James M Dorsey Societal struggles and reform often take unexpected turns in vast swaths of land stretching from the Middle East into Central Asia. Take education for example. The Taliban have yet to fulfil their promise to allow girls to return to school but primary and secondary Afghan textbooks appear to be a relative bright spot amid all the doom and gloom about the group’s rule. It’s a bright […]
Arabian Post Staff Oil prices are currently ruling at such levels that they carry quite some risk for traders, with today’s wild fluctuation illustrating their fragility and vulnerability to market developments. As Monday’s OPEC+ policy decision does not relieve the market tightness further in coming months, oil prices continued their stunning rally this morning. Despite the bullish morning, the API estimate that US crude stocks built last […]
Wi Ha-joon of Spackman Media Group, Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo and Jeong Ho-yeon, who headlined in highly popular Netflix original Korean series, SQUID GAME, invited to NBC’s THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON SQUID GAME is the #1 show across over 90 countries including the US and Korea on Netflix SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 5 October 2021 – Spackman Entertainment Group Limited (“Spackman Entertainment Group” or the “Company“and together […]
Facilitating technology advancement by strengthening ICT connectivity and scaling in the cloud HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 5 October 2021 – DYXnet, a member of NEOLINK (sub-brand of VNET) and a leading carrier-neutral network service provider in Greater China, is pleased to be named the winner in the ICT Technology category of the HKB Technology Excellence Awards 2021 by Hong Kong Business magazine for its comprehensive IT […]
K Raveendran There is a certain confrontation developing between Airports Council International, the umbrella boy of airports, and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) regarding what the association considers as high airport charges. At the just concluded annual general meeting of IATA, the apex body for the promotion of air travel, warned that plans to increase charges by airports and air navigation service providers (ANSPs) will stall […]
Anahí Rebatta Hold on, let me quickly grab my crystal ball. Okay. Now that I’ve got that, let’s see what it says about the future of the global internet. (And let’s all agree that by “crystal ball” I mean “notes from our 2021 Global Internet Geography update.”) The combined effects of new internet-enabled devices, growing broadband penetration in developing markets, higher broadband access rates, and bandwidth-intensive applications are poised […]
Arabian Post Staff The United Arab Emirates Space Agency announced the commencement of a new Emirati interplanetary mission, designed to further accelerate the young nation’s space engineering, scientific research and exploration capabilities and drive innovation and opportunity in the country’s private sector. Built on the knowledge and experience gained from the Emirates Mars Mission (EMM), the new mission will involve significant participation from Emirati private sector companies. […]
James M Dorsey On their way from Tel Aviv airport to Jerusalem in 1977 then Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Yigael Yadin asked President Anwar Sadat, the first Arab leader to ever officially visit Israel, why the Egyptian military had not moved deeper into the Sinai during the 1973 Middle East war. “You have nuclear arms. Haven’t you heard?” Mr. Sadat replied. Mr. Sadat’s strategic calculations in the war, the […]
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 4 October 2021 – Telstra today announced it is a selected carrier for Microsoft Azure Peering Service, a networking service that enhances customer connectivity, and Operator Connect for Microsoft Teams, a new programmatic approach to operator-provided calling in Teams. Today’s announcement builds on the long-standing relationship between Telstra and Microsoft to help enhance connectivity to Microsoft cloud services and provide an integrated […]
“It is an emotional moment for a patient to stand for the first time after years in a wheelchair,” says SAMK project researcher Taina Jyräkoski. “They are so happy to stand upright while wearing the exoskeleton.” The exoskeleton is at the campus of the Satakunta University of Applied Sciences (SAMK) in Pori, Finland. SAMK is an international, multi-disciplinary institute of higher education. They believe in cutting-edge research combined […]
Arabian Post Staff Expo 2020, which just got under way with the kind of fanfare typically characteristic of Dubai, is expected to lead to a significant rebound in tourism and other domestic economic activities. The prestigious show is also expected to greatly add to the emirate’s attraction for highly skilled professionals and support private sector employment, increase trade and foreign investment, and harness the benefits of technology, […]
Crows remember faces they associate with stressful situations for up to five years. And they tell their friends. Flickr/monkeyc.net Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation Crows can remember human faces associated with stressful situations for up to five years and they’ll also warn their friends, a study has found. Crows are known for their extraordinary smarts and have been observed making tools to dig food out of tight spots. […]
