South Korea: Samsung Electronics Co. has appointed Taemoon Roh the head of its smartphone division, tasking a veteran executive with oversight of the world’s largest mobile devices business. Roh, who was formerly the unit’s No. 2 executive, will take over the top job from Koh Dong-Jin, Samsung announced Monday. Koh remains head of the Korean […]
Firefighters have extinguished the fire, moving the boat to a secure location.
The lowest temperature recorded today morning was 8.2 °C in Jais Mountain.
Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) on Wednesday announced investments totalling Dh60 million for start-ups and fund managers applying to its ventures fund. The ventures fund was opened in May 2019 as part of Abu Dhabi Governmnet’s Ghadan 21 accelerator programme, with an aim of supporting start-ups in the emirate and strengthening the […]
Beirut: Lebanon’s incoming Finance Minister Gazi Wazni said the fate of debt maturing in March will be the new government’s top priority when it meets next week, as investor concerns intensify that the country could default on its next payment. “Next week, the government will meet and decide on this,” Wazni said Wednesday in his […]
The number of confirmed cases also leapt to 830.
Motorists need to take note of road closures and diversions.
DAVOS: US President Donald Trump relaunched a major trade offensive against Europe on Wednesday, threatening to hit the EU with damaging auto tariffs if Europeans failed to agree a long-delayed trade deal. “The European Union is tougher to deal with than anybody. They’ve taken advantage of our country for many years.” Trump told Fox Business […]
Vancouver: The Canadian court tussle over the arrest of a Huawei telecoms executive was put in limbo Thursday when a judge adjourned the case that pits the United States against China. Washington is seeking extradition of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, who was arrested in December 2018 during a flight stopover in Vancouver. Huawei […]
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Wednesday tweeted that the UAE had launched a global logistics passport at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “A year ago, we launched the ‘Dubai Silk Road’ as part of the 50–year Charter. Today […]