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For a long time TruePublica has consistently reported that Britain is the centre of the global money laundering business with its London Headquarters and network of off-shore tax havens. We have challenged reports and studies that have protected ‘The City’ and its army of suited mobsters that openly defy both domestic and international financial legislation whilst it administers the global looting machine. (Read our piece: Enemies of the State: […]

|By Arabian Post Staff| Tesla founder Elon Musk described Dubai as a city of opportunity and achievements, and a beacon for tolerance and happiness, while announcing the launch of the company’s regional office. He was received by Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. .Shaikh Mohammad and Musk discussed the company’s activities around the world and its […]

La La Land was the big winner at the 70th British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) film awards on Sunday night, the last big awards ceremony before the Oscars on February 26. The main Bafta nominations closely followed the Oscars’ list, with La La Land leading the pack with 11 nods (compared with 14 at the Oscars). Arrival had nine nods and Manchester by the […]

|By Arabian Post Staff| Leading UAE bank FGB has successfully concluded one of Abu Dhabi’s first Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) aircraft financing deals, in collaboration with Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM). The financing deals were part of ADGM’s innovative SPV regime, and were arranged to refinance two Etihad A380 aircraft bridge financings which were maturing in December 2016 and originally financed by FGB. Natixis Leasing secured the […]

Qatar Airways is willing to “open” its financial books for scrutiny, according to CEO Akbar Al Baker, who said President Donald Trump could set up a special committee to examine them. “We are publishing our accounts and we are not running our airlines that we are perceived to run as,” airline CEO Akbar Al Baker told CNNMoney. “We have open book and President Trump is most welcome […]

UK-based Liberty House Group on Sunday said it will agreement Tata Steel UK’s speciality steels business for $125 million (AED458 million). The deal secures the future of around 1,700 jobs directly, and thousands more in the supply chain and regional economy, a company statement said. In an exclusive interview published in Arabian Business on Sunday, Sanjeev Gupta, executive chairman, Liberty House Group said he was “very close” […]

Sarah Tew iPad sales are awful. Truly awful, and while CEO Tim Cook might be bullish about the tablet’s future, Apple desperately needs to do something to turn sales around if it’s going to come off life support. Must read: Does your iPhone have a battery drain problem? “We’ve got some exciting things coming on iPad,” Cook said during Apple’s last financial conference call, “and I’m optimistic […]

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FEBRUARY 10, 2017 Camels, the ungainly ships of the desert, have been part of the history and folklore of Arabian culture for centuries. They’ve inspired poetry and song, served as transportation and racing companions, and have been a source of milk and meat for nomadic travelers. Image The traditional camel race during the Sultan Bin Zayed Heritage Festival, held at the Sweihan racecourse on the outskirts of […]

Do you think camels are only useful for crossing the sand dunes – or as photo opportunities for tourists? Think again. Camels have always offered much more to Arab society than simply a means of transport. They also provided their owners with meat, milk, clothes and more besides – and many of these other uses for “Bedu’s best friend” are increasingly coming back into fashion. With the […]

Photo Residents walked through the destruction in eastern Aleppo last month, after it was brought back under the control of government forces. Credit Hassan Ammar/Associated Press President Bashar al-Assad of Syria suggested in an interview published Friday that he could foresee cooperation with the Trump administration and might even countenance the deployment of American soldiers in the country one day. The remarks by Mr. Assad appeared to […]

Microsoft is continuing to beef up its security offerings across Windows 10, SQL Server, Office, and Azure and is using next week’s RSA conference to highlight its latest incremental updates. Windows Hello, Microsoft’s authentication service meant to replace passwords, already works with Azure Active Directory and Azure Active Directory Connect. With the Windows 10 Creators Update, users also will be able to use Windows Hello in on-premises […]

A modern dance work from celebrity choreographer Benjamin Millepied, and set to brand new music by Philip Glass, will receive its regional premiere at Dubai Opera. Millepied’s leading LA Dance Project will present On the Other Side on September 28, the third and final instalment of his jewel-inspired ballet trilogy. The company – which the French choreographer founded and has directed since 2011 – will also perform […]

