Anonymous sources are to journalists what a 12-pound funnel cake is to a kid at the state fair: We know it’s unhealthy, but we partake anyway. That has never been truer over the last week, as our good ship of state has sprung leak after leak. Nameless White House officials have served up more scoops than a Baskin Robbins: Trump’s disastrous call with Australia’s Prime Minister, his […]
DUBAI // A customer who was convicted of molesting a pharmacist while pretending to buy medicine won his appeal and was acquitted. The pharmacist told Dubai Criminal Court that the customer hugged her against her will. On August 13, the Indian woman was at work when a customer, also Indian, went into the pharmacy, allegedly pulled her to him and hugged her. The pharmacist, 24, told the […]
While the White House said it had not yet taken an official position on settlement activity, its statement hinted at the kind of understandings that Israel had with President George W. Bush. Continue reading the main story In a 2004 letter to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel, Mr. Bush articulated a policy that allowed for continued Israeli building in major settlement blocs that Israel intended to […]
By Lawrence Hurley | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday scheduled oral arguments in a major dispute on transgender rights for March 28, when the U.S. Senate is set to be in the midst of a political fight over President Donald Trump’s nominee to a vacant seat on the bench. By March, the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate is likely to be deliberating on whether to approve […]
The White House has said that Israel’s settlement building programme “may not be helpful”, marking the Trump administration’s first public response to a construction spree on Palestinian lands announced by the government of Benjamin Netanyahu in recent days. The statement, issued two weeks before Mr Netanyahu is due to visit President Donald Trump in Washington, is a rap on the knuckles for the Israeli prime minister, who […]
Dr. Abushamma’s case was highlighted at a hearing in Federal District Court in Brooklyn on Thursday, where Judge Carol B. Amon extended until Feb. 21 the initial ruling — formally known as a stay of removal — issued last week by her colleague, Judge Ann M. Donnelly. Continue reading the main story Judge Amon will be presiding over the case and deciding on the legal issues underlying […]
Panama on Tuesday suspended a probe into the so-called Panama Papers, a trove of documents that brought to light widespread tax avoidance among some of the world’s most powerful leaders, prosecutors said. Attorney General Kenia Porcell said a legal challenge on constitutional grounds required the suspension, adding that it was now in the hands of the Supreme Court to decide whether to reactivate the investigation. “The investigation […]
By Tom Westbrook and Jane Wardell | SYDNEY SYDNEY Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull might receive a short-term boost after his infamous phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump but is likely to be the long-term political loser, analysts and rights advocates said on Friday. Languishing in opinion polls and vulnerable to attacks from within his own conservative party, Turnbull at least woke on Friday to domestic […]
Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for February 3, 2017, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun. Want to see your event listed here? Email us with the details and contact information at [email protected] newslide Abu Dhabi Outdoor market Check out the Marhaba Market at Deerfields Mall, which offers family fun and […]
By Gina Cherelus | NEW YORK NEW YORK Hundreds of New York City bodegas, grocery stores and restaurants owned by Yemeni Americans closed for hours on Thursday in protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, organizers said. Loyal patrons who rely on the stores for staples of daily life had to look elsewhere for lunch after more than 1,000 locations shut their doors from noon to […]
By Maria Carolina Marcello | BRASILIA BRASILIA The Supreme Court picked its newest member on Thursday to take over the investigations of politicians implicated in Brazil’s biggest-ever graft scandal, expected to shake the country’s establishment and government because of important new testimony. Court officials said Justice Edson Fachin was chosen by random electronic selection from among a group of five of the court’s 10 members and will […]
By Anna Irrera | NEW YORK NEW YORK Widespread opposition to U.S. President Donald Trump’s immigration curbs has proved a boon for CrowdJustice, a startup that helps individuals and organizations raise money online to fund legal cases. CrowdJustice, which until now has been based in Britain, this week brought forward the date of its U.S. launch by three weeks to take advantage of various campaigns to defend […]
