IT services firm Unisys has published the 2016 financial results of its Australian chapter, reporting an after-tax loss of AU$3.3 million, down from the AU$709,000 after-tax profit recorded a year prior. Revenue for the 12-month period was AU$237.7 million, up from the AU$201.5 million in annual revenue reported for 2015. As a result of the loss, Unisys Australia was handed a AU$1.3 million income tax benefit from […]
Dubai crown prince Sheikh Hamdan on Sunday launched “Dubai Font”, Microsoft’s first font to be created by a city and named after it. “The launch of the Dubai Font to the world is a very important step for us as part of our continuous efforts to be ranked first in the digital world,” state news agency WAM quoted the crown prince as saying. “We are confident that […]
MEXICO CITY Mexican soldiers killed seven suspected gang members in a weekend gun battle in the north of the country, the Chihuahua state attorney general’s office said on Sunday. According to a statement on the attorney general’s website, a convoy of 15 soldiers was passing near the town of La Grulla in Chihuahua state around 2 p.m. local time (1900 GMT) on Saturday when a group of […]
Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for April 28, 2017, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun. Ellen Fortini rounds up 10 things to do today in the UAE. Want to see your event listed here? Email us with the details and contact information at [email protected] newslide Dubai Concert The Fridge Concert […]
When North Korea deployed hundreds of artillery units, submarines and soldiers to take part in its largest live-fire drill, it was intended as a chilling display of the reclusive regime’s military might. The country boasts the world’s fourth-largest standing army, with more than 1m troops as well as 7m reserves, and last week’s military exercise came as US President Donald Trump ramped up the pressure on Pyongyang […]
30 April 2017 COLOMBES, France–(BUSINESS WIRE/ME NewsWire)– OT (Oberthur Technologies), a leading global provider of embedded security software products, services and solutions and a forerunner in the payment sector, has been selected by Mashreq Bank to deploy Instant Card Issuance in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Mashreq Bank is one of the UAE’s leading financial institutions. Established in 1967 by the Al-Ghurair Group, it is the largest […]
President Donald Trump was a distracting entertainment from the moment he launched his campaign in June of 2015 — until he wasn’t. His opening speech, in which he called Mexican immigrants “rapists” and told the world he would be the best jobs president “God ever created,” was looked at as the ravings of a man whose outsized ego was too big to be anything but hilarious. News […]
SGX, the Singapore Exchange, is looking to further boost its Chinese derivatives business by offering to collaborate with a planned new local futures venture backed by the founders of one of China’s largest hedge funds. Loh Boon Chye, the bourse’s chief executive, told the Financial Times he was willing to open its clearing infrastructure to the challenger, called Apex, so it could conduct futures trading in the […]
“Expression knows no boundaries or limits,” the video said. “Expression is strength and freedom. It defines who you are.” Continue reading the main story As it turns out, though, there are quite a few boundaries and limits on expression in Dubai and across the United Arab Emirates, where the news media is censored to remove criticism of the government or the coalition of royal families that controls […]
Late on Friday afternoon, the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police waltzed out in front of the microphones and admitted that his agency had misused the metadata that the nation’s telecommunication companies are forced to store. It was a stunning admission. The nation had barely made it a fortnight since the deadline for telcos to have their data retention systems in place had passed, yet here was […]
Authored by EconomicPrism’s MN Gordon, annotated by Acting-Man’s Pater Tenebrarum, Seeing the Light It has been said that “the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” No one quite knows who first uttered this remark; it has been attributed to Albert Einstein, Mark Twain, Benjamin Franklin, and has even been said to be an Ancient Chinese Proverb. What […]
30 April 2017 COLOMBES, France–(BUSINESS WIRE/ME NewsWire)– UAE Exchange, the leading global remittance, foreign exchange and payment solutions brand, and OT (Oberthur Technologies) have partnered to launch “gocash” prepaid card of UAE Exchange through the first-ever contactless payment via wearable devices (powered by “Flybuy MiniFOB” technology of OT), at the Seamless Middle East Conference in Dubai on 01 May 2017. UAE Exchange will be offering the wearable […]
