Shah Rukh Khan has had a busy few weeks, almost single-handedly promoting his new film, the crime drama Raees (Wealthy). The 51-year-old Indian superstar, who visited Dubai for a press conference and meet-and-greet with fans at Bollywood Parks on Saturday, has had to do without help from his co-star, Pakistani actress Mahira Khan, while publicising the film in India and overseas. A recent ban by the Film […]
The world’s largest pension fund, Japan’s GPIF, is under intensifying pressure to draw a “line in the sand” on corporate governance standards in the country as other investors rail against a controversial takeover deal. The imbroglio centres around Panasonic’s proposed purchase of PanaHome. Investors say it represents one of the sternest tests to date of Japan’s stewardship and governance codes, guidelines introduced in 2014 as part of the “Abenomics” drive to […]
But by April, protests against Mr. Assad had spread throughout Syria. One summer day I joined a group of young women in an upscale neighborhood of western Aleppo. We walked through a market carrying banners critical of the regime. A few minutes later, pro-Assad militiamen arrived in several cars and began circling us. We ran. A girl and I who sought refuge in a house in an […]
LONDON British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday she would not be afraid to tell Donald Trump when she finds something he has said unacceptable, as she prepares to meet the new U.S. President in Washington this week. May, who is Britain’s second female premier, made the comments after thousands of women marched in London on Saturday to protest about Trump’s attitude to women, joining demonstrations […]
Submitted by Robert Parry via The Strategic Culture Foundation, Whenever The New York Times or some other mainstream news outlet holds itself out as a paragon of professional journalism – by wagging a finger at some pro-Trump “fake news” or some Internet “conspiracy theory” – I cringe at the self-delusion and hypocrisy. No one hates fake news and fact-free conspiracy theories more than I do, but the […]
For some living in Singapore soon to be banned 2G phones are the only affordable or practical option When Singapore pulls the plug on its 2G mobile phone network this year, thousands of people could be stuck without a signal—digital have-nots left behind by the relentless march of technology. From technophobic pensioners to cash-strapped migrant workers, some 140,000 people in highly-wired Singapore still use the city-state’s second […]
Survey after survey has revealed that, despite torrents of digital opportunities, enterprises are experiencing threats to both business success and the credibility of their IT organisations because they struggle to respond to those opportunities quickly enough. A solution to this existential dilemma exists – in the cloud. Digital-first development It goes almost without saying that the correct response to speeding the dev-test cycle involves switching the approach […]
Hundreds of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Washington and other major US cities in one of the biggest US political demonstrations in recent memory and a stark rebuke to Donald Trump at the start of his presidency. More than half a million protesters are estimated to have descended on the US capital to take part in the Women’s March on Washington, according to event organisers, […]
By Tom Perry and Laila Bassam | BEIRUT BEIRUT Islamic State is fighting hard to reinforce its presence in Syria as it loses ground in Iraq, deploying fighters to seize full control of a government-held city in the east while at the same time battling enemies on three other fronts. It underlines the residual strength of Islamic State even after its loss of a cluster of cities […]
Middle East stands out as a key growth area for food providers in global packaged F&B, with market tipped to reach USD2.2 trillion by 2020 22 January 2017 Dubai, UAE: The most significant representation of leading F&B brands the MENA region has ever seen will soon be converging in Dubai, as more than 140 major international food and beverage producers come together at the new Power Brands […]
By Brenda Goh and Muyu Xu | SHANGHAI/BEIJING SHANGHAI/BEIJING With 6 million Chinese tourists expected to travel abroad over the Lunar New Year break, China’s January 27 to February 2 holiday is crucial for Taiwan tour agency operator Li Chi-yueh, who relies on mainland visitors for a third of his revenue. But Li’s hopes are not high this year, after the number of mainland tourists plummeted 36 […]
Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for January 22, 2017, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun. newslide Abu Dhabi Fitness class Register now to take part in a tai chi workshop at Bodytree. Led by Grace Hwang, this beginner-to-intermediate level class teaches the slow-moving meditative exercise for relaxation, health and self-defence. […]
