After everyone from Jesse Jackson, to the terrified mainstream media to prominent Congressional Democrats have called upon Obama to issue a blanket pardon for Hillary Clinton, he finally admitted that it’s not possible to pardon someone who hasn’t yet stood trial for a crime. And while Obama was referencing a potential pardon of Edward Snowden with his comments, one could assume that the law should be applied […]
newslide Dap-Kings singer Sharon Jones dies Sharon Jones, the powerhouse who shepherded a soul revival despite not finding stardom until middle age, has died at the age of 60. Jones’ representative, Judy Miller Silverman, said that Jones died in hospital after battling pancreatic cancer. Loved ones and members of her retro-soul band, the Dap-Kings, were among those surrounding her, Silverman added. The story of Jones’ battle with […]
HTC took the wraps off its Sprint-exclusive 5.5-inch HTC Bolt smartphone on Nov. 11, which runs on Android 7.0 Nougat. Now the buzz is that the flagship HTC 10 is also poised to get updated to the latest OS. While many HTC smartphones may be languishing on Android 6.0 Marshmallow even now, and are yet to get a taste of Android Nougat, this is set to change soon. The […]
When the UAE implements its framework for public-private partnerships, as announced earlier this month, there will be a list of potential projects up for grabs. But none is more urgent than the commuter corridor between Dubai and Sharjah. Conspicuously neglected, Al Ittihad Road is arguably the worst bottleneck in the country, if not the region. The three-lane highway is guaranteed to turn into a car park — […]
As SHTFPLan.com’s Mac Slavo notes… While the powers that be are determining the fate of alternative media voices that are now branded under the dubious label “fake news” and blacked out from online search results, it is worth keeping in mind all the disinformation and downright lies that have been perpetrated by the corporate news media – typically hand in hand with a political agenda. Whether […]
DUBAI // An imam who was invited to a family home to help heal a woman by reading Quran allegedly molested her while her husband went to the toilet. Dubai Criminal Court heard that on July 9 the Egyptian imam, 53, was asked by a man and his wife to come to their house in Bur Dubai to read healing verses from the Quran. Court records did […]
As a last wish, a 14-year-old UK teen convinced the high court to be cryogenically frozen, hoping that one day she will be brought back to life. The girl suffered from terminal cancer, and she explained in court that she wanted to have a chance at living longer. The court ruled that the girl’s mother should be the one to decide on what to do about her […]
Already, many Israelis and Palestinians are buzzing about the prospect. Where would the embassy go? Would it straddle the line between West Jerusalem, which is predominantly Jewish, and East Jerusalem, which is predominantly Arab? Would it touch off street protests in Palestinian cities or a backlash among Arab allies like Egypt and Saudi Arabia? Continue reading the main story “Jerusalem is a symbolic, emotional and real issue,” […]
While the latest dollar surge, which has pushed the DXY above 101 to the highest level in 13 years, will likely be a far greater factor for the price of oil than the now daily charade of optimistic statements by OPEC, it doesn’t mean OPEC, and assorted oil-exporting hangers on like Russia, won’t try. As we reported in the past week, today Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak […]
The market interpretation of the US election result can be expressed in just three letters, repeated several times: “USA! USA! USA!” Amid the noise that followed last week’s election victory for Donald Trump, one signal was clear — whatever the outcome will be the US, it will be far worse for the rest of the world in general, and emerging markets in particular. Outside of financial crises, […]
Microsoft-owned LinkedIn, the business-centric social networking site, has been blocked in Russia after a court ruling adjudged the service of violating data laws. On Thursday, Nov. 17, Roskomnadzor — the Russian regulatory watchdog for IT and communications — decreed that ISPs in the region block access of LinkedIn website to the public. This was to make LinkedIn conform to a court ruling that pronounced the company guilty of […]
17 November 2016 Ashurst has advised Saudi Arabian client Delta Marketing Company on the agreement to dispose of its bottled water division, to Abu Dhabi-based Agthia Group. Corporate counsel Chris Young led the transaction for Delta, with Saudi law advice provided by Jeddah-based partner Dr. Faisal Baassiri. Dr. Faisal Baassiri said: ‘We are delighted to have supported our long-time and valued client Delta Marketing on this transaction. […]
