China plans to launch its own online encyclopaedia next year, hoping to build a “cultural Great Wall” that can rival Wikipedia as a go-to information source for Chinese Internet users who Beijing fears are being corrupted by foreign influences China plans to launch its own online encyclopaedia next year, hoping to build a “cultural Great Wall” that can rival Wikipedia as a go-to information source for Chinese […]
Saudi Arabia said Tuesday that it will issue a quarterly budget progress report for the first time as part of efforts to boost transparency while diversifying its oil-dependent economy. The world’s biggest oil exporter is wooing investors as it tries to reduce budget deficits caused by a collapse in energy revenues. “We will for the first time in Saudi announce, possibly in a couple of weeks or […]
1. Optimism waning: Only 52 per cent of those polled said they felt things in their countries were moving in the right direction, a drop of 12 per cent from last year. 2. Overlooked by policymakers: A clear message to policymakers and governments across the region was that 81 per cent of young Arabs from across the region wanted their countries to do more to address their […]
Uber had announced in January that it was bringing its food delivery service to India, its fastest-growing market in the world. And finally, it’s here. UberEATS has rolled out in Mumbai and will soon be taken to five other Indian cities. India becomes UberEATS’ fourth Asian market, after it launched in Singapore last May, followed by Tokyo (Japan) and Bangkok (Thailand). Interestingly, Uber’s local rival Ola had […]
Just a few weeks after flying in to Dubai to announce that Van Cleef & Arpels would be hosting jewellery-making courses through its Paris school, L’Ecole, in the UAE later this year, president and chief executive of the brand, Nicolas Bos, journeyed to Japan, to launch the maison’s next initiative: the Mastery of an Art exhibition. On display now are 260 high-jewellery pieces from Van Cleef & […]
A big part of that is its watering down of the anti-Semitic language of the original Hamas charter in 1988, with its talk of war between Arabs and Jews. “We are making it clear that ours is a liberation project — not about religion or the Jews,” Mr. Meshal said in an interview on Tuesday in Doha, his latest home. Continue reading the main story His offer […]
The Australian Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) has revealed that consumer complaints about delays in being connected to the National Broadband Network (NBN) have dropped over the first two quarters of the 2016-17 financial year. Complaints about NBN connection delays dropped from 1,669 complaints in the fourth quarter of 2015-16 to 1,545 in the first quarter of FY17, and then further down to 1,539 in the second quarter […]
OPEC and allied oil producers should extend their collective production cuts into the second half of the year when an expected upturn in demand will help to re-balance the crude market, UAE Energy Minister Suhail Al Mazrouei said. All countries participating in the cuts must agree to any extension, he said Tuesday in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and other major […]
List of top 10 passers of the 2016 Bar exam A graduate of the University of San Carlos (USC) in Cebu City topped the 2016 Bar examinations. With a rating of 89.05 percent, Karen Mae Calam clinched the top spot in what has been considered as the toughest licensure examinations in the country. Three other Carolinians landed on the top 10 – Fiona Cristy Lao (3rd), Anne […]
Following Hillary Clinton’s earlier proclamation that she “was on the way to winning before Jim Comey’s letter and ‘Russian’ Wikileaks… scared off late voters,” it appears President Trump has his own perspective on how he won the greatest upset election in US history… FBI Director Comey was the best thing that ever happened to Hillary Clinton in that he gave her a free pass for many bad […]
Abu Dhabi // The prime minister of Libya’s UN-backed government and the country’s most powerful military commander met in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday for direct talks on ending Libya’s conflict. The meeting came after months of international pressure and a failed attempt at negotiations in Cairo in February. The rival figures met face to face “thanks to international and Arab mediation”, according to Libya’s Lana news agency. […]
Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for May 3, 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 Al Ain Cultural tour Spend […]
Oman Air plans to move ahead with a multi-billion dollar order for wide-body jets early next year even though it won’t now break even in 2017 as the low oil price curbs growth in the Gulf. The carrier is now aiming to end losses by the end of next year, contingent on demand not deteriorating further, Chief Executive Officer Paul Gregorowitsch said in an interview on Tuesday. […]
