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Carrie Fisher, who rose to fame as Princess Leia in the “Star Wars” films and later endured drug addiction and stormy romances, has died at age 60 following a recent cardiac episode. Source link

Carrie Fisher’s death is being mourned by all sections of the arts and entertainment community, from fellow actors to rock stars and authors. Here, we reflect on five ways the actress and writer changed the face of popular culture. She invented Girl Power Fisher once self-deprecatingly characterised her role as Princess Leia in Star Wars as a lot of “running down corridors”. Of course, she represented much […]

Photo Construction this week in the settlement of Har Homa in Jerusalem. Credit Atef Safadi/European Pressphoto Agency JERUSALEM — Israeli leaders postponed plans on Wednesday to move ahead with new housing in East Jerusalem, just hours before Secretary of State John Kerry was scheduled to deliver a much-anticipated speech outlining an American vision for peace with the Palestinians. The Jerusalem city planning committee, reportedly acting at the […]

Qatar Airways has reportedly spoken of a positive outlook for 2017, as its rivals Emirates and Etihad Airways scale back in response to tough economic conditions and lower air travel demand. A spokesperson for Qatar Airways told Doha News that the airline would be adding new routes next year, and had recently put in a new order for Boeing aircraft. The spokesperson reportedly added that Qatar Airways […]

Firstov Alexander – Azerbaijan. Wissam Chehade – Lebanon. Jaan Al Balushi – Bahrain. Esam Kabli – Saudi Arabia. Vicente Moraga Costoso – Spain. Waleed Mohamed Al Marzooqi – UAE. Ahmed Saeed Thebet – Egypt. Khalid Jamal Abdullah – Iraq. Pedro Luis Ajuriaguerra – Spain. Khalid Mohammad Al Hammadi – UAE. The National

Annual rent: Dh170,000 Features Covering 1,856 square feet, this property features two ­bedrooms, plus a maid’s room, and is located in the Seashore Community Villas compound, a collection of 236 two-, three- and four-bedroom properties just off Abu Dhabi island. Pros A huge community pool, tennis courts overlooking the water, mature, landscaped gardens, children’s play areas and a gym. Cons You’re at least 20 minutes out of […]

As president-elect Trump plays Boeing and Lockheed off against each other, China flexed its military muscles once again – after sending its aircraft carrier Liaoning into the western Pacific – by testing the latest version of its fifth-generation stealth fighter, state media reported on Monday, as it tries to end the West’s monopoly on the world’s most advanced warplanes. As The South China Morning Post reports, the […]

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Nearly half of all new mobile device and app activations across the United States during the week leading up to Christmas and the beginning of Chanukah were for the Apple iPhone, according to analyst firm Flurry. Flurry reported that during the week, 44 percent of all new phone and tablet activations involved Apple devices, while just 21 percent were across Samsung smartphones and tablets, with the latter […]

|By Arabian Post Staff| Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange (ADX) announced that short selling will be allowed for selected stocks from next year. The move is aimed at boosting trading volume and to attract foreign investors to the illiquid market. ADX is currently meeting brokerages ahead of the introduction of  short-selling service early in 2017, according to a statement posted on the bourse’s website. The step would make […]

Panasonic will invest more than $256 million in a Tesla factory in New York to make photovoltaic cells and modules. Source link

ABU DHABI // A private philanthropic fund set up to support Emiratis in education, their careers, and encourage entrepreneurship has raised hundreds of millions of dirhams in its first year. Initiated in April by a group of Emirati businessmen, Sandooq Al Watan, or National Fund, aims to develop the economy by supporting social entrepreneurship, providing Emiratis with career guidance, identifying and developing talent and funding research and […]

CBC’s I-Team tackles a wide variety of stories in any given year. There are hidden camera shoots, accountability interviews, court cases, long hours on the phone with tipsters who want to remain anonymous, dozens upon dozens of freedom of information requests, and data-mining on all manner of topics. This year, the investigative team tackled everything from health and safety issues in the nail salon industry to doctors who […]