By Michael Georgy | MOSUL MOSUL Residents of east Mosul held up their children and took selfies with Iraqi counter-terrorism commander Lieutenant General Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi after his men cleared Islamic State fighters from their neighbourhoods. But his tour on Saturday of homes once occupied by the militants was a reminder of the dangers ahead as security forces prepare to expand their offensive against the Sunni militants into […]
“We will spend what we need to spend to get this job done,” former prime minister Tony Abbott declared in March 2014, shortly after the multi-country effort to find recently downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. When do you give up on a mystery? The torturous MH370 question Anguish in Beijing as relatives learn MH370 has gone missing on March 9, 2014. Photo: Feng Li/Getty Danica Weeks, whose […]
For hundreds of years, fishing and pearl diving were vital to the people who lived around the Arabian Gulf. Along with trade, it was these two activities that allowed communities to flourish in the days before the discovery of oil. While pearl diving is largely a thing of the past, fishing remains a major industry – perhaps too major. Like many other seas, the Arabian Gulf is […]
While TV and radio presenter Reggie Yates might not quite be a household name, parents of young children will know him well as the voice of British children’s-TV character, Rastamouse. That, however, is just one of the many feathers in the cap of the 33-year-old. His impressively varied career, which started with a role in the TV sitcom Desmond’s at the age of 8, has also included […]
By Jeff Mason and Warren Strobel | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON On the first full day as U.S. president, Donald Trump will head to CIA headquarters on Saturday, signaling an effort to mend fences after he slammed spy agencies for their investigation into Russian hacking during the presidential election. Trump engaged in an unprecedented feud with the CIA and U.S. intelligence agencies before his inauguration, but his spokesman Sean […]
Almost 40 years ago, German audio specialist Sennheiser set its engineers an ambitious task: to create the world’s best headphones, irrespective of cost. By 1991, the task was complete and the legendary Orpheus HE90 launched for sale with a price tag of $16,000 – about $28,000 in today’s currency. Fast-forward two decades, and Sennheiser has done it again. Its updated version of the HE90, the Orpheus HE1, […]
While the rest of the developed world woke up in a cold sweat on the first official morning of the Trump presidency, the Kremlin said that Russia’s Vladimir Putin was ready to meet President Trump but preparations for the possible meeting may take months, not weeks, according to Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. “This will not be in coming weeks, let’s hope for the best – that the […]
· Global security and fire safety leader to showcase solutions from recently-acquired Xtralis, a pioneer in early fire and intrusion detection technologies · Honeywell to host seminars and workshops for industry stakeholders, experts to discuss market trends, latest technologies and regional best practice 21 January 2017 Dubai, United Arab Emirates – In response to growing demand for smarter, more connected security systems across the Middle East, Honeywell (NYSE: HON) will […]
While the year ahead could prove to be a bumpy one for global financial markets amid ongoing political and policy risks, there is reason for optimism over the outlook for stocks in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Compared to 2016, a number of structural tailwinds should give investors greater confidence in MENA’s fundamentals. The implementation of major fiscal and capital market reform throughout the […]
Children of the 1990s, or people who had children in the 1990s, get ready for some serious nostalgia. Here’s the Power Rangers trailer. The post The official Power Rangers trailer appeared first on Holy Kaw!. Via ASDA Alltop
YouTube recommendations are a prominent example of applying advanced analytics on a massive scale to improve a service, the experience users get out of it, and the bottom line of the vendor behind it — Google. Previously, we explored the rationale behind it and pondered as to how this type of analytics could be classified. It’s time to pick up where we left off and explore how […]
Temperatures in Dubai could drop to as low as 10°C later this month as a cold wind arrives, according to Dubai Municipality. The authority’s new climate forecast service also said the fog conditions experienced over the last few days are expected to be reduced after mid-month, followed by cold wind, dust and sand. It added that January is expected to be the coolest month of the year […]
