Photo The Tanin, one of five submarines that make up Israel’s current fleet, at a naval base in Haifa in 2014. Credit Pool photo by Amir Cohen JERUSALEM — Dogged for decades by scandals ranging from the funding of family trips to enormous ice cream bills, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is again under scrutiny, this time over a billion-dollar deal with Germany for the acquisition […]
The global recall of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 has cost billions of dollars to the company. It seems that Samsung is trying to recoup some of its lost revenue by selling three-year-old refurbished phones. Some may find this Black Friday 2016 deal great while some may tag this as the worst tech deal of the year. Galaxy Note 3 Specs Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Note 3 in […]
South Korea on Wednesday signed a military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan aimed at better managing the threat from North Korea’s increasingly active missile and nuclear weapons programmes. The deal, which comes as Seoul scrambles to adjust to the region’s shifting geopolitical landscape, has faced fierce domestic opposition from critics who slam it as an example of embattled President Park Geun-hye’s unilateral decision-making. Ms Park is embroiled in […]
For some frustrated fans, that premise may seem incongruous or maddening, but it is the reality. Consider this, too: Gulati draws no salary from U.S. Soccer to compensate him for his grief. Continue reading the main story Because U.S. Soccer is a nonprofit body that oversees all facets of the sport in the United States — as opposed to a for-profit professional sports team or league — […]
WASHINGTON A U.S. banking regulator is considering whether to harden sanctions against lenders that abuse their clients or violate banking laws, according to a draft plan, seen by Reuters, that was drawn up in the wake of a scandal at Wells Fargo. Wells Fargo in September agreed to pay $190 million to settle charges that bank employees opened as many as 2 million accounts without customers’ knowledge. […]
SYDNEY Asian stocks crept to one-week highs on Wednesday as investors tried to share in the exuberance of Wall Street, where the three main indices seized record peaks for a second straight session. Australia’s main index led the early action with a rise of 0.5 percent to a one-month top, helped by strength in bulk commodity prices. Japan’s Nikkei .N225 was closed for a holiday after enjoying […]
Fitch Ratings-London-22 November 2016 Fitch Ratings has affirmed The Commercial Bank Q.S.C’s (CBQ) Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘A+’ with a Stable Outlook. At the same time the agency has downgraded CBQ’s Viability Rating (VR) to ‘bbb-‘ from ‘bbb’. A full list of rating actions is at the end of this rating action commentary. The downgrade of the VR reflects the deterioration in CBQ’s asset quality […]
This kind of manipulation of the law is unfolding at a keen moment of weakness for the press, which has already been buffeted by falling revenue and mounting public disaffection. Only 40 percent of the public — the lowest rate since at least the 1990s — trusts the media “to report the news fully, accurately and fairly,” according to a Gallup survey conducted in September 2015. This […]
Donald Trump on Monday posted a video describing plans for his first 100 days as US president. “On energy, I will cancel job-killing restrictions on the production of American energy,” he said. The US president-elect plans to open more federal lands and waters to oil and gas leasing, streamline permits for new energy projects and rescind executive actions of President Barack Obama. Deregulation forms the core of his […]
Tolerance is a significant issue in modern society. The borders between countries are unseen due to the processes of globalisation. Conflicts and wars around the world have caused a significant rise in the number of refugees who flee to other countries looking for peace and comprehension. In the modern world, people of different ethnicities, political ideologies, religious views and cultural backgrounds live together, and this changes how […]
Photo A de-mining operation in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, in February. Credit Javed Tanveer/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Despite a global treaty that bans land mines, casualties from those weapons and other unexploded munitions lurking in current and past war zones rose sharply last year to the highest point in a decade, a monitoring group said Tuesday in its annual report. The group, the International Campaign to Ban […]
Headphones are an ideal accessory for people who want to have a great music listening experience. A number of retailers including Best Buy, Amazon and more are offering discounts on popular headphone brands such as Beats, Skullcandy and more this Black Friday. Here are some of the best 2016 Black Friday headphone deals that customers can take advantage of this holiday season. Beats Beats by Dr. Dre […]
