Istanbul, Turkey / AFP Turkey on Thursday detained 13 suspected IS extremists over the deadly Istanbul airport attack, as chilling details emerged of how suicide bombers launched their assault. The death toll from Tuesday’s gun and suicide bomb spree at Ataturk airport has risen to 42, state-run news agency Anadolu said, with 13 foreigners among the dead and more than 200 ...
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27 killed in Taliban attack on Afghanistan police cadets
Kabul, Afghanistan / AFP The Taliban on Thursday attacked a convoy of buses transporting police cadets in Kabul, officials said, killing at least 27 of them and wounding 40 in two powerful explosions. The incident, which was condemned as a “crime against humanity†by President Ashraf Ghani, comes little over a week after 14 Nepali security guards who were heading ...
Read More »UN security handover point of pride and fear in Liberia
Gaziantep /AFP As Liberia’s security forces take over on Thursday from UN peacekeepers for the first time since civil war ended 13 years ago, national pride is mixed with fears the underfunded police are not up to the task. Government forces and rebel groups raped, massacred and maimed hundreds of thousands of people during two conflicts between 1989 and ...
Read More »Graffiti earns the right space, and a few bucks too
Gelsenkirchen / DPA Standing on a cherry-picker 20 metres above the ground, his mouth covered by a mask, Den Geffert spray-paints graffiti on the concrete wall in front of him with quick, practised movements. It’s a big project — the air-raid shelter exterior is almost as big as two tennis courts turned on their sides. But Geffert, who goes ...
Read More »Is office sans walls the future of work?
John Boitnott / TNS In businesses across the country, cubicle walls are coming down. New companies eliminate walls from the start. Employees can quickly scan the immediate area and locate fellow team members who are hard at work alongside them. By eliminating the need to send emails or wander the office searching for people, organizations are sure that teams ...
Read More »Embracing the law of diversification
Our Correspondent EMIRATES BUSINESS Trojan Holding is a UAE based company headquartered in Abu Dhabi with a multinational workforce of over 25,000 employees operating at several office locations and various project sites. It comprises several industry-leading companies: Trojan General Contracting (TGC) specialising in mass housing projects, National Projects and Construction (NPC) specialising in high-rise and infrastructure projects, Royal Advance ...
Read More »Exquisitely designed devices with premium build quality
Our Correspondent EMIRATES BUSINESS OnePlus, the global technology start-up, has announced the exclusive launch of its much anticipated smartphone, OnePlus 3 on souq.com, the largest online marketplace and retail platform in the Middle East. Labelled as the smartphone ‚without compromises’, OnePlus 3 boasts dash charge, the fastest charging technology available today that delivers over 60 per cent charge in ...
Read More »UAE hotspot for Muslim travellers
ALKESH SHARMA / Emirates Business Increasing availability of Muslim-friendly travel facilities in the UAE, coupled with easy access to travel information about the nation is facilitating Emirates to strengthen its position as one of the most-sought-after destinations in the global Muslim travel market. Travel industry is expecting a nearly 18 percent increase in the arrival of Muslim tourists to ...
Read More »Outdated HR policies trigger inequality
Ritika Sharma / Emirates Business While intangible practices and biases are generally rated the most influential barriers for female leaders to grow professionally and become the norm in the industry, tangible barriers in the form of formal or old-fashioned Human Resource (HR) policies also play a foul role in hindering women from scaling the professional ladder in the Middle ...
Read More »Cayan Group celebrates partnership with ADCB
Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Cayan Group, the leading property developer in the Middle East, recently organized a ceremonial event to celebrate the Cash Management Partnership with Abu Dhabi Commercial Back (ADCB) the two companies have maintained and developed over several years. Senior representatives from both Cayan and ADCB attended the ceremony which was held at Cayan Group’s HQ ...
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