The Louisiana State Police never did tell White what happened to his son. He learned of their account through a news release posted online that evening, March 3, 2014. The police said that Victor White III, while detained in the back seat of a locked police car, his hands shackled behind his back, had committed suicide by shooting himself in the back with a handgun that an […]

Mr. Kushner, on something of a crash course in diplomacy, has been speaking with Arab leaders in recent weeks. But he is a mystery to most Middle Eastern officials. He has no experience in government or international affairs. His up-close exposure to the Arab world amounts to little more than trips to a handful of Persian Gulf countries and a star-studded jaunt to Jordan. Continue reading the […]

In this Feb. 8, 2017, photo, a Google Chromebook displays Candy Crush Saga in New York. Google Chromebook laptops are impractical for many people because they’re little more than expensive paperweights when they’re out of range of an internet connection. Yet they’ve defied expectations and made tremendous inroads in one of the least likely places: U.S. schools. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) The Google Chromebook, a type of stripped-down […]

The numbers attached to Jean-Michel Jarre’s decades-long electronic music career are almost too large to comprehend. The Frenchman – whose works include the wildly successful albums Oxygene (1976) and Equinoxe (1978) – has sold more than 80 million records since the release of his first solo album, ­Deserted Palaces, in 1972. His live performances are the stuff of legend – and world records. He was responsible for […]

Angels: OPEN Maybe they’re kidding themselves, but the Angels haven’t acted like a team in retreat. With Albert Pujols still slugging and Mike Trout still sublime, they have quietly improved the lineup with Danny Espinosa, Cameron Maybin and Luis Valbuena, players whose defense should prop up a shaky pitching staff. It’s a long shot, but with Trout in his prime and few top prospects coming, the Angels […]

The headline this week emblazoned across The Telegraph, one of the UK’s best newspapers, read: “Facebook is a ‘tool for evil’, says judge as mother trolled over fake claims she tried to kill a baby is found dead.” The woman, a 23-year old warehouse worker, was actually arrested after one of her online enemies planted a false confession in her timeline. Eventually, the provocateur was […]

SHARJAH // A senior citizens home is calling on people of all ages to volunteer to help integrate their elderly clientele into the community. The director of Sharjah Senior Citizens Home, Mariam Al Qatari, said 40 elderly men and women live at the home run by Sharjah social services department and that the majority of them have no families or ties to the community. While the home […]

Ingest, data prep, analysis, visualization and export. They’re all part of the Big Data analytics life-cycle. The good news? The market sports multiple product categories that handle each of these. The bad news: there are far fewer products that handle many of these areas together. It’s getting more complex too, as other big data lifecycle categories, like data lake management/data cataloging and Big Data operations/DevOps are emerging. […]

There is a wide range of commercial applications for AR in both consumer and enterprise use. Josh Miller Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are becoming integral components of modern smartphones, and experts say mobile devices will help drive demand for these technologies. special feature VR and AR: The Business Reality Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality are going to be useful for far more than just […]

The phone’s display acts as the light source, beaming colors at an object while the camera captures details about the reflected color. Image: Udo Seiffert/Fraunhofer IFF The makers of an industrial hyperspectral camera called HawkSpex have created an app that lets you use your smartphone’s existing camera and display to scan an object and see what’s inside it. German firm Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation hopes consumers […]

ABU DHABI // Strong winds and blowing sand are wreaking havoc across the country, toppling over a crane, trees and forcing the cancellation of a number of major events. “A crane has collapsed on Sheikh Zayed Road,” the Dubai Media Office tweeted just after 2:30pm. “Authorities are handling the situation to ensure safety of everyone on site. #Dubai” Around the same time, the Dubai Tour announced it […]

Domestic consumption of desalinated water in the region is not only carbon-intensive but contributes to making the Arabian Gulf one of the world’s most salty and potentially most uninhabitable bodies of water, experts say. According to the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, 96 per cent of domestic consumption of water – from drinking water to showers – comes from one of the 70 desalination plants located […]

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