Recently, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced that France had secured a $50 billion contract to build Australia’s new submarine fleet, confirming weeks of speculation that Japan had lost out in the three-way competitive evaluation. While the outcome is definitely a missed strategic opportunity to enhance Australia-Japan defense ties, an overemphasis on it also risks missing the broader story ...

  The inauguration of Tsai Ing-wen as president of Taiwan offers a unique opportunity for Washington to address two fraught issues in U.S.-China relations. First, sending an appropriate high-level American official to Taipei would signal U.S. commitment to the democratic security of Taiwan in the face of Beijing’s intensifying pressure. Second, it would elevate Taiwan’s status as a regional security ...

  OUR Correspondent / Emirates Business Innovative food concepts, natural ingredients and a customer-focussed service environment, that’s what Doner Deli is all about. Ever since Hazem Elgendy and Mustafa Alrefaie founded their fast casual restaurant brand in 2014 in Dubai, it has quickly established itself as a synonym for authentic wholesome German street food across the UAE. Mustafa Alrefaie told ...

  Our Correspondent / EMIRATES BUSINESS Vendome International Property (VIP) is one of the most successful international real estate consultancy companies based in the Middle East that was founded by a French developer Laurent Bailet, back in 2010. The company is solely owned by the parent company, LB Creations, with head office in France. VIP has a strong background of ...

  Dubai / WAM The first materials library of its kind in the world is all set to open in Dubai this year. The pioneer project will be the first in the world accessible to both design related industries and the public. D-Town Library will have capacity to display thousands of materials — becoming the largest archive in the globe. ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Phoenix Contact, an electrical engineering company recently released the company’s growth figures for 2015 and strategic growth plans for 2016. “We achieved our planned revenue growth of eight percent in 2015 and are therefore in a strong, secure market position,” stated Chief Executive Officer Frank Stührenberg at a press conference, expressing his satisfaction with Phoenix ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business In line with its steadfast mission to add life to its valued customers’ entertainment experiences, du has partnered with Ticketmaster to launch an exclusive discount offer. Now onwards, all du customers can enjoy 15 percent off main events’ tickets booked through the entertainment giant’s website, which was specifically created for du and will host tickets ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etisalat has announced the exclusive launch of the latest 4G+/LTE HTC 10 smartphone for its customers in the UAE at zero upfront and starting as low as AED105 per month. The new mobile device from HTC can be purchased from key Etisalat Business Centres and authorized retail outlets across the UAE. Customers can also ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Al-Futtaim Engineering’s Building Products division has been recognised as the ‘Outstanding Distributor’ for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region by TOTO Asia Oceania Middle East. The award was presented to Dawood Ozair, Senior Managing Director of Al-Futtaim Engineering and Technologies, and Wasim Haider, General Manager of Building Products division at Al-Futtaim Engineering, by ...

DUBAI / Reuters Kuwaiti telecom firm Zain has agreed to buy Abu Dhabi-listed Etisalat’s 92.3 percent stake in Sudanese fixed line operator Canar for AED 349.6 million ($95.2 mn). The deal would strengthen Zain’s grip on Sudan’s telecom sector where it is already the top mobile operator by subscribers and has long sought to add a fixed-line licence. It is ...