By Sally Hayden BEIRUT (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The screams of a dozen Syrian and Palestinian children pierce the air of a community centre in Lebanon’s Shatila refugee camp. Yet the children are not hurt. They are yelling to express the anger and fear they feel as victims of conflict in special “peace education” classes. “We don’t hit each other. We don’t say bad things about each […]
Donald Trump’s Indonesian business partner, a billionaire developer and media mogul, has announced he might run for president in Indonesia’s 2019 elections. “If there is no one I can believe who can fix the problems of the country, I may try to run for president,” Hary Tanoesoedibjo told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. “Not for myself, for the country,” he said, adding that the nation of about 260 […]
Hollywood has been using film tie-ins – such as comics books, animated TV shows, video games and novelisations – for years to help movies reach wider audiences or expand their stories. Bollywood, however, has been slow to get in on the act. One growing Indian film franchise is now hoping to show others how it is done. The producers of the box-office record-breaking 2015 Telugu-Tamil blockbuster film […]
IHG receives Qatar Financial Markets Authority (QFMA) approval for IPO: Doha, January 1st, 2017 Investment Holding Group (IHG), one of the leading contracting and trading firms in the Qatari construction sector, today announced that it has received approval from the Qatar Financial Markets Authority (QFMA) to list 60% of the Group’s paid-up share capital through an Initial Public Offering (IP0), making it the first Qatari family business […]
BEIJING Heavy smog that blanketed northern China at the weekend cleared somewhat on Monday, with flights in Beijing back to normal, but it was likely only to be a brief respite with more choking smog expected to return to the wintry north within 24 hours. Weather forecasts on Monday showed the smog would return to Beijing and nearby Tianjin city from Tuesday. It was expected to persist […]
MADRID At least 800 sub-Saharan African migrants tried to cross into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco on Sunday by storming a border fence, though most were eventually turned back, the Spanish and Moroccan governments said. Dozens of migrants made it to the top of the six-metre barbed wire fence early on Sunday before being lifted down by cranes, footage from local TV station Faro […]
Authored by Mark St.Cyr, With 2016 now in the rearview mirror. The one thing that was supposed to be included in that vision was the successful resurgence of IPO’s across “The Valley”. 2016 was supposed to be “the year” of the comeback for unicorn cash-out dreams after what can only be described as a “not as advertised” 2015. For if one needs remembering: 2015 was the worst year […]
JERUSALEM Israel said on Sunday it will withhold the bodies of Palestinian militants killed in attacks against its citizens as it seeks to pressure the Islamist movement Hamas to return the remains of soldiers and hand back missing Israeli civilians. Hamas says it is holding two Israeli soldiers whom the army declared dead after they were lost in action in the 2014 Gaza war. The group also […]
By Hyunjoo Jin and Se Young Lee | SEOUL SEOUL Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS) and affiliate Kia Motors (000270.KS) said on Monday they aim to increase their combined sales to 8.25 million vehicles globally in 2017, despite rising competition. The 2017 target is slightly higher than their 2016 goal of 8.13 million vehicles. The South Korean automakers’ final sales figures for 2016 are due out later on […]
Emirates airline has said it expects a busy start to 2017, with close to 250,000 passengers set to pass through Emirates’ Concourses and Terminal 3 in the first three days of 2017. According to the latest booking figures, the busiest day for the airline is expected to be Monday January 2 when a record of more than 87,000 passengers will pass through Terminal 3. Emirates said in […]
Can you still call something a “food craze” if it has been around since the Stone Age? Bone broth, which is all the rage in Hollywood and is catching on in the UAE, is essentially the same homemade soup your grandma – and generations before her – might have made from marrow bones, with assorted vegetables and herbs, although this latest variation simmers on the hob for […]
Telling voters what they wanted to hear worked out well for Donald Trump. As Mexico shifts into election gear in 2017, another populist, anti-establishment figure will be hoping to follow in the US president-elect’s footsteps. Like Mr Trump, Andrés Manuel López Obrador is a love-him or loathe-him figure with a message that resonates with the underprivileged and the angry. In the case of Amlo, as the maverick […]
