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Doha, 02 January 2017 The global publishing, research and consultancy firm Oxford Business Group (OBG) has appointed a new team to oversee its latest project in Qatar. Izabela Kruk takes on the role of country director, while Simon Gaillard will be the Group’s editorial manager for The Report: Qatar 2017. Kruk moves into her new post from Nigeria, where she contributed to the Group’s most recent report […]

Statcounter’s graph for desktop operating system market shares in the USA shows Windows 10 climbing rapidly and only just overtaking Windows 7 (yellow line). Image: Screen grab for ZDNet Installation of Microsoft’s Windows 10 slowed dramatically when the free upgrade stopped, but it has still overtaken Windows 7 in the UK and USA, on Statcounter‘s usage-based web monitoring. On Netmarketshare’s numbers, which are based on unique visitors […]

Dubai-based developer Nakheel is reportedly planning to award at least $2.7 billion worth of contracts during 2017. The company expects a 66 percent increase in contract awards over the next 12 months, The National reported. It said the developer is planning to award a number of main contracts this year including a 600,000 sq m mall on the Deira Islands project, a contract for the Jebel Ali […]

LONDON Euro zone stocks opened 2017 by climbing to their highest in more than a year on Monday after data showed manufacturers in the currency bloc ramped up activity at the fastest pace in more than five years. With all of Asia’s major markets closed for the New Year holiday – along with Britain and Switzerland in Europe – trade was thin, which could cause some volatility. […]

In a time of great change; upheaval of norms and establishment status quo dissolution, there is one steadfast member of the elite that the world can rely on to never change – no matter how the facts around him do. Nobel-prize-winner Paul Krugman has begun the year as he ended the last, with a New York Times’ op-ed exclaiming that “America has become a ‘Stan’.” In 2015 […]

Dubai-based port operator DP World is reportedly mulling plans to set up a dry port near Cairo in Egypt. DP World is also considering the establishment of other ports around Egypt, according to a report by the Daily News Egypt which quoted the country’s Minister of Industry and Trade, Tarek Kabil. According to the report, a DP World delegation will visit Egypt soon to hold talks about […]

SEOUL South Korea has banned the sale of 10 models of Nissan, BMW and Porsche vehicles after the carmakers were found to have fabricated certification documents, in the latest fallout from the Volkswagen emissions scandal. The government announced in August that it would ban all 10 models after conducting an investigation into whether foreign carmakers besides Volkswagen AG falsified documents on emissions and noise-level tests. Nine of […]

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By Luke Baker | JERUSALEM JERUSALEM Police investigators began questioning Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his official residence in Jerusalem on Monday on suspicion of receiving gifts from businessmen in breach of his role as a public servant, Israeli media said. The move was authorised by Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit, who decided after a preliminary inquiry that there was enough evidence to open a criminal investigation, Haaretz […]

The first wedding season of the new year is under way, running from now until March. The bridal gowns, floral decorations and catering for impending winter weddings will be influenced by the flora and fauna of the season. The same will be true of 2017’s second major wedding period, between July and the end of September. Last month in Dubai, concierge company Quintessentially launched a one-stop-shop wedding […]

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 […]

Saudi Arabia’s gross domestic product (GDP), adjusted for inflation, grew by just 0.9 percent from a year earlier in the third quarter of 2016. This compared to the 1.4 percent growth seen in the second quarter, according to data from the Central Department of Statistics showed. The Q3 growth was the slowest recorded since 0.3 percent in the first quarter of 2013. The slowdown comes as Saudi […]

InterAksyon Emergency powers on traffic seen at plenary in both chambersBusinessWorld Online EditionTHE proposed emergency powers on traffic management are expected to pass the Senate plenary this January and the House plenary next month, before the two chambers meet in a bicameral conference. The Senate will tackle on the plenary level its …Traffic powers bill stallsThe StandardHouse to tackle emergency powers bill in FebruaryInterAksyon all 3 news articles » […]

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 […]

Twitter has been making the news lately for not-so-happy reasons, such as its plummeting stock price and failure–so far–to find an acquirer. The company has also seen a series of top executives leave the company in recent months and the most significant is CTO Adam Messinger, a former Oracle development executive who logged five years at Twitter. Messinger said in a tweet that he’s leaving to “take […]

LONDON Digital currency bitcoin kicked off the new year by jumping above $1,000 for the first time in three years late on Sunday, having outperformed all central-bank-issued currencies with a 125 percent climb in 2016. Bitcoin – a web-based “cryptocurrency” that has no central authority, relying instead on thousands of computers across the world that validate transactions and add new bitcoins to the system – jumped 2.5 […]

The UAE has moved up a global list of the best destinations for expats to enjoy a successful career while Bahrain is also in the world’s top 10 places to move to. The UAE now ranks as the fourth best destination after moving up two places on 2015 in the new data released by HSBC. Bahrain, ranked 10th, fell three places compared to last year’s list, while […]

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 […]

Image: Getty Images / mashable composite  By Rachel Thompson2017-01-02 10:30:51 UTC LONDON — There’s no hiding place on Twitter when you’re president-elect of the United States. Your tweets, favourites and even the accounts you follow are under constant scrutiny. Especially when you start following an account dedicated to fluffy little kittens.  That’s right. Donald Trump — soon to become the 45th president of the United States — […]

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 […]

By Sankalp Phartiyal | MUMBAI MUMBAI Smartphone component maker Wistron Corp, which counts Apple Inc among its customers, has applied for permission to expand its plant in the Indian city of Bengaluru, a high-ranking regional government official said on Monday. The Taiwanese contract manufacturer has also requested that its application be fast-tracked, the official at the state government of Karnataka in southern India told Reuters. The move […]

Make this the year your phone saves you time. Instead of wasting it with social media and silly games, The National staff has put together its list of the most helpful apps. Have anything to add? Send us an email at [email protected] newslide Dubai Now Dubai Now is invaluable for anyone who lives in Dubai. Every city in the world should have an app like this. It […]

CES 2017 is the 50th anniversary of the annual consumer electronics trade show. There have actually been well over 70 CESes since there used to be a summer version in the 1980s and 90s; this will be my 60th. And while interest in the show waned a bit in the 90s due to competition from Comdex, it’s been full steam ahead since Comdex bit the […]

Submitted by Federico Pieraccini via Strategic-Culture.org, The two previous articles have focused on the various geopolitical theories, their translations into modern concepts, and practical actions that the United States has taken in recent decades to aspire to global dominance. This segment will describe how Iran, China and Russia have over the years adopted a variety of economic and military actions to repel the continual assault on their sovereignty by the […]

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