Donald Trump and top allies have shown signs the New York billionaire may moderate some of his biggest campaign promises, while digging his heels in on others. In the wake of Mr Trump’s stunning electoral win last week, both political analysts and financial investors are waiting to see which of the two Donald Trumps will prevail: the bombastic primary candidate, or a pragmatist who viewed his more […]
The marketing tag line that accompanies Dream Catcher’s press blurb is “raggle taggle folk”. This is a fair description, but a more fitting slogan for the band – who this week make their live debut in Abu Dhabi and Dubai – might be “big in Luxembourg”. That is the home country (population: 543,000) of the band – the long-standing solo project of veteran songwriter John Rech – […]
With a strong sustainability plan in place, TASNEEF will use CSR to encourage best practice and strengthen the UAE 2021 vision of excellence in both public and private sectors. Abu Dhabi – 14 November 2016 TASNEEF in cooperation with the joint venture TASNEEF Business Assurance has started to implement a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) system, in line with its strategic plans and CSR objectives, by various activities […]
Photo Speaker of the House Paul Ryan showing the president-elect, Donald Trump, and his wife, Melania, the speaker’s balcony at the United States Capitol on Nov. 10. Credit Zach Gibson/Getty Images The president-elect walked onto the stage before a crowd of euphoric supporters. It was his first public sighting since the networks called the election for him. Gone were his hoarse pleadings for support. His face bore […]
newslide Stan Lee’s company launches new Indian superhero Comic book legend Stan Lee’s POW! Entertainment and Graphic India, an entertainment company, have come out with Mighty Girl, a new female superhero for India. The new Chakra The Invincible and Mighty Girl comics were unveiled on Saturday at the Bengaluru Comic Con. The comic was also done in collaboration with Unicef’s ‘World’s Largest Lesson’ initiative, supported by GEMS […]
By Patrick Rucker and Lisa Lambert | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON U.S. officials are striving to put finishing touches on a slew of banking rules before President Barack Obama leaves office and hands regulatory power to Donald Trump who has vowed to rewrite the existing financial rule book. President-elect Trump will take over on Jan. 20 and his fellow Republicans will have control of Congress and government agencies, allowing […]
Peter Thiel, the billionaire who became Donald Trump’s most prominent backer in Silicon Valley, made a critical distinction last week. He complained that the media tended to take the man literally, but not seriously. Now that Mr Trump is the president-elect of the US, everyone takes him seriously. And hence it becomes vital to work out whether we should take what he has been saying literally. After […]
DUBAI // Three meteor detection stations have been set up across the Emirates, the UAE Space Agency said on Sunday. The UAE Astronomical Camera Network (UACN) is designed to track coordinates of meteors and orbital debris, calculating trajectories in case of local impact, and it monitored one such meteorite that landed on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi in September. The camera network will also contribute to discovering […]
Samsung was surrounded with a lot of debate after some of its newly launched Galaxy Note 7 phablet exploded due to faulty battery. Samsung has already announced a global recall of the Galaxy Note 7, but it seems that the Samsung phablet is not the only one that can potentially explode. GizmoChina reports that an iPhone 7 Plus exploded in China’s Yunnan province, when it hit the […]
Nearly 25 years after they first conquered the White House and captured the commanding heights of the Democratic party, the Clinton family crashed to earth on Wednesday, shattering the ambitions of Hillary Clinton and her clan of fiercely loyal operatives. But as they come to terms with their rout some Democrats see a glimmer of hope, and a badly needed chance to rebuild a party that can […]
Alia Khalifa Al Nabooda strikes a real balance – she’s an entrepreneur and mother-of-four, who puts in the time to be successful at both. Last year, the 32-year-old co-founded VoucherSkout, a 50 per cent discount app for services across the UAE. “We’ve had our struggles, like any start-up business. Things haven’t gone exactly to plan, but now that we’ve launched, we can see the fruits of our […]
By William Schomberg | LONDON LONDON Five months to the day after Britain voted for Brexit, its finance minister will outline how the government plans to cope with the economic fallout and voters’ frustrations which had echoes in Donald Trump’s U.S. election triumph. Philip Hammond, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, is due on Nov. 23 to announce spending and tax plans until the end of the decade […]