Photo Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins was sacked by Giants cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie in the first half. Credit Patrick Smith/Getty Images With four teams vying for two N.F.C. playoff spots, all eyes were on the Giants-Redskins game on Sunday. A Redskins victory could have caused movement in the seedings, with the Lions and Packers playing a win-or-go-home evening matchup. The Giants, who had already locked up the No. […]
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Dubai, UAE, 29 December 2016 Azizi Developments – a leading UAE-based real estate developer with global reach into international markets – met with the Dubai Land Department today, following their recent announcement of 50 new projects for the coming year. The developer discussed Dubai’s economic situation, the current market conditions and predictions for the upcoming year as well as regulatory changes. The Chairman of Dubai Land Department, […]
ISTANBUL Turkish authorities are starting to uncover evidence about a gun attack on an Istanbul nightclub which killed 39 people on Sunday but there is no clarity yet on who was responsible, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said. “Some details have started emerging, but the authorities are working towards a concrete result,” Yildirim told reporters, when asked about who might have been behind the attack. “Police and […]
By Lamin Jahateh | BANJUL BANJUL Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh accused West African regional body ECOWAS of declaring war, after it said it was putting forces on alert in case he refused to step down at the end of his mandate this month. Jammeh, who has vowed to stay in power despite losing a Dec. 1 election to rival Adama Barrow, also promised to defend Gambia against […]
Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for January 2, 2017, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun. newslide Abu Dhabi Film screening Register now to catch a screening of the French drama Girlhood at Cinema Space. Fed up with her abusive family situation, lack of school prospects and the “boys’ law” in […]
But it also showed the type of defense that Coach Nick Saban’s Alabama has — and, more to the point, has become. Continue reading the main story During the first segment of Alabama’s dynasty — the three national titles won in the seasons from 2009 to 2012 — the Crimson Tide’s defenses sacrificed speed for size, bulldozing teams, holding Louisiana State to 0 points in one title […]
Via StockCats.com, A couple years ago I noticed a strange phenomenon that occurs around the end of each year – and the beginning of each new year. Dozens of necktie-clad stock market experts appear on CNBC (and in other media) and proclaim they “expect the market to rise 8-10%” the following year. Since this annual ritual seemed to encompass the boiler-plate narrative amongst the highly-paid Wall Street […]
ERBIL, Iraq An artillery strike by the U.S.-led coalition in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul struck a mortar position next to two empty school buildings that Islamic State had been using to target Iraqi security forces, the U.S. military said on Sunday. No civilians were in the area and minimal damage was reported to the buildings, the Combined Joint Strike Force said in a statement. Schools, […]
By Isabel Coles and Ali al-Rubaie | MOSUL/HILLA, Iraq MOSUL/HILLA, Iraq Islamic State attacked an Iraqi police checkpoint near the southern city of Najaf on Sunday, killing seven policemen as government forces in the north made more gains against the militants in Mosul, their last major stronghold in the country. The Najaf attack, which involved gunmen and a suicide car bomb, followed blasts a day earlier in […]
Abu Dhabi, 29 December, 2016 ADNOC Distribution has expanded its service station network in the Western Region of Abu Dhabi with the opening of a new service station ‘Barakah’ located near the Barakah nuclear power plant on the Abu Dhabi – Sila’a road. The opening ceremony was attended by Mohamed Hamad Bin Azzan Al Mazrouei, Undersecretary of the Ruler’s Representative Court in the Western Region, Abdulla Salem […]
By Margarita Antidze and Sergei Karazy | TBILISI/KIEV TBILISI/KIEV Republican Senator John McCain said on Sunday the United States could only improve its relations with Russia by taking a tough stance with President Putin, calling for stronger sanctions against Moscow. On a tour of the Baltic states, Ukraine and Georgia, McCain and other senators assured the former Soviet-dominated countries that the United States would support them, despite […]