The Follow up Committee of the Initiatives of the UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has approved a number of projects totalling AED410 million ($111.6 million). The committee, chaired by Ahmed Juma Al Zaabi, Deputy Minister of Presidential Affairs, approved the first phase of a project which will see a road built between Wadi Al-Qor and another linking the Al-Hubab roundabout and Nizwa Road for […]
Written by Anand Mishra | New Delhi | Published:May 3, 2017 4:50 am Panama Papers investigation was carried out by Indian Express as a part of ICIJ Investigations have begun against 49 individuals and entities by the Enforcement Directorate in the Panama Papers case, the Government has told a Parliamentary panel. In a three-page note, the Central Board of Direct Taxes has told the Public Accounts Committee […]
If you stand close to one of Marwan Sahmarani’s paintings and examine a small section, you find yourself being pulled into a swirling mass of colour and texture, a seemingly abstract formation of thickly-applied oil paints. It is testament to the Lebanese artist’s mastery of the medium that, as his viewers take in each work as a whole, its stories reveal themselves easily. In his latest show, […]
Apple’s plan to push iPhone sales into positive territory for 2017 has stalled, with sales taking a surprise dip. Must read: iPhone 8: Here’s what we think we know about Apple’s 10th-anniversary iPhone iPhone sales of 50.8 million means a 1 percent unit drop year-on-year, and a whopping 35 percent drop compared to the previous quarter. That sounds pretty bad, but as I pointed out earlier this […]
The UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has announced that it has activated entry visas for Indian citizens who hold a US green card and visa. Ahmed Al Dhaheri, Assistant Under-Secretary for Consular Affairs at the Ministry, said Indian citizens who hold green card or visa issued by the US shall be granted entry visas to the UAE for a period of 14 days which […]
For the first time ever, Red Hat will align its flagship operating system, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), development and release dates with a third-party: Amazon Web Services (AWS). This alliance underlines just how important the cloud is to Red Hat as it moves from being a Linux distributor first to being a cloud services provider first. Red Hat is partnering closely with Amazon to fly Red […]
ABU DHABI // Two major development projects will bring thousands of homes and jobs to an underdeveloped area on the outskirts of the capital. The Dh4 billion Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City is 90 per cent complete and will open soon, while construction is under way on a Dh2.5bn Emirati housing neighbourhood near Abu Dhabi International Airport. The first of the homes will be ready by 2019. The […]
Abu Dhabi Classics completed the first of a two night run by the Toulouse Symphony Orchestra on Tuesday. Making their debut at Emirates Palace, the ensemble was led by Russian conductor Tugan Sokhiev and guest French cellist Edgar Moreau with a programme that gave a nod to the region. The highlight of the evening was Rimsky Korsakov’s dramatic symphonic suite Shéhérazade, inspired by the titular main character […]
Photo A nurse with a wounded patient at a hospital in Hasaka, Syria, on Tuesday after an attack by the Islamic State. Credit Delil Souleiman/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images BEIRUT, Lebanon — Islamic State militants attacked a checkpoint on Tuesday used by refugees fleeing fighting in Syria and Iraq, killing more than three dozen people, according to local Kurdish militants and monitoring groups. It was one of […]
Credit: Microsoft Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled a Surface laptop and streamlined operating software in a move aimed at regaining ground in classrooms, where Google Chromebooks have taken hold. Surface Laptop powered by a Windows 10 S operating system were shown off at an education-focused Microsoft event in New York City, and will hit the market next month in an array of countries with the hardware starting at […]
Inquirer.net 3 OF 5 Filipinos don’t trust China, Russia, says Pulse Asia surveyInquirer.nettrust-rating-0503 Three of five Filipinos are distrustful of China and Russia while 80 percent trust the United Nations, the latest Pulse Asia survey showed. The nationwide poll, taken from March 15 to 20 with 1,200 adult respondents, found that 63 …Duterte puts back the Asia into the PhilippinesManila BulletinDistrust remains toward China, Russia — surveyBusinessWorld […]
