DUBAI // The Government will continue to be open and transparent with its people and residents, Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Saif bin Zayed says. Sheikh Saif, also Minister of Interior, made a closing address to the Public Diplomacy and Government Communication Forum about the importance of effective communication between the governments and citizens. Sheikh Saif said the fire that gutted The Address Hotel in Downtown Dubai on […]
By any measure, adapting Homer’s The Iliad for the stage is a brave, bold – and as some might say – foolhardy undertaking. It took director Lisa Peterson and actor Denis O’Hare more than five years to distil the ancient Greek epic poem into the 100-minute solo show An Iliad, which will be presented at New York University Abu Dhabi at three shows this week, starring O’Hare […]
Stock exchanges around the world are limbering up to win the multibillion-dollar listing of Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company. Source link
Charlie Osborne | ZDNet Neural networking could pave the way for AI systems to be given a capability which we have, until now, considered a human trait: the possession of common sense. While some of us may have less of this than others, the idea of “common sense” — albeit a vague concept — is the general idea of making fair and good decisions in what is […]
Allu Arjun takes a seat in Ray’s Bar at Jumeirah Etihad Towers, sets his bag by his side and slides back. The camera moves in as he prepares for his scene, a confrontation between the film’s hero, played by Arjun, and the villain, who is trying to steal his girl. It’s the 11th day of filming for the Telugu film stars of Duvvada Jagannadham, the latest in a series […]
Photo Ahmed Daqamseh, in sunglasses, was welcomed home in the village of Ibdir in northern Jordan after being released from prison, where he served 20 years. Credit Numan Alquzaa/European Pressphoto Agency The fragile treaty between the two former enemies was not even three years old when a Jordanian soldier went on a shooting rampage and killed seven Israeli schoolgirls visiting a park in a border area known […]
When it comes to renewable energy in Saudi Arabia, there still remains more than a hint of scepticism. Multi-billion dollar plans have come and gone and the kingdom has made little progress developing renewable energy capabilities to harness its advantageous climatic conditions. In 2010, the King Abdullah Centre for Atomic and Renewable Energy (KA-Care) was established to develop the country’s renewable and nuclear capabilities, as the country […]
Ransomware has become one of the most notorious threats on the web. Image: iStock No wonder ransomware has become one of the biggest menaces on the web; a third of organisations across the globe which became infected by the file-encrypting malware in the past 12 months gave into the demands of hackers in order to regain access to their locked data. With attacks of this kind being […]
Speaker Paul Ryan on Sunday said he agrees with President Trump that 2018 will be a “bloodbath” for Republicans if Congress does not pass legislation repealing and replacing ObamaCare. “I do believe that if we don’t keep our word to the people who sent us here, yeah,” Ryan told CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” when asked if he agreed with Trump’s reported comments about the 2018 midterm […]
Kuwaiti telecommunications group Zain has reached the final stages of selling its mobile transmitter towers in the country, the company’s vice chairman Bader Nasser al-Kharafi said on Sunday. The company is awaiting approval from the telecommunications regulator, Kharafi said at a shareholder meeting. He did not give details of the planned sale. Sources told Reuters in March last year that Zain was narrowing the field of potential […]
newslide Pakistani actress Veena Malik, known for her stint in reality television show Bigg Boss 4, has been granted divorce from her husband Asad Khattak. The couple were married for three years and have a son and a daughter together. A Lahore court passed a decree in favour of Veena after Khattak failed to proceed with the case, says lawyer Ali Ahmed. Veena filed for the divorce […]
This chart shows the fraction of JavaScript library versions with distinct known vulnerabilities, each represented by colors, out of the total library versions in brackets. Image: Northeastern University An analysis of over 133,000 websites has found that 37 percent of them have at least one JavaScript library with a known vulnerability. Researchers from Northeastern University have followed up on research in 2014 that drew attention to potential […]
A guest at Milan Fashion Week accessorises her frames with long statement earrings. Photo by Melodie Jeng/Getty Images Subtle, geometric glasses frame the face of a guest at Copenhagen Fashion Week. Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images Dh590, Stella McCartney. Courtesy of Stella McCartney Dh49, H&M. Courtesy of H&M Dh880, Dolce and Gabbana. Courtesy of Dolce and Gabbana Dh640, RayBan. Courtesy of RayBan. Dh400, Vogue Eyewear. Courtesy of […]
In response to the ‘paralysis’ facing immigration courts, dealing with over 500,000 pending cases, President Trump is deploying 50 judges to immigration detention facilities across the United States, according to two sources and a letter seen by Reuters. As the Associated Press points out, there are 58 immigration courts in 27 states around the country with a total of 301 judges. The problem, of course, is that […]
Behnaz Shafiei would have been breaking the law in her country a year ago, but now she’s become a symbol of shifting social norms as Iran’s female motorbike champion. Source link
Saudi King Salman’s stop in the Maldives on his month-long tour of Asia brings into focus how this tiny archipelago – best known for high-end tourism and an existential battle against climate change – has emerged as a key player in a regional struggle for influence. Both Riyadh and Beijing are currying favour with the strategically located 820km-long chain of Indian Ocean atolls, in efforts analysts believe […]
Everspin has shipped over 60 million MRAM chips in the last eight years. So why haven’t you heard of them? MRAM is a different type of nonvolatile memory, with unlimited durability, good speed – 35nsec reads and writes – 20+ years of data durability, lower power consumption than flash, byte addressability, and the ability to endure extreme temperatures. It also costs much more than flash. As such […]
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, on Saturday, opens Oumolat Security Printing, a banknote printing company in Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi. Wam Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, is briefed by the Governor of the UAE Central Bank Mubarak Rashed Al Mansoori about the facility’s production machinery. Wam Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, on […]
Paris Fashion Week’s fall/winter season has drawn to a close in the French fashion capital. Rebecca McLaughlin-Duane wraps up the big shows of the final days. Vivienne Westwood Giving her stamp of approval to a collection designed by her creative partner — and husband — Andreas Kronthaler, Dame Vivienne Westwood walked the runway in her brand’s show in Paris. The 75-year-old strode out firstly in an oversized […]
Property price increases were witnessed in some mid-market communities in Dubai during February but the overall market showed a continued softening in values, according to a new report. Real estate consultancy ValuStrat said its February residential ValuStrat Price Index (VPI) declined marginally due to falling prices in prime locations monitored by the index. However, monthly uplifts of between 0.4-1.9 percent were recorded for villas located in Arabian […]
Google’s Invisible reCAPTCHA removes the “I’m not a robot”checkbox but can still sort bots from people. Image: Google Google has released a new invisible reCAPTCHA test for telling the difference between humans and bots accessing websites. The move takes one more step out of CAPTCHA, or Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart, which asks site visitors to prove they’re not bots by […]
Authored by Federico Pieraccini via The Strategic Culture Foundation, While the world continues to decipher, or digest, the new Trump presidency, important changes are afoot within the grand strategic triangle that lies between Russia, Iran and China Away from the current chaos in the United States, major developments are progressing, with Iran, Russia and China coordinating on a series of significant moves crucial for the future of […]
Editor-in-chief of popular Malay daily says a discourse on the three issues – 1MDB, RM2.6 billion and BMF scandal – would be a better format than outright debate. KUALA LUMPUR: Sinar Harian has offered to organise the debate between Umno supreme council member Nazri Aziz and former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad. The Malay daily yesterday reported its editor-in-chief Norden Mohamed as saying the organisation would like […]