Editor’s note: This post was originally published on Scott Helme’s blog, and was reprinted to ZDNet with permission. I was recently invited to take part in some research by BBC Click, alongside Professor Alan Woodward, to analyse a device that had quite a lot of people all excited. With slick marketing, catchy tag lines and some pretty bold claims about their security, nomx claim to have cracked […]
Your newest prom bandImage: Larry Marano/REX/Shutterstock By Marcus Gilmer2017-04-30 19:32:20 UTC The kids at Huntley High School got a pretty rousing surprise when internet darlings The Chainsmokers crashed their prom, causing the kind of mass teen hysteria not seen since Marty McFly lit up the guitar at the Hill Valley High “Enchanted Under the Sea” dance in 1955. According to the Daily Herald, the surprise appearance was […]
Tornadoes ripped through an East Texas county on Saturday evening, killing at least four people and injuring dozens of others, and authorities warned the number of casualties could rise. Three tornadoes were confirmed by the U.S. National Weather Service in Canton, a city about 60 miles (95 kilometers) east of Dallas in Van Zandt County. The winds flipped over cars, snapped trees, destroyed houses and left roads […]
The climate march was held last Saturday, exactly on President Donald J. Trump’s 100th day. People from all walks of life joined the massive protest in Washington, as well as the satellite marches across the country and the world. Though the march is a yearly event, perhaps this year’s march was more meaningful as the fight against climate change has turned into a full-on battle. As protesters marched on […]
The UAE has been named the top GCC country for advertising spending in the first quarter of 2017 with AED1.5 billion ($410 million. This figure accounts for 46 percent of the total advertising expenditure across the Gulf region, according to TBWA Worldwide, a global advertising network. State news agency WAM cited its rankings, saying the UAE was followed in the second place by Saudi Arabia with $220 […]
Many discussions of digital transformation focus on marketing metrics such as page views, clicks, and even mentions in the press. Although marketing is important, this limited and unsophisticated view ignores underlying issues such as improving business speed, agility, and responsiveness to customers. Only by rethinking business models can we meaningfully gain benefit from digital transformation in departments across the company including operations, supply chain, manufacturing, and customer […]
Yellow fever infections are constantly rising around the world and have led to a shortage in vaccines that are needed to counter the disease. This shortage is also being felt in the United States, and the CDC reports that the vaccines could run out in the country by July. Therefore, if one is planning a trip to a location where yellow fever is prevalent, then it is better to […]
Organisers of a music festival in The Bahamas that was billed as a luxury getaway but collapsed in chaos promised refunds on Saturday – and said they would try again next year. The Fyre Festival was abruptly aborted Friday after hundreds of party-goers – who had paid for tickets costing up to $12,000 (Dh44075) and VIP packages that rose to $250,000 – arrived only to be welcomed […]
It also ends opposition hopes that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan may ease the crackdown and build greater national consensus after his narrow victory in a recent referendum to expand the power of his office. Continue reading the main story Instead, Mr. Erdogan has accelerated the process. Since the referendum, and before Saturday’s move, the police had detained more than 1,000 workers and suspended a further 9,000 accused […]
Abu Dhabi Financial Group (ADFG) has announced plans to launch Etihad REIT, a Shariah-compliant real estate investment trust (REIT). The REIT comprises a seed portfolio of 10 income producing assets situated in the UAE, the company said in a statement. It added that Etihad REIT expects to raise further capital through an initial public offering (IPO) on a stock exchange in the UAE at an appropriate time […]
By Sue-Lin Wong and Kevin Yao | BEIJING BEIJING Growth in China’s manufacturing sector slowed faster than expected in April, an official survey showed on Sunday, as producer price inflation cooled and policymakers’ efforts to reduce financial risks in the economy weighed on demand. The National Bureau of Statistics’ official Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to a six-month low of 51.2 in April from March’s near five-year […]
30 April 2017 UAE – According to the annual YouGov survey conducted by IP Global, the leading full-service property investment company; North America, UK, Germany and Australia remain the top property investment destination for UAE residents. The survey results show that when it comes to investing in property abroad, North America is the most popular market among UAE citizens. The UK with 13% and Australia with 11%, […]
