American actor and Top Gear host Matt LeBlanc, who was in Dubai over the weekend to film a segment for the 24th season of the BBC’s beleaguered motoring show, is in the hot seat. While details of the Top Gear shoot in the UAE remains under wraps, sources with knowledge of the production said that LeBlanc will be featured as part of a plot where Top Gear’s […]
They were among an estimated 110,000 people in line to be processed for resettlement in the United States during this fiscal year. In fact, they thought they had already made it through the rigorous vetting procedure and, after years of waiting, were on the verge of having their hopes realized. Continue reading the main story Now, all are suddenly, indefinitely waiting again, barred from entry to the […]
With the world (apart from Israel) in uproar over President Trump’s decision to ban immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries, Department of Homeland Security official Gillian Christensen just confirmed “[the order] will bar green card holders” also. Green cards serve as proof of an individual’s permanent legal residence in the U.S. As The Hill reports, Trump signed an executive action Friday halting the country’s Syrian refugee resettlement program […]
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday his administration wants more rigorous screening of refugees and visitors from certain countries to prevent terrorist attacks. Here is what Trump’s order on “extreme vetting” – denounced by civil rights groups as discriminatory – includes. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF VISAS FOR CERTAIN COUNTRIES The order bars the entry of foreign nationals from certain countries for 90 days. While no countries are […]
The New York Times is not heeding the admonition to “keep its mouth shut” from Steven Bannon, President Trump’s strategic Svengali, judging by a pointed tweet sent Trump Saturday. A brief volley of tweets falls short of open warfare but is far from the abject, humiliation drenched passivity that Bannon feels apt from The Times and other media. It was all prompted by Trump’s curious and seeming […]
Dubai, 26 January 2017 Dentons advised Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), a leading pan-African multilateral development finance institution and project developer, on its inaugural issuance of US$150 million trust certificates (Sukuk) due 2020, which completed on 24 January 2017. In addition to being AFC’s maiden Sukuk issuance, the transaction represented the first Sukuk to be issued by an African supranational entity. The Sukuk were offered to international investors […]
ANKARA British Prime Minister Theresa May said in Ankara on Saturday that Turkey should maintain human rights and the rule of law, alluding to the arrests and sackings of thousands of people following last year’s failed coup. May, visiting Turkey after a trip to Washington where she met U.S. President Donald Trump, is making her first foreign visits as Prime Minister, promoting trade deals to strengthen her […]
I’ve been thinking a lot about the future of magazine publishing. I’m the Editor-in-Chief of a brand that stubbornly features “magazine” in its name, so this should come as no surprise. Although PC Magazine ceased publishing a print version in 2009, thousands of subscribers continue to pay for our Digital Edition. The question is, with an almost infinite amount of free content online, why pay for it? […]
By Ben Hirschler | LONDON LONDON European prices for some off-patent cancer drugs have risen by more than 100 percent in the past five years, with two cases of hikes exceeding 1,000 percent, according to data presented at a medical conference on Saturday. Similar price rises for old drugs have sparked outrage in the United States, where former hedge fund manager Martin Shkreli was pilloried in 2015 […]
CAIRO Five Iraqi passengers and one Yemeni were barred from boarding an EgyptAir flight from Cairo to New York on Saturday following President Donald Trump’s ban on the entry of citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries, sources at Cairo airport said. Trump on Friday put a four-month hold on allowing refugees into the United States and temporarily barred travellers from Syria and six other Muslim-majority countries, saying the […]
Google is rumored to launch its Android Wear 2.0 beta build on Feb. 9, and now an image of LG Watch Style has leaked on Twitter, which will come running on the latest OS. It is speculated that LG intends to launch two smartwatches – the LG Watch Style and the LG Watch Sport in the near term. The latest leak comes courtesy of well-known leakster Evan Blass who […]
newslide Marvel’s Black Panther filming gets underway Marvel Studios has announced that filming has begun on its latest superhero epic which for the first time will feature a black actor, Chadwick Boseman, in the lead role. The news comes just after a record number of black actors were nominated for this year’s Oscars and as Hollywood pushes for more diversity. Boseman will play the lead role in […]