|By Arabian Post Staff| China Construction Bank today marked the listing of a $600 million bond on Nasdaq Dubai under the bank’s six billion US dollar Medium Term Note Programme. Yuan Shengrui, Senior Executive Officer of the DIFC branch of China Construction Bank (CCB), rang the market-opening bell to celebrate the listing. CCB is one of China’s most prominent banks with a market capitalisation of 173.3 billion […]
Photo An Egyptian street vendor in Cairo on Friday. The country is struggling with soaring inflation and shortages of staple foods. Credit Amr Nabil/Associated Press CAIRO — The International Monetary Fund approved a $12 billion loan for Egypt on Friday, in a move intended to stave off economic collapse in the Arab world’s most populous nation as it grapples with a plunging currency, soaring inflation and shortages […]
The post-election rally that has reshaped global financial markets cooled off Friday, at the end of a week in which investors quickly adjusted to a president-elect who has promised to step up government spending and slash business regulation. The S&P 500 dipped 0.1 per cent on Friday in New York, while the Eurofirst 300 fell 0.6 per cent, paring back this week’s gains. The rapid change in […]
MOSUL/BAGHDAD: Elite Iraqi forces were engaged in “intense” fighting with rebels in eastern Mosul on Saturday, an officer said, as civilians gathered on the city’s outskirts to flee. The special forces backed by US and Iraqi air power took control of two districts of eastern Mosul after heavy fighting in which they destroyed nine cars deployed by ISIS as suicide bombs, the military said.The military statement said […]
NEW YORK: Iran’s repeated intervention in the internal affairs of Arab countries has come under severe criticism in a letter delivered to the UN General Assembly. In their letter to UN General Assembly President Peter Thomson, 11 countries, including Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Sudan and Yemen, also condemned Iran’s sponsoring of terrorism in the region — particularly in Yemen — where […]
The Google Pixel, a device that is being considered as possibly the best Android smartphone to date, has just been hacked by Chinese team in less than 60 seconds. The feat was achieved by white hat hackers from security solutions company Qihoo 360 at PwnFest, a hacking competition held in Seoul, South Korea. The Google Pixel Hack At PwnFest, Qihoo 360 demonstrated an exploit that gave the team […]
Health careCalifornia’s ballot measure to rein in drug prices aired about 13 percent of all state ballot measure ads, the most TV ads of any state ballot measure in the nation. Drugmakers poured millions into the campaign against Proposition 61, and their efforts seem to have paid off. Though the race hadn’t been called as of midday Wednesday, the opponents had 54 percent of the votes with 99 […]
Would you dress in diamond nanothreads? It’s not as far-fetched as you might think. And you’ll have a Brisbane-based carbon chemist and engineer to thank for it. QUT’s Dr Haifei Zhan is leading a global effort to work out how many ways humanity can use a newly-invented material with enormous potential — diamond nanothread (DNT). First created by Pennsylvania State University last year, one-dimensional DNT is similar […]
ABU DHABI, UAE 13 November 2016 Aldar Properties PJSC (‘Aldar’), Abu Dhabi’s leading listed property development, investment and management company, has awarded the early works contract for the first phase of Mayan, a luxury residential development located on Yas Island, to Dutch Foundation & Concrete Rehabilitation Company WLL. The AED 30 million contract provides for shoring, piling and earthworks for Mayan’s 512 luxury apartments which are spread […]
NIA to increase aim to increase GREE’s market share to 20 per cent with sales of 175,000 units in the UAE Dubai, United Arab Emirates (November 13, 2016) NIA Limited, a Dubai-based enterprise dealing in Home Appliances and HVAC solutions, has opened a sprawling new headquarters in Jebel Ali Free Zone area. The brand new facility will function as the design, marketing and logistics centre for the […]
newslide Shah Rukh Khan coming to Abu Dhabi to finish Raees filming Shah Rukh Khan is reportedly coming to Abu Dhabi to complete the shooting of his upcoming film Raees. According to The Indian Express, the Bollywood superstar has arranged an “undisclosed” location to finish the film, which is due for release in January. Production of the movie, which also stars Pakistani actress Mahira Khan, was affected […]
Events November 18 Emirates Kids Marathon Sign up your children for the Emirates Kids Marathon, which aims to prevent obesity by inspiring kids to get involved in physical activities for a lifetime of healthy living. The event includes races of various lengths as well as fun activities such as face-painting, competitions and more. It’s open to those between the ages of 5 and 13, and will be […]
