Sharjah / Emirates Business Dr Sultan Al-Qasimi Centre of Gulf Studies is set to join the growing list of locations hosting performances from the Sharjah Light Festival (SLF), which is scheduled to dazzle the public for 10 days until February 11 – from 6pm to 11pm on weekdays and until midnight on weekends. The Festival is organised by the …

  Bloomberg The software industry went on a shopping spree in 2016, and this year could be even busier, bolstered by the new president’s policies and what one analyst suggests could be a major deal by Google. The value of software deals in 2016 topped $115 billion for acquisitions closed or pending, according to data gathered by Bloomberg. That’s up …

  WASHINGTON / AP The first US jobs report to be released since Donald Trump became president will reveal whether growing confidence among businesses fueled an accelerated pace of hiring in January. Economists remain watchful. They have forecast that the government will report that employers added a solid if unspectacular 175,000 jobs, according to data provider FactSet. That’s roughly in …