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, bids farewell to Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar, at the Presidential Airport. Hamad Al Kaabi / Crown Prince Court – Abu Dhabi Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed, National Security Advisor, bids farewell to Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar, at the Presidential Airport. Hamad Al […]
Dr Ahmed Al Khoori has donated a large part of his collection for the Lest We Forget installation at Warehouse 421 in Mina Zayed. Christopher Pike / The National Artist Michele Bambling, centre, works on putting the installation together with her colleagues. Christopher Pike / The National Emirati illustrator Amani Jamal Baswaid has produced a stop-motion animation about the story of a young bride from Buraimi, now […]
Why Frankfurt? The Frankfurt of common conception and the Frankfurt of reality are very different things. Before arrival it tends to be a hazy cross between a giant conference centre churning through huge trade shows and bank HQs in modern glass towers. There is something to this – there’s surely nowhere else in the world that comes down as far on the business side of the business […]
Targeting the weak The us-versus-them dynamic is “easy for many people to rally around,” said Jonathan D. Weiler, a political scientist at the University of North Carolina. Targeting feared or unpopular minorities is a way of “setting a boundary,” said Sheri E. Berman, a political scientist at Barnard College — a way to distinguish between “us” deserving of protection, and “them” who are a threat. Continue reading […]
Chocolate industry executives breathed a collective sigh of relief earlier this year after the impact of the bankruptcy of a key cocoa industry player at the end of 2016 remained muted as a result of a weak cocoa market. Expectations of bumper supplies from west Africa, the leading regional producer of cocoa beans, have been weighing on bean prices of the key chocolate ingredient. This has helped […]
It’s like straight from a psychological thriller, as retired policeman Brian Thomas remembers the shocking tales he heard from victims of the Malaysian serial rapist. PETALING JAYA: A retired police officer who was tasked with investigating Malaysian serial rapist Selva Kumar Subbiah more than two decades ago has warned that he still poses a threat upon his return to Malaysia. “If he were to stay in Malaysia […]
Brooding sportswear was the inspiration behind Versace’s spring/summer 2017 menswear show. Courtesy Versace A tuxedo-sporting model was sent down the runway at the end of Versace’s spring/summer 2017 menswear collection. Courtesy Versace Oversized outdoor wear at the men’s show. Courtesy Versace A sports-inspired blouson jacket is nipped in at the waist with drawstrings. Courtesy Versace Fabric is gathered in tent-like swaths for spring/summer 2017 at Versace. Courtesy […]
By Alex Dobuzinskis and Mica Rosenberg | LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK A federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled President Donald Trump’s administration must allow immigrants with initial clearance for legal residency to enter the United States from seven Muslim-majority nations, despite an executive order ban. Tuesday’s ruling by U.S. District Judge Andre Birotte Jr follows decisions by federal judges in at least four other […]
The banking caucus Economic stability and improved bank safety haven’t stopped supporters of the Choice Act from moving forward with tearing down Dodd-Frank. The bill was introduced in September by Rep. Jeb Hensarling, a Texas Republican who is a deregulation crusader and friend of Vice President Mike Pence; Pence represented Indiana in the House from 2001 to 2013 and was a critic of Dodd-Frank when the law […]
The Turkish government is trying to shut down two journalists who left the country to publish their work. But they’re not giving up without a fight. Last week, journalists Can Dündar and Hayko Bağdat launched a website called Özgürüz that aims to publish independent journalism about Turkey from the relative safety of Germany. It’s a kind of pirate radio for Turkish journalists, informing the public amid a […]
Two men were convicted on Wednesday by the Abu Dhabi Court of Appeals for joining terrorist organisations and promoting their ideologies, state news agency WAM reported. A third was convicted for illegally possessing firecrackers. The court sentenced a Comoros national, identified as AHA, to three years in prison for possessing firecrackers without obtaining a licence from the authorities and fined him AED1,000. The court also ordered that […]
A law clerk from Toronto and a paralegal in Montreal commanded a prolific corporate empire of nearly 200 companies over the past 25 years — while knowing nothing about the businesses or the multimillion-dollar deals bearing their names, they say. Karen McIntyre of Toronto and Annette Laroche of the Montreal area both say they filed company tax returns without any idea if the numbers were accurate, signed […]
