ABU DHABI // As both of Hasna Al Blooshi’s parents were in the energy industry it was perhaps natural that she too should eventually work in the field. “My father served at the Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Petroleum (Adco) for 40 years and my mother for 27 years,” she said. “So I grew up in a house where we talked about science, technology and new projects […]
DUBAI // A Chinese man tried to use his friend’s medical test results to obtain a residency visa, Dubai Criminal Court has heard. On September 17, the defendant and his friend, who are both 31 and have a similar appearance, carried out the offence, prosecutors said. The man was charged with using an official document belonging to another while the friend was charged with aiding and abetting, […]
DUBAI // A student caught red-handed with controlled drugs in his pocket as he was trying to sell them denied the charges in court. The 20-year-old Jordanian denied at Dubai Criminal Court possessing pregabalin, a controlled medicine used to treat epilepsy, and denied taking Tramadol. His co-accused, a 19-year-old female student, is charged with possessing the drug for her own consumption, which she denies. Police said they […]
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, stands with Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Dubai Crown Prince; Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed, Deputy Ruler of Dubai; Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed, Chairman of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation and Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed at the opening ceremony for the Dubai Canal. Wam Sheikh Mohammed signals the opening of the Dubai Canal and the launch of its […]
WASHINGTON — The United States has killed 119 civilians in Iraq and Syria since it began military operations against the Islamic State there in 2014, military officials said Wednesday. In each case, the American military followed the proper procedures and it did not violate laws of armed conflict, officials said. “Significant precautions were taken, despite the unfortunate outcome,” said Col. John J. Thomas, a spokesman for United […]
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Much about Yasir Arafat remains an enigma, in death as in life. The man who came to embody the Palestinian national cause was variously born in Jerusalem, or Gaza, or Cairo. It was never entirely clear what led to his death in a French military hospital in November 2004. The Yasir Arafat Museum will proffer answers to these questions when it opens to […]
As of this morning, several hours after the U.S. presidential race was called for Donald Trump, some of the tech world’s leading voices had yet to weigh in on what those results could mean for Silicon Valley in particular and innovation in general. But many news outlets are saying the impacts could be disruptive in ways that the otherwise disruption-loving tech sector might not like. Meanwhile, venture […]
Gone are the days when Google let malware sites off the hook with a stern warning and a solemn promise not to revert to their harmful ways. The search engine has instituted a new policy — effective immediately — for sites it deems to be repeat offenders of its “Malware, Unwanted Software, Phishing, and Social Engineering” policies. Under the terms of the new policy, Google will slap […]
Facebook is launching another Snapchat clone, a standalone ephemeral picture and video messaging app — complete with face-distorting masks– that looks almost identical to Snapchat. We’ve seen this play out before. Twice, in fact. In both instances — first with Poke, then with Slingshot — Facebook’s attempt to create a legitimate Snapchat competitor flopped. But this time Facebook is trying something different: Its new app, Flash, was […]
ABU DHABI // President Sheikh Khalifa congratulated Donald Trump on his election as the 45th president of the United States of America and wished him “success in his future tasks”, the state news agency Wam reported. In his congratulatory cable, Sheikh Khalifa commended the strategic relations between both countries and peoples. Sheikh Khalifa also highlighted the UAE’s keenness to boost relations in various fields. Sheikh Mohammed bin […]
ABU DHABI // Motorists will have to pay for parking at almost 4,000 more spaces in the capital from Monday. The 3,791 parking spaces will be in the Mushrif area, the Department of Municipal Affairs and Transport announced on Wednesday. The new spots will be around Dihan (21st) Street and Sheikh Zayed the First Street, formerly known as Salam Street, and Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Street, also […]
AJMAN // A fabrics warehouse caught fire in Ajman industrial area on Tuesday afternoon. No injuries were reported in the blaze and the firefighters prevented it from spreading to nearby warehouses, said Col Nasser Al Zari, director of media and public relations at Ajman Civil Defence. The fire was reported at 5pm and civil defence crews from three stations spent five hours putting it out and cooling […]