Photo An Israeli settlement surrounded by a defensive wall near the West Bank city of Ramallah. Credit Thomas Coex/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Right-wing Israeli politicians see Donald Trump’s election as helpful toward their goal of burying the prospect of a Palestinian state. On Wednesday, Israeli lawmakers gave preliminary approval to a bill that would retroactively legalize settlements built on private Palestinian land in the West Bank. […]
The second trailer for Kong: Skull Island debuted on Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight, featuring more of cinema’s biggest ape (who’s bigger in this film than he’s ever been depicted before). The film, directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts, stars Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, John Goodman, and Samuel L. Jackson. The new trailer for the Vietnam era-set tale opens with CCR’s “Bad Moon Rising” blaring as our characters undertake their mission […]
DUBAI // Two alleged pimps are accused of stabbing a man to death because he was harassing their prostitutes. The Vietnamese men, both aged 32, are charged with premeditated murder and with facilitating prostitution. They could not enter a plea at Dubai Criminal Court on Thursday due to there being no translator. Three Pakistanis, aged 20, 23 and 28, are also charged with physically assaulting the Vietnamese […]
DUBAI// A man sexually assaulted two maids he hired to clean his house, the Dubai Criminal Court heard. The 50-year-old Iranian accountant hired the Filipinas to clean his home in Al Nahda for three hours last August. “We arrived at 3pm and divided the work, I took the bedrooms and she took the kitchen. Ten minutes later she came to me and told me to be careful […]
The government will unveil plans on Thursday to cut dramatically the amount that car crash victims can claim for whiplash injuries. A consultation from the Ministry of Justice will say that Britain is in the grip of an “epidemic of whiplash claims” which is driving up the cost of car insurance. It says whiplash claims are 50 per cent higher than they were a decade ago, despite […]
CAIRO — An Egyptian criminal court sentenced a police officer to life in prison on Wednesday for fatally shooting a man who refused to give him a free cup of tea. It was an unusual move by a court in a country where the police are generally allowed to act with impunity, human rights activists said. The shooting in April, in which the tea vendor was killed […]
Donald Trump has pushed back on claims that infighting is hampering the critical process of putting in place his cabinet and top officials, insisting that his presidential transition is on track despite a series of dismissals and resignations. “It is going so smoothly,” Mr Trump tweeted on Wednesday, saying reports of chaos inside the team now headed by Mike Pence, his vice-president, were “totally wrong”. He also denied the transition […]
Lawyer Hani Hussein, who was barred from participating in the parliamentary polls, has claimed a “big surprise” could delay Kuwait’s November 26 elections and lead to the reinstatement of the 2013 National Assembly which was dissolved in October. Hussein made the announcement on his official Twitter account but declined to reveal the nature of the surprise. However, he said it relates to a provision in the election […]
DUBAI // A drunk Kenyan cook has been jailed for 10 years for drowning a colleague at a Jumeirah open beach. What seemed like an accident because the deceased had high levels of alcohol in his system turned out to be premeditated murder after another colleague confided in a friend that he saw the 30-year-old defendant repeatedly push the man’s head under the water. The incident happened […]
Rio Tinto’s lawyers uncovered more than a year ago internal emails about a questionable $10.5m payment to a consultant, but the mining company did not alert law enforcement authorities and investors about the matter until last week. The Anglo-Australian group said on November 9 it had notified authorities after discovering emails from 2011 that referred to the payment to the consultant, who helped head off a threat […]
MARRAKECH// The UAE delegation headed by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, attended the opening session of the Conference of Parties 22 on Tuesday. Sheikh Mansour thanked the government and people of Morocco for hosting this important event to tackle climate change and to put in place an effective mechanism for the implementation of last year’s Paris Agreement. The session was […]
Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) is negotiating with Chad over a record $74 billion fine the U.S. oil company was told to pay by a court in the central African nation over unpaid royalties, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. Exxon has appealed the Oct. 5 court ruling, but the appeals court hearing has been delayed because of the talks, Bloomberg reported, citing a lawyer for Exxon. (bloom.bg/2fRpf5n) The court […]
