Faster internet as du confirms new subsea cables to link UAE, Pakistan

Dubai: Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), the parent company of du, is driving the progress of the nation by facilitating the launch of a new submarine cable between the UAE and Pakistan. The cables are expected to provide faster internet connectivity speeds and increase the amount of data flowing in and out of the UAE […]

Sanctions are putting the squeeze on Iran’s trade

Dubai: In a stark indication of the impact of US sanctions and regional political tensions, the UAE’s exports to Iran dropped by over 30 per cent in the first 10 months of the Iranian year, which began on March 21, 2018. Tumbling exports to the isolated country were recorded with four of Iran’s largest trading […]

Total defence deals at Idex reach Dh20 billion in 5 days

Abu Dhabi: The UAE Armed Forces signed deals worth Dh402 million on the final day of International Defence Exhibition (Idex) 2019 in Abu Dhabi. The total deals signed during the five-day event reached more than Dh20 billion, organisers announced on Thursday. Among those signed on the final day were seven contracts with the local firms and […]

du, Etisalat start taking pre-orders for new Samsung Galaxy S10 in UAE

Dubai: The UAE’s telecom operators are now accepting pre-orders for the latest Samsung smartphones that were unveiled this week. Etisalat and du have just announced that customers in Dubai can order from today, Thursday, the Galaxy S10. Early buyers are being enticed with freebies worth up to Dh1,249, in a bid to ramp up orders ahead […]

Ex-Nissan head Carlos Ghosn held $260,000 Brazilian party and charged employers for it, documents show

Former Renault and Nissan head Carlos Ghosn and his wife invited friends to a $260,000 (Dh955,000) Carnival party in Brazil last year and charged it to his employers, documents seen by AFP show, a move Ghosn’s lawyer defended as a routine corporate function for a multinational CEO. News of the party is the latest evidence […]