Jerusalem / AFP Israeli ex-president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres died on Wednesday, some two weeks after suffering a major stroke. Peres, who was 93, held nearly every major office in the country, serving twice as prime minister and also as president, a mostly ceremonial role, from 2007 to 2014. He won the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize jointly ...

  Ankara / AFP Turkey said on Wednesday that courts have placed 32,000 suspects under arrest on charges of links to a group run by the US-based preacher blamed for the July coup bid, as the country braces for the most extensive trials in its history. Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag told NTV television that 70,000 people had been investigated after the ...

  Manbij / AFP Children rushed out into the schoolyard for break time on the first day of classes in the Syrian town of Manbij, ignoring the IS group insignia on a nearby wall. They were savouring more than just the late September sun: it was their first normal schoolday after two years of brutal extremist rule over their hometown. “We ...

  Ajman / Emirates Business A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote tourism growth in the emirate and enhance business opportunities was signed between the Ajman Tourism Development Department (ATDD) and Gulf Chinese Trading Corporation. HE Faisal Al Nuaimi, General Manager of ATDD and Feng Luo, General Manager of Gulf Chinese Trading Corporation, operator of Ajman China Mall signed the ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates NBD, one of the leading banking groups in the region, is partnering with Integreat Center, a newly founded educational institution for young adults with disabilities, to fund their ‘Money Management’ programme, aimed to teach students with disabilities about financial literacy and enable them to further their financial independence. Under its Together Limitless platform, the ...

  Ajman / Emirates Business Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated entity for culture, arts and heritage, will be celebrating a decade of success with the 10th edition of the Dubai Festival for Youth Theatre. The upcoming festival, which will run for 10 days from the October 22 to 31, is expected to attract a significant ...

  Al Ain / Emirates Business Al Qattara Arts Centre, operated by Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) as a creative arts hub and gallery in Al Ain’s historic Al Qattara fort, is contributing to Al Ain Book Fair (AABF) with a wide range of cultural and arts activities. Highlights of the Al Qattara Arts Centre Pavilion ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business UAE-based telecommunications service provider, du, demonstrated e-SIM for the first time in the Middle East, in collaboration with Gemalto, the world leader in digital security. Demonstrated during a roundtable held on Wednesday at the Grand Midwest Hotel in Media City, the e-SIM initiative will enable du’s subscribers to activate the e-SIM on any device over ...

  Bloomberg So far Apple Inc.’s HealthKit has mostly collected fitness data from its devices. In the future, if the company gets its way, the software will interpret that information, turning it into advice for users, doctors and others. Scores of health-care experts hired by Apple in recent years are building improved electronic health record software that can better analyze ...

  Bloomberg Microsoft Corp. agreed to provide cloud-computing services for cars made by Nissan Motor Co. and Renault SA as the manufacturers push ahead with developing connected vehicles. Microsoft will build cloud infrastructure for the two carmakers that can host navigation data and allows drivers to predict gas usage and check on their cars remotely, the Redmond, Washington-based software producer ...