DUBAI / WAM The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) recently hosted a workshop on ‘Implementing the Business Continuity Management Programme in Emergencies’, for the purpose of ensuring business continuity in the Information and Communications Technology sector, in emergency and crisis situations. The workshop saw the attendance of ICT sector operators in addition to nominees from the local emergency and crisis …

  New York / AFP President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday selected a political ally with close ties to China as ambassador to Beijing, stressed his determination to create US jobs and revealed he consulted with Barack Obama on his cabinet picks. The Republican’s election victory shocked the US establishment and alarmed the world, which is now waiting with bated breath …

  Brussels / AFP EU negotiators said on Thursday they have resolved an internal row that had delayed visa-free travel to Europe for Ukrainians and Georgians. The European Commission and the bloc’s 28 members will be able to reimpose visa requirements more quickly and more easily under a compromise deal amid fears over immigration and terrorism. The deal struck between the …