McDonald’s UAE has been recognised as a UAE Best Employer in the prestigious Aon Best Employers Middle East 2016 study. The global initiative, which has been running annually in the Middle East since 2009, is a prominent study designed to empower organizations to improve talent acquisition and retention, help drive high performance and reward employers that create outstanding environments for their staff. Speaking at the award ceremony […]

Submitted by Mike Krieger via Lberty Blitzkrieg blog, Today’s piece should be seen as a bit of a followup to yesterday’s post, India’s Demonetization Debacle Highlights the Dangers of Monetary Monopoly. While yesterday’s piece was more philosophical/strategic in nature, today’s zeroes in on some of the devastating real world impacts of Narendra Modi’s insane and inhumane cash ban. It’s hard to overstate the damage this policy has done to […]

(Image: Tesla) Tesla and Panasonic on Tuesday announced they will begin making photovoltaic cells and modules at a $256 million factory in upstate New York. The PV cells and modules will be used in solar panels Tesla will be manufacturing to store power in customers’ homes through Tesla’s energy storage products, the Powerwall and Powerpack. Production of the first PV modules will begin in summer 2017, and […]

ABU DHABI // More Emirati teachers are resigning because they overworked and underpaid while their grievances are not being heard, according to a member of the Federal National Council. “They are continuing to leave and there is still a shortage of teachers for some subjects,” said Salem Al Shehhi, a member from Ras Al Khaimah. “They tried to speak to officials at the ministry and their managers […]

An Omani appeals court on Monday cancelled an order to close down a newspaper that had reported on alleged corruption within the judiciary. The privately-owned Azamn newspaper covered a series of corruption cases in 2014 in which several company executives were convicted. The Court of First Instance said in September the paper had undermined the prestige of the state and disturbed public order, ordering it be closed […]

Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for December 28, 2016, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun. newslide Dubai Art exhibition See the exhibition As If Anything Here Belonged To You, in which artist Cecilia Fattorini presents works about our impact on the world, sourcing her subject matter from the rhythms and […]

Russian sports officials had vehemently denied the doping operation’s existence despite a detailed confession by the nation’s former antidoping lab chief, Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov, in a New York Times article last May that was subsequently confirmed by global antidoping regulators. Continue reading the main story An investigator appointed by the World Anti-Doping Agency, Richard McLaren, published more extensive evidence this month that prompted the International Olympic Committee […]

After a two-year experiment with free markets, the pain of low oil prices forced the world’s biggest producers to join forces in 2016 and tackle a global supply glut. Saudi Arabia-led Opec and non-member countries, primarily Russia, agreed after months of discussion and back channel diplomacy to cut production for the first time since the global financial crisis. Prices look set to end the year in the […]

By Andrew Osborn and Tom Perry | MOSCOW/BEIRUT MOSCOW/BEIRUT Russia’s foreign minister on Tuesday said the Syrian government was consulting with the opposition ahead of possible peace talks, while a Saudi-backed opposition group said it knew nothing of the negotiations but supported a ceasefire. In an interview with Interfax news agency, Sergei Lavrov did not say where the consultations were taking place or which opposition groups were […]

(Image: Newegg/Chrome Unboxed) An unannounced Asus Chromebook appeared on Newegg for a short period of time, revealing presumed specifications under a 360-degree 12.5-inch FHD (1920×1080) touch display. Likely to be announced at CES 2017, the Asus C302CA looks to boast an all-metal design similar to 2016’s Chromebook Flip. ChromeUnboxed, who first spotted the listing, reported the C302CA will be new to the Asus lineup, rather than replacing […]

ABU DHABI // Ensuring social stability for Emirati families is one of the top priorities of the President, Sheikh Khalifa, said Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, during a meeting with a delegation from the Abu Dhabi Housing Authority. “Policies and programmes always focus on the welfare and well-being of Emirati citizens and improvement of their […]

LOS ANGELES // Actor Carrie Fisher, who found enduring fame as Princess Leia in the original Star Wars, has died. She was 60. Fisher’s daughter, Billie Lourd, said her mother had died on Tuesday just before 9am. Fisher was “loved by the word and she will be missed profoundly”, Ms Lourd said. Fisher had been in hospital since Friday when she suffered a heart attack on board […]

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