newslide Exhausted Kanye West hospitalised Rapper Kanye West was reportedly hospitalised in Los Angeles on Monday and is said to be suffering from exhaustion. The news broke just hours after he abruptly cancelled the remainder of his tour following a week of no-shows, curtailed concerts and political rants. A source told People magazine West was “exhausted and currently dealing with sleep deprivation” but was “fine”. Concert promoters […]
The State Department issued an alert on Monday to US citizens traveling to Europe about a “heightened risk of terrorist attacks,” particularly over the holiday season. “Have an emergency plan of action ready,” the US urged according to NBC. “Credible information indicates the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL the U.S. gov’t acronym for ISIS or Da’esh), al-Qaeda, and their affiliates continue to plan terrorist […]
Underground goes overground Last Wednesday, we ran an interview with author Colson Whitehead about his brilliant novel The Underground Railroad – and that night he was up for America’s National Book Award for Fiction. When we spoke to him, he said he was excited to be nominated but noted that the NBA does not quite have the clout of the Booker Prize. Nonetheless, he won, so it […]
Sitting on a bench outside a butcher’s shop in Bagnoli, a gritty Naples suburb, Emanuele Fusco can only speak scathingly of Matteo Renzi and his referendum to change Italy’s constitution that will be put to a vote on December 4. The 25-year-old barman says the prime minister’s government has been no different to those previously that failed to regenerate the area after the demise of the steel […]
The film had been pilloried by conservative Christians for a dream sequence in which Christ has sex with Mary Magdalene. In depicting Christ’s life as a doubt-ridden struggle between his human and divine natures, Scorsese had intended to make a film that was at once an act of doubt and an act of faith. In the novel he was reading, the priest was shown profaning an image […]
After a flurry of rumors, OnePlus 3T has already hit the market. Now, does it live up to the hype? The tech world is already testing, scrutinizing and possibly tearing the device down or subjecting it to some cruel torture — all to bring the public the most revealing insights about this new piece of technology. Reviews are coming out of the press as we speak and […]
By Henning Gloystein | SINGAPORE SINGAPORE Oil prices rose to their highest level since October on Tuesday as the market priced in an expected output cut led by producer cartel OPEC, but analysts warned that a failure to agree on a cut could lead to a deepening supply glut by early 2017. International Brent crude oil futures rose as high as $49.63 a barrel on Tuesday, up […]
Submitted by John Whitehead via The Rutherford Institute, “We Americans are the ultimate innocents. We are forever desperate to believe that this time the government is telling us the truth.”—Former New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg Let’s talk about fake news stories, shall we? There’s the garden variety fake news that is not really “news” so much as it is titillating, tabloid-worthy material peddled by anyone with […]
As the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix rolls into town, the party people get ready to come out and play. Here’s our pick of the best post-race parties in town. newslide Mad on Yas Island Why Serious clubbers looking for A-list live acts. Arguably the best purpose-built party spot on Yas Island – in the former home of O1ne – Mad Yas Island is the place for Urban […]
ABU DHABI // Motorists have been urged to take extra caution and avoid speeding in bad weather after 25 vehicles were involved in an early-morning crash in dense fog on Monday on the road between Abu Dhabi city and Al Ain. Brig Gen Ali Al Dhaheri, director general of police operations, called on drivers to reduce speed in bad weather conditions, use fog lights and keep enough […]
When a man goes bankrupt it happens in two ways: first gradually, then suddenly. Those who look to financial markets for meaningful information about the future must accept the risk that the market may be wrong. The problem for those who place their faith in its predictive powers is that — like the bankrupt described by Ernest Hemingway — when investors discover they are wrong they too […]
Boosting spending on infrastructure and improving education could relieve some of the burden on the US central bank to support the economy, a top policymaker said on Monday amid speculation that Congress could push through a fiscal expansion after years of budgetary restraint. Stanley Fischer, vice-chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, said that the central bank did not need to be the only game in town and […]
