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Salesforce on Tuesday outlined LiveMessage, a conversational service available for Service Cloud that aims to connect consumers and enterprise via text messaging and apps. The gist of LiveMessage is that companies should be able to connect to customers and service them as a friend-to-friend interaction would occur via an app like Facebook Messenger. Salesforce acquired HeyWire in September for the underlying technology behind LiveMessage. Salesforce said LiveMessage […]

With Christmas just a few weeks away, of course gingerbread is on our minds, so we have rounded up some of the best places to learn how to make the sweet festive treat and where to enjoy the savoury teatime bite. Wilton Gingerbread Workshop Book yourself into a Tavola/Wilton gingerbread house decorating workshop this season. The four-hour workshop teaches guests how to assemble and decorate their own […]

DUBAI Many disasters loom over one of the poorest countries in the Middle East as it suffers through nearly two years of war, among them a colossal pile of waste outside Yemen’s capital leeching toxic waste into its diminishing water supply. Hardly a paragon of waste management before the war, Sanaa was at least able to separate out the most dangerous materials from the 10-million-ton hill thanks […]

Al Faisal Holding, a Qatari conglomerate, is considering alternative debt funding options after the idea of a US dollar sukuk issue received a lukewarm response from the market, sources familiar with the situation said. The conglomerate had approached banks earlier this year to discuss arranging a potential sukuk issue of around $200 million. The issue, which would have been the company’s first international debt raising exercise, may […]

Demand for oil will outstrip supply in the next six months as long as Opec and countries outside the cartel can implement a deal signed over the weekend to lower output, according to one of the world’s leading energy forecasters. The International Energy Agency said the planned production cuts, which add up to 1.8m barrels a day, could reduce stockpiles by as much as 600,000 b/d over […]

Boeing Chinese hackers are targeting aviation systems in the quest for information and intellectual property which will boost the country’s competitiveness, security researchers say. Cyberattacks against the aviation industry are nothing new, but with the inclusion of Internet-capable devices at the basic level of embedded devices to in-flight Wi-Fi and connected aviation systems, there are more avenues than ever that threat actors can exploit. Successful attacks which […]

A powerful cyclone that hit India’s southeastern coast on Monday killed up to 10 people, according to India’s National Disaster Management Agency. The cyclone, packing winds of 74-80 miles per hour, with brief gusts measuring up to 86 miles per hour, is expected to weaken over the next 12 hours as it moves north, resulting in light rainfall in the southern states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, […]

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The battle for eastern Aleppo will be over soon, but tens of thousands of Syrians there will find little peace. The victory for the government of President Bashar al-Assad will open another violent, disorienting chapter in their lives, and a dangerous one for the opposition. Soon, civilians and rebel fighters alike will either be punished or have to flee the city and join the many thousands of […]

We launched The Review’s Crossroads podcast about a year ago and our best episodes of 2016 reflect the unique stories that shaped the year. We travel from modern-day UAE to 1960s Turkey, from 1990-era Grozny to Aleppo through music, books, news and history. For example, we hear about the hidden history of Abu Dhabi’s Saadiyat Island, where people lived until the 1990s. In Turkey, a record collector […]

Bahrain LNG, the developer of the Gulf state’s receiving and regasification terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG), has closed a $741 million syndicated loan for the platform’s construction, according to a company statement on Monday. “The project is being developed to supplement local gas production in Bahrain and ensure capacity to meet peak seasonal gas demand and industrial growth,” the statement said. While the Gulf region is […]

Cronologics Google has acquired the team behind Cronologics, a company focused on the development of operating systems suitable for wearable devices. Started in 2014 by former Google business employees, the company hoped to one day create the go-to platform for smartwatches. With the introduction of Android Wear and Apple watchOS, this dream did not come to fruition, but there is still a future for the startup’s team. […]

Former New York Times White House correspondent Peter Baker will make an abrupt return to Washington, D.C. from Israel to cover the White House, the newspaper announced Monday. Baker, who moved to Jerusalem earlier this year after covering the run-up to the election, is being brought back to complete the Times’ political team. Baker is a 15-year veteran of the White House beat and has covered Barack […]

