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Sweden-based telecommunications company TeliaSonera said it received notice from Swedish prosecutors it could face fines and possible forfeiture related to an investigation of former employees under investigation in an alleged bribery and money laundering case in Uzbekistan. Bloomberg News Telia-branded flags and an illuminated logo are seen through a window at a Telia phone store, operated by TeliaSonera AB, in Stockholm, Sweden. “Due to the current preliminary […]

Istanbul, 24.11.2016  The Islamic Development Bank Group (IDBG) and Borsa Istanbul have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide a general framework to facilitate cooperation and collaboration among the parties in fostering Islamic Finance in Turkey and other IDB Member Countries. The MoU was signed under the auspices of the President of Republic of Turkey, H.E. Recep Tayyep ERDOĞAN during the 32nd Ministerial Session of the […]

FRANKFURT German trains-to-turbines group Siemens is well placed to do business in the United States, regardless of whether President-elect Donald Trump backs fossil-fuels at the expense of renewable energy, its CEO told a newspaper. “The good thing is that we can offer everything. Steam power plants that are powered by coal, state-of-the-art gas-fired power plants, wind energy, we can build solar parks and the necessary link to […]

“Bo was not happy,” said Carr, who later became a Michigan head coach. This week, Michigan plays the same opponent in a similarly emotional moment — and one with perhaps even higher stakes. The No. 3 Wolverines will face the No. 2 Buckeyes on Saturday afternoon in Columbus, Ohio, with the chance to go on to win the Big Ten championship, cementing a place in the season-ending […]

Updated Nov. 26, 2016 2:23 a.m. ET Fidel Castro burst on the world scene in 1959, spawning the very image of a revolutionary with his scruffy beard, rifle and cigar, ruling Cuba for a half-century while rankling 11 U.S. presidents and helping bring the world to the brink of nuclear war. Mr. Castro, who was suffering from undisclosed illnesses, died at 90 years old, his brother, President […]

No Man’s Sky is getting its first major update since its release back in August, as Hello Games has officially announced that the Foundation Update is “coming soon.” The game stirred immense hype before it launched, but once it was released, many fans felt like they were cheated, and No Man’s Sky was not all they expected it to be. No Man’s Sky took years to develop, and the small […]

By Paul Arnold and Ludwig Burger | ZURICH/FRANKFURT ZURICH/FRANKFURT U.S. healthcare company Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) said on Friday it was in preliminary talks with Actelion (ATLN.S) about a potential takeover of Europe’s largest biotech firm, currently valued at about $20 billion. Lung disease specialist Actelion confirmed it had been approached and said there was no certainty a deal would occur. An acquisition of the Swiss company […]

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Tata has replaced Cyrus Mistry as chairman of its steel subsidiary, as it seeks to reassert control over its operating companies in the midst of India’s biggest boardroom battle. In a statement to the Mumbai Stock Exchange, Tata Steel said that “in view of the current situation” its board had voted by a majority to replace Mr Mistry as chairman with immediate effect and elected Mr O […]

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF), has hired HSBC to advise it on a potential purchase of a stake in ACWA Power, a developer and operator of power and water plants, sources close to the matter said. Riyadh-based ACWA Power has chosen JP Morgan to advise it on the process, the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity as the information is not […]

Palestinian leaders were more wary. “I don’t personally know Jared Kushner and have never met him, but welcome the idea of having him assist in breaking the deadlock in the negotiations of the conflict,” said Amin Maqboul, secretary general of the revolutionary council of Fatah, the party that controls the Palestinian Authority. Continue reading the main story The extent of Mr. Kushner’s relationship with Israel is unclear. […]

Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit will enable discussion on standardising new technologies for industry-wide applications Current lack of standardisation means developing Internet of Things technologies are unable to communicate universally, limiting their potential Abu Dhabi, UAE, November 25, 2016 The Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS) will further global discussions and spur international action on emerging technology standardisation, said Ludovica Alcorta, Director of the Development Policy, […]

Amazon.com Inc is reportedly in talks to acquire Dubai-based online retailer Souq.com for about $1 billion, it was reported on Thursday. Bloomberg reported that the deal will give the US-based e-commerce giant a footprint in the high-growth Middle East market, citing people familiar with the matter. It said Amazon is considering a bid for all of the site, which had initially planned to sell a stake of […]

