News related to
Your

General Electric And All Your Dividend Eggs

Man United signs deal with HCL in step towards new digital strategy

People walk in front of the HCL Technologies Ltd office at Noida, on the outskirts of New Delhi April 17, 2013. Reuters/Mansi Thapliyal/Files LONDON English Premier League club Manchester United said on Wednesday it had signed a partnership deal with IT firm HCL Technologies to improve its website and app as it gears up to launch a new digital media strategy. The 20-time league winners have struggled […]

Huawei takes aim at Apple, Samsung with Mate S phone

A worker adjusts the logo at the stand of Huawei at the CeBIT trade fair in Hanover March 15, 2015. Reuters/Morris Mac Matzen/Files BERLIN China’s Huawei Technologies unveiled a new smartphone on Wednesday, taking aim at the high end of the market, which is dominated by Apple and Samsung Electronics. The Mate S, launched on the sidelines of Europe’s biggest consumer electronics show, IFA, in Berlin, has […]

Falling oil prices create headwinds for the UAE's real estate markets

UAE. With a 54% decline in the price of oil prices during the past 12 months the United Arab Emirates (UAE) real estate market is now beginning to feel the effect with property transaction levels falling across Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah, according to the latest research from international real estate consultancy, Cluttons. Cluttons’ annual 2015 UAE Property Report reveals that the direct correlation between hydrocarbon revenues […]

Gulf management need to take more risks and drive innovation, says global survey

UAE.  Management in the Gulf need to take more risks and develop staff to think creatively, according to a new global innovation survey designed to help companies stop wasting their best ideas and flushing hundreds of billions of dollars down the drain. Announced in Abu Dhabi today by PA Consulting Group, the report highlights an overwhelming view that leadership of organisations in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and […]

Three key foreign currencies linked to Dubai real estate price decline

UAE.  Today, Phidar Advisory released its Q3 mid-quarter Dubai residential research note. The report shows that residential prices in the third quarter of 2015 continue to decline, compared to the previous quarter. However, the most significant finding was in a statistical analysis of the relationship between currencies and Dubai real estate prices. “Analysis reveals a significant relationship between three key foreign currencies and Dubai real estate prices,” said […]

Abu Dhabi Filipino school’s fate still in limbo

ABU DHABI // More than 2,000 pupils at the 21st Century Private Academy are still waiting for classes to begin while their school remains closed four days into the new academic year. On what was to be the first day of class on Sunday, several parents visited the Filipino school and were told by an assistant principal that classes were tentatively scheduled to resume in October. “We […]

Dh41 million raised in first three days Yemen: We Care campaign

ABU DHABI // In three days, the country’s philanthropists have donated Dh40.8 million for the devastated families of Yemen. On Sunday the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) launched its Yemen: We Care, or Relief for Yemen, fund-raising appeal to help millions of Yemenis suffering in the conflict. The campaign is a part of the UAE’s pledge to help nearly 10 million people affected by the crisis in Yemen. […]

U.S. Remains the Great Satan, Hard-Liners in Iran Say

Middle East President Hassan Rouhani of Iran, arrives on Tuesday at a session of the Assembly of Experts,  the country’s top clerical body in charge of appointing, supervising and even dismissing the supreme leader. By THOMAS ERDBRINK September 1, 2015 TEHRAN — Flexing their muscles, some of the toughest anti-American voices in Iran said on Tuesday that the United States remains their country’s top enemy, guilty of “uncountable” crimes. […]

Iftah Ya Simsim launches after 25-year hiatus

ABU DHABI // “Open your doors Sesame, we are the children.” Sung in Arabic, this opening line from a much-loved children’s TV show still stirs up feelings of nostalgia for many people in the UAE and across the region. Now, after a 25-year hiatus, Iftah Ya Simsim, the Arabic adaptation of Sesame Street, is back in production and set to broadcast its first new episode this weekend […]

Memo From the West Bank: In West Bank, Speculation Abounds Over Mahmoud Abbas’s Plans

Middle East Memo From the West Bank In the 10th year of a four-year term in the absence of national elections, Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, has lost the public’s confidence. A poll published on Tuesday showed trust in him falling to 16 percent from 22 percent in March. By JODI RUDOREN September 1, 2015 RAMALLAH, West Bank — Mahmoud Abbas, the aging Palestinian president, may be paving the way […]

Lebanon’s ‘You Stink’ Protesters Stage Sit-In, Demanding Minister’s Resignation

Middle East Video Protesters took over the office of Lebanon’s environment minister in the capital on Tuesday, calling on him to resign for failing to find a solution to the garbage crisis. By ANNE BARNARD September 1, 2015 BEIRUT, Lebanon — Demonstrators from the “You Stink” movement, protesting a garbage pileup and political dysfunction, occupied the offices of Lebanon’s environment minister in downtown Beirut on Tuesday, declaring that they […]