Bubbly home prices in London’s most exclusive neighborhoods continue to deflate and have just recorded their largest December decline since the “great recession” in 2010.  According to Bloomberg, asking prices in London dropped 4.3% in December with inner London down 6%.  Meanwhile, the most exclusive neighborhoods, like Kensinton and Chelsea, have recorded even sharper declines at nearly 10% as home buyers have migrated to cheaper areas of […]

By the late 1970s, a decade after horrific riots, the Pistons had fallen on hard competitive times, along with the city, and out they went to a charmless football dome in distant Pontiac, Mich., and later to the basketball-specific Palace of Auburn Hills. A team in a sport played increasingly by young black men fled the city while hockey’s white-as-ice Red Wings stored their gloves and sticks […]

The damage to the Oceana building can be seen following last night’s fire. Sean Cronin / The National Residents were successfully evacuated according to Dubai officials. Sean Cronin / The National A number of fires have affected towers in the UAE during the past year. Sean Cronin / The National The National

Dubai’s transport authority on Monday denied a newspaper report that it is to begin issuing driving licences to 16-year-olds. Following the media report, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) put out a tweet saying it denied agreeing to the move to lower the age of consent for driving in the emirate. In October, it was reported that a Dubai Police senior official had supported the idea of […]

Legendary crooner Tom Jones will headline the opening night of next year’s Dubai Jazz Festival. The announcement comes after the British star was forced to pull out of a planned show at Abu Dhabi’s du Arena in April, following the sudden loss of his wife of 59 years, Melinda Rose Woodward, to cancer. Jones will see in a landmark 15th anniversary of the three-night festival, when he […]

Here’s a little known fact about supermoons: They’re made up and a complete waste of everyone’s time. Supermoons are a by-product of an always-on media machine that demands a constant stream of things to comment on and—in the absence of actual commentary-worthy items—is more than willing to completely fabricate them. The term “supermoon” refers to a full moon that occurs when the moon […]

Saudi police detained a young woman for violating modesty rules after she removed her abaya, the loose-fitting, full-length robes women are required to wear, on a main street in the capital Riyadh, local media reported on Monday. The conservative Muslim country enforces a strict dress code for women in public, bans them from driving and prohibits the mixing of sexes. The Arabic-language al-Sharq newspaper reported that the […]

Photo Kayla Harrison plans to take up mixed martial arts in the World Series of Fighting, and hopes “to see it go more toward the professional route.” Credit Earl Wilson/The New York Times Only one American has ever won an Olympic gold medal in judo: Kayla Harrison. And she has won two, in London in 2012 and in Rio this year. Yet despite her achievements, Harrison is […]

Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for December 13, 2016, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun. newslide Abu Dhabi Heritage Festival More than 20,000 camels are expected to be part of the annual camel beauty pageant during the Al Dhafra Festival – a celebration of Bedouin heritage that touches on four […]

Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (Apicorp) has bought 30 percent of Falcon Cement Co, Bahrain’s largest cement producer, to help to drive economic growth in the region, the development bank said on Monday. The stake was bought from Islamic investment bank GFH Financial Group, which said it would remain a strategic shareholder in Falcon. The companies did not disclose the purchase price, but GFH has previously valued Falcon […]

Posted December 13, 2016 09:33:11 Photo: Jakarta protesters hold a sign that reads “Jail Ahok”. (ABC News: Adam Harvey) Indonesia’s reputation for religious tolerance is expected be tested at the upcoming blasphemy trial of Jakarta’s Christian Governor “Ahok” Basuki. Key points: Targeted after telling voters they were being misled by clerics saying Muslims could not vote for a Christian Sparked reports that Mr Purnama criticised the Koran […]

You may not have considered some of the lesser-known sports in the UAE – because you weren’t aware they existed here. But, if you’re weary of your usual exercise routine, why not sample a few of the more unusual, left-of-field sports and activities to test your mettle and spark your enthusiasm? newslide Lacrosse This fast-paced, exhilarating sport was played by the indigenous people of North America as […]

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