Saudi Hollandi Bank on Thursday said it would change its name to Alawwal Bank as part of a new corporate identity that will be rolled out over the next three months. Alawwal, meaning “The First” in Arabic, references the bank’s status as the first bank to launch in the country in 1926. The name change coincides with Royal Bank of Scotland seeking a buyer for its 40 […]

By Stanley Carvalho and Agnieszka Flak | ABU DHABI/MILAN ABU DHABI/MILAN Alitalia could cut up to 2,000 jobs as controlling shareholder Etihad Airways pushes for sweeping changes to turn the loss-making airline around, according to sources close to the matter. The Italian carrier may also ground at least 20 planes to cut certain unprofitable routes on domestic and regional services where it is struggling to compete with […]

|ARABIAN POST SPECIAL|By K Raveendran| As predicted, Emaar chairman Mohammed Alabbar’s foray into e-commerce has already started creating waves in the regional and global online retailing market. In an apparent move to retain its clout, global e-commerce leader Amazon.com is reportedly in talks to acquire Dubai-based online retailer Souq.com. Amazon is reportedly considering a bid for all of souq.com, which had initially planned to sell a minority stake. […]

Emarat Dzayer Group, a Dubai-based conglomerate, and Groupe Imetal, a Government of Algeria entity, have signed an agreement to develop a $1.6 billion steel plant in Algeria’s Annaba Province. The agreement was signed on Tuesday on the sidelines of the Algerian-Emirati Investment Forum. The agreement will create Emarat Dzayer Steel Company, a joint venture in which Groupe Imetal will hold 51 percent stake through its two subsidiaries […]

November 24, 2016 by: Yuan Yang in Beijing and Peter Wells in Hong Kong Ctrip International has agreed to pay £1.4bn ($1.7bn) for Skyscanner, the Scottish airfare comparison website, in move that will help the Chinese online travel group target the country’s booming outbound tourism industry. Some 120m Chinese tourists went abroad last year — more than double the number of 2010, according to the China Tourism Research […]

Submitted by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.com, As I noted in my last article World Suffers From Trump Shellshock – Here’s What Happens Next, there are two primary consequences of a Trump presidency that actually serve globalists and elites in the long run. The first is the consequence of a perfect scapegoat for the economic crisis which the elites have been gestating since 2008.  Trump enters the White […]

|By Arabian Post Staff| Emarat Dzayer Group, a Dubai-based diversified business conglomerate, and Groupe Imetal, a Government of Algeria undertaking, has signed an agreement to develop a US$1.6 billion (Dh5.87 billion) steel plant in Algeria’s Annaba Province. The agreement was signed on Tuesday in Algeria, on the sidelines of the Algerian-Emirati Investment Forum in the presence of Abdel Malek Sellal, Prime Minister of Algeria, Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed […]

Mid-morning last Friday, as Tokyo’s foreign-exchange traders were contemplating lunch, the first pictures of Donald Trump meeting the Japanese prime minister, Shinzo Abe, flashed up. The yen bears loved it. Setting aside the gold-encrusted Babylonian decor of Trump Tower and forced bonhomie, conventional market wisdom before November 9 was that an image like this would send global investors everywhere screaming into haven, long yen positions. Forget an […]

The facility is Hempel’s second largest decorative factory in the world, and the largest in the Middle East Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – 23 November 2016 Hempel Paints, a global supplier of marine, protective and decorative coatings, announced plans to move its entire production in Saudi Arabia to its new plant in Jeddah’s Second Industrial City as part of a strategy aimed at meeting the needs of its […]

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 — […]

Conference entitled ‘Utilizing Industrial Cooperation to Develop Local Supply Chain Capability’ brings together leaders from aviation, defence and space industries HE Abdullah Sultan Al Owais, Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI): ‘Sharjah is seeking to improve the competitiveness of the Emirate of Sharjah’s manufacturing sector by welcoming high-tech industries working in these sectors’ Conference entitled ‘Utilizing Industrial Cooperation to Develop Local Supply Chain […]

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 […]

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