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Instead, they have been vetted by a Parliament where moderates and reformists achieved a slim majority in 2015 elections, which has opened the floodgates for thousands of candidates in the vote on Friday: lawyers, religious minorities, women’s rights activists, bank managers and sports figures, among others. Continue reading the main story “The educated middle class and urbanites are emerging and asserting themselves for the first time,” said […]

Kuwait’s supreme court on Monday upheld a five-year jail term against three members of the ruling family, including the former secret service chief, for insulting the judiciary. Those convicted include Sheikh Athbi Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, a nephew of the Gulf state’s emir and the former head of the secret service police, according to an official court verdict. He was one of three royals convicted, along with two other […]

Vodafone redials its Indian impairment numbers. FT Opening Quote, with commentary by Matthew Vincent, is your early Square Mile briefing. You can sign up for the full newsletter here. Hailing from the country that gave India cricket, Victorian railway architecture and a penchant for bureaucracy, Vodafone might have expected a little goodwill on the subcontinent. Instead, India has given the British mobile phone operator a price war, […]

French startup Talent.io is turning headhunting into a marketplace by connecting promising engineers with tech companies. The company just raised $8.8 million (€8 million) from existing investors Alven Capital and Ventech. While Talent.io started with Paris, the company is now operating in other major European cities, such as Berlin and London. The startup acquired Webcrowd and Go Digital in order to do this. Engineers sign up when […]

The following map, from BofaML’s Transforming World Atlas, shows the world mapped proportionally by country according to the number of times mentioned  by President Trump in his tweets and speeches (campaign and presidency)… Source: BofAML The Top 8 are: USA, China, Syria, Russia, Iraq, Mexico, Iran, and United Kingdom Source link

UAE telco du has launched a data-only sim for heavy users who require internet on the go. With up to 50GB for use on devices such as tablets, Mi-Fis, the new iPad and Car-Fis, the the new data sims are available on installment with zero upfront payment, according to du Customers opting for the data sim plans can sign a 12-month contract with du and choose from […]

Hazy conditions with some cloud is expected across the UAE during the forthcoming days with a slight increase in temperatures starting from Wednesday. The National Centre for Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS) said convective clouds will develop over eastern and mountainous areas by this afternoon, with a chance of rain at times. Temperatures will range between 27°C and 39°C in Abu Dhabi and 29°C and 38°C in Dubai. […]

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In one episode from the series, a Yazidi slave is sent to clean an Islamic State fighter’s room, where his bored wife asks if the woman is hungry or would like to watch a movie. The captive woman is outraged. Video Scene From ‘Black Crows’: The Women of ISIS A Yazidi slave kept prisoner by an Islamic State fighter confronts his wife in a scene from “Black […]

Saudi King Salman on Monday expressed hope a “historic” summit to be held Sunday between Arab and Muslim nations and US President Donald Trump will enhance ties and promote tolerance. The summit will be one of three forums held during a visit by Trump, who is making Saudi Arabia his first overseas stop since assuming office in January. Trump has frequently been accused of fuelling Islamophobia but […]

JERUSALEM Israel wants the White House to explain why a U.S. diplomat preparing President Donald Trump’s visit to Jerusalem said Judaism’s Holy Western Wall in its Old City is part of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, an Israeli official said on Monday. Israel considers all of Jerusalem as its indivisible capital, a claim that is not recognised internationally, and the Western Wall – the holiest prayer site for […]

President Donald Trump welcomes Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, to the White House in Washington on Monday. Susan Walsh / AP Photo Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, meets with US president Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House. Ryan […]

Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for May 16, 2017, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun. Aarti Jhurani rounds up 10 things to do today in the UAE. Want to see your event listed here? Email us with the details and contact information at [email protected] newslide Abu Dhabi Fitness class Register […]

BuzzFeed News announced on Monday the addition of Forbes staff writer Ryan Mac to its expanding team of reporters in San Francisco who cover Silicon Valley. Mac, who’s already based in San Francisco, joins a BuzzFeed News tech team of 20. He’ll be covering “the intersection of wealth, tech and power” under BuzzFeed San Francisco Bureau Chief Mat Honan and technology editor John Paczkowski. Rather than focus […]

Authored by Ron Paul via The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity, By the end of this month, Defense Secretary James Mattis and National Security Advisor HR McMaster will deliver to President Trump their plans for military escalations in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. President Trump would be wise to rip the plans up and send his national security team back to the drawing board – or […]

The Dubai Real Estate Court has settled a real estate lawsuit worth $4 billion (AED15 billion) by reaching a compromise with all parties based on the interest of the country’s economy and real estate market, according to news agency WAM. Judge Ahmed Ali Al-Dhanhani, head of the Dubai Real Estate Court, said, “The real estate project in question is an integrated city with vast areas, settled with […]

Amazon is adding two-step verification of the “Alexa” wake word to make sure Alexa-enabled devices respond when they’re supposed to. The update is part of the Alexa Voice Services (AVS) feature, which is what hardware developers use to build Alexa capabilities into third-party devices. Amazon said the verification change improves Alexa wake word accuracy and reduces false wakes caused by words that sound like “Alexa.” “With this […]

Symbolic act: Apandi hitting the gong to launch the 17th Asean Senior Law Officials Meeting in Putrajaya. — Bernama PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia is awaiting a reply from Singapore on its application to review the Inter­national Court of Justice’s (ICJ) ruling on Pulau Batu Puteh. “They (Singapore officials) are supposed to reply on June 14. When they reply, we will respond accordingly,” said Attorney-General Tan Sri Mohamed Apan­di Ali […]

ABU DHABI // Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed met Donald Trump for talks in Washington on Monday, as the White House announced a defence cooperation agreement between the two countries. Mr Trump’s press secretary, Sean Spicer, said the agreement, which was concluded “recently”, would allow the UAE and United States “to work more closely together to address common security threats”. “The [US] president hopes to work together even […]

Food trends often centre around a single ingredient or innovative cooking technique. However, it seems the latest global food craze is not so much about the food but how it is served. Food bowls have grown in popularity in the United States and United Kingdom, and are now rolling into many of the UAE’s trendiest restaurants and cafes. Over the past five years, data collected by Technomic […]

Facebook users in the Middle East will spend an extra 57 million hours on the social media platform during Ramadan, according to new research. New data released by Facebook IQ research shows usage during the Holy Month is expected to increase by five percent.   Millions of people in the Middle East will spend more time on Facebook during Ramadan than usual, with research showing the a […]

Credit: Steffen Thoma/Public Domain The research, led by the International Council on Clean Transportation and Environmental Health Analytics, LLC., in collaboration with scientists at the University of York’s Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI); University of Colorado; and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, examined 11 major vehicle markets representing more than 80% of new diesel vehicle sales in 2015.’ Of these markets, they found vehicles emitted 13.2 […]

ISLAMABAD: The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) has decided to hire services of a British audit company to examine the documents related to Panama Leaks. Sources said the decision was made during a JIT meeting chaired by FIA Director Wajid Zia here on Monday. The task to contact the British firm has been given to Bilal Rasool, a JIT member from the Security and Exchange Company. The meeting […]

Although voice-activated platforms like Alexa will continue to grow and be important, it is my sense that AR is really the platform to watch. As I’ve discussed before, augmented reality has the potential to become the Next Big Thing. Voice-activated systems like Alexa are nice, but they have their limits. We’ve seen AR take off in apps like Snapchat and Pokemon Go, but what if a major […]

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