohammed bin Rashid and Mohammed bin Zayed attend wedding reception
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, attends the wedding reception of Faisal Al Hammadi, left, at the Armed Forces Officers Club. Hamad Al Kaabi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed at the wedding reception of Faisal Al Hammadi, right. Hamad Al Kaabi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed [...]
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Photo High-school-football games showcase so much more than just athletics. Credit Jonno Rattman for The New York Times Kenny Byrd broke one tackle, then another, and soon he had nothing in front of him but end zone. The crowd roared with delight; the marching band lifted its horns and belted out a celebratory rendition of “Shut Up and Dance.” Cowbells clanged. Behind me, the superintendent of schools [...]
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My UAE: Mealtime memories with restaurateur Amna Al Hashemi
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Four charged with plotting to assassinate late Saudi king
Four suspected al Qaeda members have gone on trial accused of plotting to assassinate the late King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, newspapers in the kingdom reported on Tuesday. The reports provided no details on the alleged assassination plot or when it may have occurred, but said the defendants were also charged with belonging to an extremist group, communicating with an al Qaeda leader and attempting to recruit [...]
10 things to do today: Attend Comedy at the Greek, catch the final days of the Abu Dhabi Science Festival, and more
Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for November 23, 2016, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun.newslideAbu DhabiComedy showAttend Comedy at the Greek and have some fun with the Yalla Laughs crew, featuring top local and regional comedians including Marwan Al Hashimi, Jon Boulton, Christian Plouvier, Akshay Ahuja, Khalid “The Abu Dhabi [...]
The Majlis: Why 2017 should be the Year of Tolerance
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The most notable thing about today's Treasury auction of $34 billion in 5 Year paper is not what happened after the 1pm announcement of its pricing, but what has been taking placed in the last few days, where as the following charts from SMRA, there has been a major surge in shorts, who have in turn sent the underlying paper "super special" in repo, to the tune [...]
Etihad in talks to buy stake in Air Berlin subsidiary
|By Arabian Post Staff| Etihad airline is in talks to take a stake in Germany’s Air Berlin subsidiary Niki, which is an Austrian-based leisure operator, media reports quoting insiders said. Niki is being spun off and merged with another player, it was stated. Bloomberg said Etihad’s stake holding in Niki will be as a prelude to combining it with TUI AG’s German airline unit. The valuation will […]
Feature: The Passion of Martin Scorsese
The film had been pilloried by conservative Christians for a dream sequence in which Christ has sex with Mary Magdalene. In depicting Christ’s life as a doubt-ridden struggle between his human and divine natures, Scorsese had intended to make a film that was at once an act of doubt and an act of faith. In the novel he was reading, the priest was shown profaning an image [...]
U.N.’s Syria Envoy Suggests Donald Trump Has Limited Window to Work With Russia
Photo A view of Aleppo from rebel-held territory. Staffan de Mistura, the United Nations special envoy to Syria, said he feared that the eastern part of the city could be razed before Donald J. Trump is inaugurated. Credit Abdalrhman Ismail/Reuters BEIRUT, Lebanon — The United Nations special envoy to Syria offered unsolicited advice on Monday to President-elect Donald J. Trump: Pay attention to what happens between now [...]
Amnesty says torture, rights abuses persist in Bahrain despite reforms
Torture and other forms of ill-treatment persist in Bahrain despite reforms introduced by the Gulf Arab kingdom to address alleged human rights abuses after a 2011 uprising, Amnesty International said on Monday. An Amnesty report assessing the work of oversight bodies set up to deal with grievances or guard against further abuses said it had found "serious shortcomings" in the work of two British-supported institutions whose work [...]
