California sues e-cigarette firm Juul for targeting minors

Los Angeles: California announced Monday it is suing Juul, the United States’ largest electronic cigarette manufacturer, for illegally targeting minors with its marketing campaigns. E-cigarettes have soared in popularity among young people since they were introduced about a decade ago. California law prohibits the sale of vaporizing products to persons under the age of 21. […]

Lal Chand: Once a poor Pakistani boy, now a billionaire in UAE

Dubai: It’s that spot of darkness in his past he’ll never be able to get over. In Grade 8, while many of his peers were sleeping the sleep of the naive, Lal Chand was learning how the world worked; it would be a hard lesson. INSPIRING STORIES Video: Danube owner Rizwan Sajan, from street vendor to UAE-based […]

Technology reshapes the construction sector in region

It could be a scene from the future: a robot printing sections of three-metre high walls using a light, quick drying cement, for transportation to a construction site and assembly – but the practise looks set to become increasingly common in the UAE. Since Dubai put itself on the global construction technology map with its […]

Flynas looks to extend reach, buys 10 long-range Airbus aircraft

Dubai: Flynas, Saudi Arabia’s first low-cost airline, on Tuesday signed a firm order at the Dubai Airshow for ten long-range versions of the Airbus A321, building upon a preliminary deal signed at the Paris air show in June. The A321XLR, a new version of Airbus’ single-aisle plane that competes with Boeing’s 737 MAX, was launched […]

For Dh5 a day, you get ‘unli’ voice, video calls in UAE

Dubai: Now you can enjoy a virtually “unli” voice and video calls in the UAE for just Dh5 ($1.36) a day. Etisalat, the UAE’s incumbent carrier, has offered customers access to unlimited voice and video calls with a new app called Voico UAE, available today for download on most smartphones. And if you’re an Etisalat […]

UK manufacturers’ orders rise after no-deal Brexit avoided

London: British manufacturers saw a pick-up in orders in November albeit from near decade-low levels, helped by the avoidance of a no-deal Brexit at the end of October, a survey by the Confederation of British Industry showed on Tuesday. The CBI’s monthly orders balance rose to -26 from -37 in October, their highest level since […]

Tata Steel to cut 3,000 jobs as crisis rips through Europe

London: Tata Steel Ltd. plans to cut as many as 3,000 jobs across its European operations to cut costs in the latest blow to the region’s industry, with the move coming amid a heated general election campaign in the UK. About two-thirds of the reductions would be office-based staff, the company said in a statement. […]

Zimbabwe is open for business, says President Mnangagwa

Dubai: Zimbabwe is open for business and committed to creating conducive conditions and incentives for investors, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Monday at the Global Business Forum Africa 2019 in Dubai. During an interactive session on the first day of the forum, Mnangagwa explained that economic zones are being created in Zimbabwe as the […]