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Photo Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel at a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem in December. “This will all come to nothing, because there is nothing,” he has said repeatedly of recent accusations of impropriety against him. Credit Pool photo by Amir Cohen JERUSALEM — Police investigators arrived at the official residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday evening to question him, indicating that Israel’s attorney general […]

Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) Samsung Samsung’s mid-range Galaxy A line doesn’t garner much attention in the press, but it’s slowly becoming a flagship caliber device for a fraction of the price. On Monday, Samsung announced the Galaxy A lineup – three different phones in total – are all gaining the same IP68 rating the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge currently enjoy. The IP68 rating translates into water […]

MANAMA, BAHRAIN – 02 January 2017  Ithmaar Bank B.S.C., a Bahrain-based Islamic retail bank, announced today (ed note: 020117) that it has obtained final approval from the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB), the Kingdom’s banking and financial services regulator on the completion of all requirements with respect to the reorganisation plan. This aims to further develop the growth achieved in Ithmaar Bank’s core retail banking business, the […]

Welcome to a new year and the pressing market issues facing investors as they look to put money to work and navigate 2017. Geopolitical surprises upended expectations last year and few predicted that 2016 would end with a global bull market in equities, while bond yields remain relatively low. Will strategists be any better at forecasting this time around? Here are the big questions that will preoccupy […]

Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum on Monday launched Dubai Harbour, a new waterfront destination that will feature the MENA region’s largest marina and the Dubai Lighthouse. The mega project will also include a cruise ship port, shopping mall, events arena, residential buildings, hotels, offices and shops. Dubai Harbour will be located on King Salman Street, in the area between JBR and Palm Jumeirah, and […]

The mega-extravaganza of the tech world in Las Vegas is showcasing an array of new devices that get smarts from computer chips, sensors and artificial intelligence, but go further by opening doors to augmented or virtual realities. The Consumer Electronics Show, which begins with a series of media events Tuesday will offer trade professionals a look at new robotics, connected cars and a dizzying assortment of gizmos […]

A New York City agency has issued 55-year old Sara Kelly Keenan a birth certificate that bears the word intersex in the gender field. Keenan, who uses female pronouns, was born with male genes and female genitalia. The corrected birth certificate she received via mail last month is the first known intersex birth certificate that was issued in the United States. New Option For People With Non-Binary Gender […]

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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Automation, AI, and robotics are the real forces behind the disruption to the global job market, and they will accelerate in 2017. Image: iStockphoto/Matriyoshka As we do each week, the editors of ZDNet will continue to put our heads together in 2017 and give you our weekly Monday Morning Opener–an editorial that zooms in on the most important topic in tech for the week. Now that we’re […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

DUBAI // Cleaning crews were out in force to pick up litter from the country’s parks, roads and beaches in a huge operation in the early hours of New Year’s Day. After residents and tourists rang in 2017, Dubai Municipality workers dressed in orange overalls were gathering up plastic bottles, food trays, cans and leftover bunting and confetti in large bags. Work to scrub and clean the […]

Authored by Eric Zuesse via Strategic-Culture.org, I’m a former lifelong Democrat, stating here a clear and incontestable fact: Barack Obama is a failed President. It’s true not just because of the sad realities such as that «Top Ex-White House Economist Admits 94 % Of All New Jobs Under Obama Were Part-Time» — or, as the economists Alan Krueger and Lawrence Katz wrote in the original of that study: «94 percent of the […]

BEIJING Heavy smog in northern China on Sunday caused hundreds of flights to be cancelled and highways to shut, disrupting the first day of the new year holiday. Large parts of the north were hit by hazardous smog in mid-December, leading authorities to order hundreds of factories to close and to restrict motorists to cut emissions. The latest bout of air pollution began on Friday and is […]

New penalties for professional advisers who help their clients to evade tax come into force today, as part of a bid by the government to tackle abuses of the excise system. Accountants, bankers, lawyers and other advisers can be fined by up to the value of the tax they helped their client evade, up to a maximum of £3,000. HMRC will also name and shame company involved.  […]

The women cowered behind a flimsy bedroom door. One of them dialed 911. Another clutched a stubby kitchen knife. Continue reading the main story Since leaving the corps in 2012, Siatta had been unable to switch off the habits of war. He was hypervigilant and struggled to relax. He watched people, sizing them up and scanning for threats. In the varying situations of everyday life, he constantly […]

SEOUL North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said on Sunday that the isolated nuclear-capable country was close to test-launching an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). “Research and development of cutting edge arms equipment is actively progressing and ICBM rocket test launch preparation is in its last stage,” Kim said during a televised New Year’s Day speech. North Korea tested ballistic missiles at an unprecedented rate during 2016, although […]

Under the five-year contract, Bee’ah will provide integrated waste management services to Dubai Refreshments – the bottling company of Pepsi in Dubai Sharjah, UAE, 29 December 2016 Bee’ah, the leading integrated environment and waste management company in the UAE, has been awarded a five-year contract by Dubai Refreshments (DRC) – the publicly traded distributor of Pepsi in Dubai. As Bee’ah’s first Food & Beverages (F&B) commercial contract, […]

By Humeyra Pamuk and Nick Tattersall | ISTANBUL ISTANBUL At least one gunman shot his way into an Istanbul nightclub packed with hundreds of New Year’s revellers on Sunday, killing 35 people and wounding more than 40 in what the provincial governor described as a terrorist attack. One assailant shot a police officer and a civilian as he entered the Reina nightclub before opening fire at random […]

   Welcomes naming of new SC bench KARACHI: Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan has welcomed the constitution of a new bench by the Supreme Court of Pakistan to resume the hearing in the case of Panama Papers, saying that he would accept the decision by the new bench. Speaking at a press conference here at the Insaf House on Saturday, the PTI chief appealed to the […]

ABUJA Nigeria’s government will seek a lasting peace settlement with militants in the oil-producing southern Niger Delta region in 2017, President Muhammadu Buhari said in a New Year’s message on Saturday. Attacks on oil facilities in Nigeria’s energy hub, coupled with low oil prices, helped push Africa’s biggest economy into recession – the first in 25 years – in the second quarter. Crude oil sales account for […]

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