Abu Dhabi: There’s a palpable excitement in the air as Etisalat on Wednesday unveiled the newly crafted “together” emoji. July 17 is the sixth World Emoji Day, a day to celebrate the use of every emoji possible on your social media accounts. Avid emoji fans may soon find themselves excitedly embracing the new ‘together’ emoji. Depicting […]
The Bank of England has chosen codebreaker and computing pioneer Alan Turing as the face of the country’s new 50 pound note. Governor Mark Carney said Monday that Turing was “a giant on whose shoulders so many now stand.” Turing’s work cracking Nazi Germany’s secret communications helped win World War II, but after the war […]
The Gitex Technology Week is all set to return on October 6. The mammoth 5-day event is a one-stop shop for tech glitterati, who converge to showcase and experience the world’s most advanced technology and drive digital transformation. Take this: According to a survey conducted by the organisers of the show, a staggering $179 million worth […]
Saudi Arabia:Riyadh: The Saudi government on Tuesday decided to allow businesses in the kingdom to operate for 24 hours as the country is seeking to diversify and boost economic activities. The extended hours will be in exchange for fees that the minister of municipal and village affairs will determine “according to considerations that he will […]
San Francisco: Amazon workers walked out of a main distribution center in Minnesota on Monday, protesting for improved working conditions during the e-commerce titan’s major “Prime” shopping event. Amazon workers picketed outside the facility, briefly delaying a few trucks and waving signs with messages along the lines of “We’re human, not robots.” “We know Prime […]
The Sharjah Police have launched a city-wide hunt for the boy.
The travel process starts right at the traveller’s home, when he packs his baggage.
With an aim to empower and educate women investors and entrepreneurs in the Middle East, Dubai-based investment group Womena launched ‘Womentum’, which received the highest number of female applicants to an accelerator in the region last year. Womena invested around AED3 million (US$817K) into 7 female-led tech startups including Souqalmal.com, one of the top disruptive […]
In just over two years, Dubai headquartered global modest luxury retailer, The Modist, has grown to become a powerhouse in e-commerce, tapping into a global market estimated to be in excess of US$200 billion and growing. Shipping worldwide from Dubai to over 120 countries, the female backed company has established strong footholds in mega purchasing […]
The court has also directed Pakistan to provide effective review and reconsideration of his conviction and sentences.