Ashley Madison owner says website still adding users after data hack

TORONTO Hundreds of thousands of people signed up for infidelity website Ashley Madison in the last week, parent company Avid Life Media said on Monday, even after hackers leaked data about millions of its clients. The company also struck back at reports that the site had few genuine female users, saying internal data released by hackers had been incorrectly analysed. “Recent media reports predicting the imminent demise […]

Medical Fraud Grows in Gaza as Residents Seek Exit Permits

Middle East Patients waited to receive medical-transfer documents in Gaza City in August. By JODI RUDOREN August 31, 2015 GAZA — The medical report details some worrying conditions: chronic dyspnea — a shortage of breath that could be a sign of heart or lung disease — and bronchial asthma. It says the patient, a 28-year-old woman from Gaza City, relies on “continuous medication” and an inhaler. But the woman […]

Apple partners with Cisco to boost enterprise business

A new iPad is seen follownig a presentation at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California October 16, 2014. Reuters/Robert Galbraith Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Monday teamed up with network gear maker Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO.O) to improve the performance of its iPad and iPhone devices on Cisco’s corporate network. Cisco will provide services specially optimised for iOS devices across mobile, cloud, and on premises-based collaboration tools such as […]

Iranian State Media Reports Arrest of Reformist Politician

Middle East By THOMAS ERDBRINK August 31, 2015 TEHRAN — Iranian security forces arrested a prominent reformist politician on Monday, hours after he held a news conference thanking President Hassan Rouhani for a more open political atmosphere, several Iranian news agencies reported. The arrest of the politician, Ali Shakorirad, put a damper on the hopes of Iran’s reformists. Just last week they launched the Islamic Iranian National Union Party, […]

Taylor Stitch Moto Boot

Handmade in Maine my classic shoemaker Rancourt & Co., the Moto Boot from Taylor Stitch is made with chrome-tanned, 3.5oz whiskey-brown steerhide and features a double-layered toecap design with a low-profile lugged Vibram sole. via This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service – if this is your content and you’re reading it on someone else’s site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php#publishers. -Werd

Google, Sanofi team up to improve diabetes care

A woman walks past a logo of Google at the Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) 2015 in Beijing, China, April 28, 2015. Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon REUTERS – Google Inc and French drugmaker Sanofi SA said they will partner to develop tools to improve the management and treatment of diabetes. Sanofi will work with Google’s life sciences team to collect, analyze and understand information impacting diabetes, which is expected […]

Temple of Baal in Palmyra Is Damaged by ISIS

Middle East A Syrian man near the Temple of Baal in Palmyra, Syria, in 2014. By ANNE BARNARD, HWAIDA SAAD and KENNETH ROSEN August 31, 2015 BEIRUT, Lebanon — Conflicting reports emerged Monday about the extent of damage that Islamic State militants in Syria have inflicted on the Temple of Baal, one of the most important structures in the ancient city of Palmyra. In their second attack on the world-renowned ruins in […]

Barclays' UK Prosperity Map reveals 41% increase in number of millionaires since 2010

INTERNATIONAL. The first Barclays UK Prosperity Map has revealed that booming house prices and returns in equity markets, in addition to higher wages and employment rates have resulted in every UK region becoming more affluent, and has driven a 41% increase in numbers of millionaires since 2010. Longer-term, growth in millionaires is expected to return to more normal levels, with a 9% increase in the UK expected […]

Grateful Yemenis return home

ABU DHABI // Yemenis who were injured in their country’s conflict have recovered after receiving treatment in the UAE. The 36 Yemenis have flown home. They were among a group of 100 injured who were brought to the UAE with the cooperation of the Emirates Red Crescent and the Armed Forces. The remaining patients are still undergoing treatment, including surgery in some cases. A team from the […]

Emirates Red Crescent campaign to gather aid

ABU DHABI // Emiratis have shown their philanthropic spirit by pledging to support a campaign to rebuild Yemen. At the weekend, the Emirates Red Crescent launched its Yemen: We Care – or Relief for Yemen – fund-raising appeal to help millions of Yemenis suffering in the conflict. Fahad bin Sultan, deputy secretary general of the ERC, urged the public to help out as aid was desperately needed. […]

Egypt Summons British Ambassador After His Critique of Ruling Against Journalists

CAIRO — The Egyptian foreign ministry said Sunday that it had summoned the British ambassador to object to his comments on a recent court ruling to jail two journalists, escalating the government’s defense of its crackdown on dissent. The two journalists, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed, have attracted special attention because, unlike most journalists in Egypt’s jails, both have had long careers at respected international news organizations. […]

Iran Sentences Two Charged With Spying to 10 Years in Prison

TEHRAN — Iran’s judiciary sentenced two people to 10 years in prison on Sunday for spying for the United States and Israel, but their names were not released, local media reported. It was not clear if the Iranian-American reporter Jason Rezaian, who faces similar charges, was one of them. It is not uncommon in Iran to hand down sentences without revealing names of the convicted, especially in […]