January 28, 2017 by: Hannah Kuchler in San Francisco and agencies Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will limit immigration and refugees from some Muslim-majority countries, fulfilling a campaign-trail promise to introduce what he dubbed “extreme vetting.” He criticised state department policy for allowing the 9/11 terrorists to obtain visas. “I’m establishing new vetting measures to keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the United States […]
“There’s no way I would be at 23 without her; there’s no way I would be at 1 without her,” Serena Williams said of Venus Williams in the on-court ceremony after their match. Photo Venus, left, and Serena Williams embraced after the Australian Open final. Credit William West/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images “There’s no way I would have anything without her. She’s my inspiration,” Serena Williams continued. […]
By Stephanie Nebehay | GENEVA GENEVA The United Nations refugee agency and International Organization for Migration (IOM) called on the Trump administration on Saturday to continue offering asylum to people fleeing war and persecution, saying its resettlement programme was vital. U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday put a four-month hold on allowing refugees into the United States and temporarily barred travelers from Syria and six other Muslim-majority […]
PARIS U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to limit immigration and refugees from some Muslim-majority countries is worrying, the French foreign minister said on Saturday. “This can only worry us,” Jean-Marc Ayrault, who was speaking at a joint press conference with his German counterpart Sigmar Gabriel in Paris. “Welcoming refugees who flee war and oppression is part of our duty.” Trump on Friday signed an executive order that […]
This year’s results highlight the connection between corruption and inequality The writer served as Executive Editor of The Express Tribune from 2009 to 2014 Revelations of tax-evasion and money-laundering networks on a global scale in the so-called Panama Papers helped make the world appear more corrupt last year, according to graft watchdog Transparency International. The Berlin-based organisation said there were more falling scores than rising ones on […]
Appointment of Discover The World Germany as representative to highlight strong sales pitch by the Middle East’s leading Destination Management Company at ITB Berlin Dubai, United Arab Emirates 26 January, 2017: Desert Adventures, part of the Kuoni Destination Management Specialists division, has set its sights on attracting more guests and getting a lion’s share from the German-speaking market with the appointment of Discover The World-Germany as its representative. […]
BERLIN About 40 mostly high-ranking Turkish soldiers who worked at NATO facilities in Germany but were suspended after the failed coup in Turkey in July have requested asylum in Germany, news magazine Der Spiegel and broadcaster ARD reported on Saturday. No comment was immediately available from the government or NATO officials. The reports of the asylum applications filed by Turkish soldiers in Germany came as Chancellor Angela […]
BEIRUT Syrian government forces entered the village of Ain al-Fija near Damascus on Saturday and took control from rebels of a spring and pumping station that supply most of the capital’s water, a military media unit run by Lebanese group Hezbollah said. A monitoring group said the Syrian army had not yet entered the village, but was expected to under a deal reached with rebels who have […]
SEATTLE Boeing Co (BA.N) and its largest union said on Friday they had agreed on a February date for a union vote at Boeing’s jetliner factory in South Carolina, setting up what is likely to be a fresh battle between the union and the world’s biggest plane maker. International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Workers spokesman Mike Evans said in a statement that about 2,850 workers at […]
Six-year-old girls are less likely than boys to believe their gender is poised for brilliance, and they better tend to veer away from activities that require those smarts, a new study has found. It’s an attitude shift from when they were age 5, a time when they are just as likely as boys to deem their own gender brilliant and willingly take on relevant activities. These are the […]
Rami al Ali offered a deceptively simple column gown, in the palest lilac, with a train that pooled onto the floor. It looked like an updated kimono, with billowing sleeves that were caught at the wrist and cherry blossom embroidery delicately scattered across the shoulders and hips. The collar — high enough to cover the chin, was held stiff and starched away from the face, making the […]
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder, has become one of the first chief executives to openly challenge President Donald Trump, criticising an executive order that pledges “extreme vetting” of immigrants and a ban on Syrian refugees. Responding to the order on Facebook, Mr Zuckerberg wrote that the US should be proud to be a nation of immigrants and focus on excluding only people who actually pose a threat. He […]
