EFG Hermes posts $70m profit on bank expansion CAIRO, 1 days ago Egypt’s EFG Hermes turned a profit after tax and minority interests of EGP538 million ($70.51 million) last year after a net loss of EGP540 million the year before, helped by strong growth in its regional investment banking operations, the bank said. The company, one of the Middle East’s largest investment banks, said profit was boosted […]
The Nomad battery pod is small enough to fit in your pocket & features an 1800 mAh lithium polymer battery with enough power to charge your Apple Watch 4 times. It will also charge other USB devices with its integrated Type A & Type C USB ports. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service – if this is your content and you’re reading it on someone […]
Salim Al Aufi, Oman’s undersecretary for oil and gas, likens attempts to cut the reliance on oil during a price slump to acting “with a gun pointed at your head.” If you have to make decisions under pressure, “you will probably make the wrong ones,” he said March 3 in Muscat during a panel discussion on the impact of the oil shock. Oman relied too much on […]
[embedded content] You’re looking at the world’s first mechanical smartwatch hybrid. The 46mm stainless steel case features an automatic Japanese movement or optional Swiss movement as well as a TOLED full-color display and functions like: push alerts, notifications for text & email, remote control for your phone or computer, plus a variety of fitness functions. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service – if this is […]
You would stop & stare at these bikes on the wall. The latest from the Filmography Series is the Motorcycles poster, a 24” X 36” archival print featuring 79 intricately detailed hand-illustrations of the most iconic motorbikes from film & TV. The choppers from Easy Rider, the Kawasaki from Top Gun, Prince’s Honda from the Purple Rain video, and so on. This entry passed through the Full-Text […]
Kott Mototrcycles is an LA–based garage specializing in restoration & fabrication based around Honda’s iconic 70s-era CB bikes. Their super-clean custom café builds highlight the motor & mechanics while simplifying the outline and frame geometry. The result: 40-year old CBs that look like they just rolled off the showroom floor. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service – if this is your content and you’re reading […]
Every state in the union has good local beer and with the Beer Cap Map you can display your favorites from coast to coast. Made from real wood in the beer-friendly state of Wisconsin, Beer Cap Maps are currently available in a map of the whole USA as well as 48 individual states—Alaska & Hawaii are coming soon. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service – […]
The BBC’s headquarters in London Photo: AP The BBC’s director-general, Tony Hall, is a man in a hurry. As one of the oldest DGs to be appointed, and already in receipt of his BBC pension, the 64-year-old is acutely aware that the corporation’s charter has less than two years to run, and that the licence fee – the BBC’s bedrock for the 93 years of its existence – […]
Declining oil prices are adversely affectingthe fiscal profiles of the countries in the region.Image: Reuters Mena sovereign ratings on the decline DUBAI, 4 days ago The sharp drop in oil prices since mid-2014 is likely to lead to weakening economic, external and fiscal profiles for the region, particularly for the GCC, said a new analysis released by Standard & Poor’s. However, of the 12 Mena sovereigns rated, […]
Doha’s Khalifa International Stadium.Image: Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee November/December ‘the best World Cup option’ LONDON, 4 days ago By Mike Collett The Fifa Task Force set up to recommend the best time of year to stage the 2022 World Cup in Qatar were always in an impossible position, from the moment they sat down to consider the options. But Tuesday’s recommendation to stage it over November and […]
By Se Young Lee and Harro Ten Wolde SEOUL/BARCELONA Mon Mar 2, 2015 9:39am IST 1 of 5. A hostess displays the Galaxy S6 edge smartphone at the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event before the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona March 1, 2015. Credit: Reuters/Albert Gea SEOUL/BARCELONA (Reuters) – South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co Ltd unveiled its latest Galaxy S smartphones, featuring a slim body made from aircraft-grade […]
Gen Odierno said that British defence cuts are already jeopardising US-UK joint operations Photo: AP Ever since the Cold War ended more than two decades ago, America has never entertained any serious doubts about Britain’s ability to fulfil its commitment as a vital military ally when tackling threats to the Western alliance. Until now. For the dramatic cuts to Britain’s defence budget implemented since the Coalition took power […]