Wearable camera maker GoPro Inc said on Tuesday it would recall about 2,500 of its recently introduced Karma drones because they lost power during use. GoPro’s shares were down 4.7 percent at $10.35 in extended trading. The recall comes less than a week after GoPro downgraded holiday forecasts to $600 million to $650 million in revenue for the fourth quarter, below analysts average estimate of $666.14 million […]
The FireDisc Carbon Steel was designed as a simple, portable propane-powered outdoor cooker that delivers at-home kitchen results anywhere you take it. In addition to the original model, a new shallow wok-style model (shown) is available in 24” or 36” heights, featuring a 22” diameter stainless cook surface & 3-zone temp control. Let’s block ads! (Why?) -Werd
TEHRAN — For all of Iran’s attractions — breathtaking scenery and numerous World Heritage sites, among other things — there are plenty of downsides to vacationing in the Islamic republic. Alcohol is forbidden. There is very little night life, at least in public. All women, including visiting foreigners, are obliged to wear a head scarf. Then there are Iran’s politics: its strident anti-Western stance; seemingly random arrests […]
DUBLIN Ireland’s government will this week formally submit its appeal against the European Commission’s multi-billion-euro demand for back taxes from Apple (AAPL.O), Finance Minister Michael Noonan said on Tuesday. Ireland’s cabinet agreed in September to join the iPhone maker in appealing the Commission’s order that the U.S. tech giant pay up to 13 billion euros to Dublin after ruling the firm had received illegal state aid. [nL8N1BE1ZT] […]
Tech behemoth Dell EMC launched a new service to protect enterprise applications running on Amazon Web Services (AWS) yesterday called NetWorker. The company said the service will provide a complete enterprise-grade backup solution for those apps. In addition, NetWorker will run completely self-contained within an AWS environment and it will include client-side optimized backups, inline de-duplication, encryption, and compression with backup directly to Amazon S3. “The availability […]
Thanks to a new deep learning system called Caffe2Go, Facebook now lets users of its mobile app transform videos with artwork-inspired special effects in real time. The platform enables such on-the-fly style transfers by dramatically improving how efficiently artificial intelligence (AI) processes images and videos. With the help of Caffe2Go, users of Facebook’s iOS or Android app can quickly change the look of their photos or videos […]
By Abhirup Roy | MUMBAI MUMBAI Ford Motor Co is investing 13 billion rupees ($195 million) over the next five years in a technology and business centre in the Indian city of Chennai to develop new products, design mobility solutions and provide business services. Dearborn, Michigan-based Ford, which has already invested over $2 billion in India till date, will hire 3,000 people and bring in 9,000 from […]
Print newspapers may be disappearing like the home telephone, but not after Election Day. Remembering the frenzy for old-fashioned papers the morning after Barack Obama’s historic win in 2008, newspapers are printing extra copies and setting up temporary retail stands this year, regardless of whether the nation elects the first woman or reality TV star as president. The Los Angeles Times is also selling a commemorative printing-press […]
I took this video while on what often felt like a surreal bus ride through war-torn Syria. The video begins on the edge of the city of Aleppo, its western, government-held half. The area we drove through is all government held but has been intensely fought over, again and again, and has changed hands several times. The route we took connects the city to a key supply […]
ABU DHABI // Temperatures will decrease significantly over some areas of the country on Tuesday, according to forecasters. Coastal areas will see highs of 32°C and lows of 21°C, while a range of 34°C and 18°C is forecast inland. In the mountains temperatures will peak at 25°C, dropping as low as 14°C in the evening. The National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology issued a warning about mist […]
DUBAI // Multiple accidents caused delays on the roads of Dubai on Tuesday morning. Dubai Police advised commuters to adhere to legal speed limits after reporting a multi-vehicle accident on the Dubai — Al Ain Road the Al Ruwaya Bridge towards Dubai, which led to traffic delays. Three more accidents took place across the city: one on Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road near Jumeria Village Triangle towards […]
UAE. Low natural gas and electricity prices have created a tough competitive environment for renewable energy, but this has remarkably had little impact on the momentum of alternative energy growth, finds a new Deloitte report entitled, “Alternative Thinking 2016: Five game-changers that are powering the future of renewable energy.” The report identifies the important trends and opportunities in the renewable energy industry. It also presents “what if” […]
