The most glamorous day in the horse-racing calendar, the Dubai World Cup, takes place on Saturday, March 25 at Meydan Racecourse. Whether you want to watch the races, soak up the atmosphere or simply enjoy the venue’s entertainment which includes a live performance by Sia, a few tickets remain available. Flick through our slideshow of the last-minute deals for the big day which range in price from […]
“As hackers get more aggressive and more sites become outdated, hackers will continue to capitalize by infecting more sites,” Google warns. Image: iStock Google says 32 percent more websites were hacked in 2016 compared with the year prior, and that most operators of hacked sites were never informed of it. The search giant highlighted the uptick in hacked sites in its state of website security report for […]
Apple is under pressure to extract more revenue from services, a bright spot that includes the apps business. Source link
Malwarebytes A US man has lost an appeal over his refusal to decrypt hard drives in a case law enforcement says involves child pornography. The unnamed man has been held by US police for over 18 months without criminal charges. The suspect’s lawyer has argued that he should not have to hand over his passwords due to the Fifth Amendment, which protects US citizens from incriminating themselves. […]
The purified water is compared with its original source, as well as a reference sample from the tap. Credit: KTH Royal Institute of Technology What can the forests of Scandinavia possibly offer to migrants in faraway refugee camps? Clean water may be one thing. A bacteria-trapping material developed from wood by researchers KTH Royal Institute of Technology is now being tested for use as a water purification […]
Ruben Harris is a professional cellist and a recovering investment banker who now leads partnerships in San Francisco for Honor, a healthcare startup focused on seniors. He is also a founder of the Breaking Into Startups podcast. More posts by this contributor: Companies are increasingly investing in workforce development to retrain their employees, but if you’re in your 50’s, it can be intimidating to learn how to […]
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, attends the “Future Dialogue” sessions on Dubai Plan 2021, where he launched the “Mohammed bin Rashid Distinguished Students Programme” to provide opportunities for outstanding Emirati students to join the best private schools in Dubai. The initiative will be implemented for the next academic year 2017-2018. Wam Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, attends […]
In the 1990s, fitness options in Abu Dhabi were limited to a smattering of dingy bodybuilding gyms and pricey hotel health clubs. “Gyms used to mean a treadmill, a bike machine, some weights and that was it,” recalls Maria Oritz, a self-confessed fitness freak who arrived in the city in 1998. “Classes were practically unheard of.” The following year, when Abu Dhabi Country Club opened the city’s […]
While the government still seems to be consolidating control over major population centers along Syria’s western spine, it appears at a minimum likely to face a lingering rural insurgency and bombing campaigns in the cities by hard-line jihadist groups. Continue reading the main story At the least, the rebel assaults carried a political message: that the insurgents could still disrupt life in the capital and challenge the […]
Britain followed in US footsteps on Tuesday by banning larger electronic devices from cabin luggage on flights from several Middle Eastern and North African countries, amid fears they could be used in a terrorist attack. Source link
Authored by Robert Parry via The Strategic Culture Foundation, The Kagan family, America’s neoconservative aristocracy, has reemerged having recovered from the letdown over not gaining its expected influence from the election of Hillary Clinton and from its loss of official power at the start of the Trump presidency. Former Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Victoria Nuland, who pushed for the Ukraine coup and helped pick […]
BEIRUT: The head of the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia said a US-backed assault to drive Daesh from its de facto capital Raqqa would begin at the start of April and the YPG would be taking part, despite fierce opposition from neighboring Turkey.A spokesman for the US Pentagon said no decision had been made yet on the Raqqa offensive.US-backed forces, including the YPG, are closing in on the […]
Iona Craig, who reported on the aftermath of the botched Navy SEAL raid in Yemen for The Intercept from Yeman, did so with the help of the Pulitzer Center. Iona Craig. Grants from the Pulitzer Center go a long way for international journalists who eke out a difficult existence covering tough stories from dangerous places. The details of her recent Yemen experience should give pause to most […]
Nearly a decade on from the financial crisis that took hold in 2007 and put an end to an era, the global economic environment remains unusually challenging. Nonetheless, the efforts that have been undertaken by Bahrain over the past 15 years to reform and diversify its economy, alongside the wider activities by regional governments to address the near-term fiscal challenges, means that the kingdom remains cautiously optimistic […]
British resident Dee Smith believes you don’t need to join a gym or buy expensive home equipment to get in shape. The mum of two, has put her entrepreneurial spirit to use by creating her own makeshift gym. Every evening as the sun goes down, on a spot of wasteland in front of Smith’s villa in Mohammed bin Zayed city, you’ll find her pushing an old pallet, […]
This image provided by Google shows a screen grab of a smartphone demonstrating the use of a new search feature by Google called Shortcuts. Shortcuts are a new row of icons that appear below the Google search box that can be tapped so people can see the latest weather in the area, movie times, suggestions on places to eat or scores of their latest teams without typing […]
One week after the start of Microsoft’s rollout of its Teams service to Office 365 business users, Microsoft has started delivering Teams to Office 365 Education customers. Microsoft Teams will be a free add-on to Office 365 Education users if they have an Education, Education Plus, Education E3 and/or an Education E5 suite plan. Microsoft is not making Microsoft Teams available as a standalone offering. As of […]
The overnight deluge of rain in the UAE, which carried on into the morning, has seriously affected traffic in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The downpour saw the normally heavy morning traffic grind to halt in many places in Dubai and the capital. Multiple accidents were showing up on the Google’s traffic map for Dubai and Abu Dhabi this morning, with Dubai police warning drivers to “reduce speed […]
Authored by Daniel Lang via SHTFplan.com, The world is changing faster than ever before, but that doesn’t mean that we aren’t being acclimated to it. It’s truly a testament to the ability of humans to adapt to just about any circumstance. We have more food, wealth, and life-saving technologies than anyone in our history. We have a nearly unlimited stream of entertainment and information. Yet we take […]
Google CEO Sundar Pichai at the 2015 Google I/O conference in San FranciscoImage: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images By Patrick Kulp2017-03-21 23:28:38 UTC Google has apologized repeatedly to outraged British brands and government groups that found their ads surfacing on hateful YouTube videos. Now it’s finally delivering on its promise to do better. The company announced a host of changes to its advertising systems on Tuesday meant to give […]
ABU DHABI // A new government programme is making local organic produce not only more readily available in supermarkets around the country but also more affordable in comparison with its more expensive, imported counterpart. The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment has made a concerted push in recent years to subsidise farming equipment, provide expertise and connect local farmers with supermarkets to help market their products. On […]
Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for March 22, 2017, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun. Ellen Fortini 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 talk Attend […]
Staffers at Independent Journal Review accused Benny Johnson of plagiarism in 2015, just a year after BuzzFeed fired him for copying dozens of other sites, according to a story published Tuesday by Business Insider. Johnson, who joined Independent Journal Review in 2015 after being let go from BuzzFeed for 41 examples of plagiarism, was accused by his colleagues in November 2015 of copying part of an article […]
Photo Christine Levinson, center, and her children Dan and Samantha speaking to reporters in New York in January. The family filed a lawsuit against Iran on Tuesday. Credit Seth Wenig/Associated Press The family of a part-time consultant for the C.I.A. who vanished a decade ago in Iran filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against that country, claiming that it had used a campaign of deception and lies to […]