DUBAI, 4 days ago Wasl Asset Management Group has signed a ‘cloud for customer’ agreement with SAP, the largest of its kind in the enterprise software market company’s UAE history. The real estate development and management organisation will be deploying SAP’s latest cloud solutions to transform its business and provide an even higher standard of service for its customers, said the statement. Hesham Al Qassim, chief executive […]
By Edward Taylor and Jan Schwartz GENEVA Sun Mar 1, 2015 11:43pm IST Customers gather for the opening of an Apple Store in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, January 24, 2015. Credit: Reuters/Stringer/Files GENEVA (Reuters) – The main talking point at this week’s Geneva car show is likely to be a vehicle that may never be built: the Apple car. The world’s automakers will gather in the Swiss city […]
BARCELONA Sun Mar 1, 2015 7:06pm IST A man walks past a logo during the presentation the Huawei’s new smartphone, the Ascend P7, launched by China’s Huawei Technologies in Paris, May 7, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Philippe Wojazer/Files Related Topics Stocks Images of “Lathmar Holi” at Nandgaon in Uttar Pradesh. Slideshow BARCELONA (Reuters) – Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei on Sunday launched its first smartwatch, a round-faced […]
Lord Justice Munby curious puzzle has arisen following my piece a fortnight ago headed, “Why don’t the family courts obey the law?” I quoted a trenchant recent judgment in which Lord Justice Munby, the head of the family courts, went out of his way to emphasise that “one of the oldest principles of our law” is that “no one is to be condemned unheard” – and that […]
[embedded content] The Sesame smart lock replaces your house key & lets you use your phone instead. The app is super-simple and the universal Sesame unit installs over your existing lock—and pretty much any lock—in just seconds. Sesame is programmable, set a secret knock to unlock or give friends access, & receive notifications when the door opens/closes. A funded Kickstarter project. This entry passed through the Full-Text […]
What colour is this dress? Photo: Tumblr The knots and threads of the internet creaked under the overload of one question yesterday: “What colour is this dress?” I don’t understand this odd dress debate and I feel like it’s a trick somehow. I’m confused and scared. PS it’s OBVIOUSLY BLUE AND BLACK — Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) February 27, 2015 To some the answer was obviously blue and […]
DUBAI, 2 days ago STME, a leading IT solutions provider, has upgraded the infrastructure and software requirements of Dubai-based wasl properties, a UAE semi-government property development entity, by adopting an efficient storage reclamation approach. “We understand that organisations today are struggling to accommodate growing volumes of data on a limited, if not declining, budget,” said Ayman Al Bayaa, CEO of STME. “However, by using a more […]
RIYADH, 2 days ago Saudi Arabia’s Mobily on Wednesday said it swung to a full-year loss in 2014 after the telecommunications operator announced its audited results, also revealing it had breached loan covenants with various lenders. Mobily — formally called Etihad Etisalat — made a loss of SR913 million ($243.4 million) in 2014 after it took an additional charge of SR1.13 billion, it said in a statement […]
American Express to raise credit card rates NEW YORK, 1 days ago American Express Co is raising interest rates for over 1 million cardholders for the first time in more than five years, Bloomberg reported. American Express told customers this month that their annual rates will rise an average of 2.5 percentage points to at least 12.99 per cent following a review last year, Bloomberg reported, citing […]
ABC Islamic Bank profit up 23pc to 15m MANAMA, 1 days ago ABC Islamic Bank has posted a net profit of $15.1 million last year, a 23 per cent increase as compared to $12.2 million recorded in 2013. The net profit for the fourth quarter was $3.6 million, 19 per cent higher than the same period of the previous year, said a statement. The total operating income […]
Mubasher Financial ….. Nasdaq Dubai’s ‘Retail Broker of the Month’ January 2015. Mubasher wins special recognition by Nasdaq DUBAI, 2 days ago Mubasher Financial Services, one of the Middle East’s leading financial institutions, has announced that it has been recognised by Nasdaq Dubai as the ‘Retail Broker of the Month’ for January 2015. This recognition reinforces Mubasher’s market positioning as a widely respected financial services business, […]
The media invitation Apple sent out for a March 9 “special event” doesn’t offer details about the reason for the gathering. However, the “Spring Forward” message on the invite is leading many to believe the star of the occasion will be the soon-to-launch Apple Watch. “Spring forward,” of course, is the saying that helps most of us remember to set our clocks ahead one hour for Daylight […]
