Dubai / WAM Dubai Electronic Security Centre (DESC), signed an MoU with the University of Dubai to promote research in information security, telecommunications and information systems. The MoU was signed by Yousuf Hamad Al Shaibani, Chief Executive Director of DESC and Dr. Essa Mohammed Al Bastaki, Director of University of Dubai, in the presence of a number of representatives from ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE equities are forging ahead with their winning streak for the second day running amidst a positive mood prevailing following Emaar’s outperformance which saw its share edge toward the AED8.00 mark for the first time in a year, closing at AED7.91 in Tuesday’s session. The upbeat sentiments created by Emaar’s announced IPO last week drove ...

Sharjah / Emirates Business Expo Centre Sharjah is all set to become the most visited retail and leisure destination this season, as the 16-day Ramadan Nights will begin from June 15. Being held as part of Sharjah Ramadan Festival organised by the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Ramadan Nights will incorporate all the elements to help residents and ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi has been selected as the host destination for the next edition of the International Council of Nurses Congress. The event, held every four years, is organised by the International Council of Nurses, ICN, the 2021 edition will be hosted by the Emirates Nursing Association, ENA, and supported by Abu Dhabi Convention Bureau, a division ...

Bloomberg Russia’s cyberattack on the US electoral system before Donald Trump’s election was far more widespread than has been publicly revealed, including incursions into voter databases and software systems in almost twice as many states as previously reported. In Illinois, investigators found evidence that cyber intruders tried to delete or alter voter data. The hackers accessed software designed to be ...

Bloomberg A record number of Britons took German citizenship in 2016 as the UK voted to leave the European Union, according to the German Federal Statistics Office. German authorities granted citizenship to 2,865 UK nationals last year, compared with about 600 in 2015, the agency said in a statement Tuesday. Only 3.9 percent of Britons who have lived in Germany ...

Bloomberg German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said that the UK would be welcomed back to the European Union if the British decided they no longer wanted to quit the bloc. In his first public comments on the matter since the U.K. election, Schaeuble said that “it’s up the British government to take their own decisions” on Brexit. He said he ...

Bloomberg Helen Zille, the former leader of South Africa’s main opposition Democratic Alliance, will remain as premier of the Western Cape province after giving a public apology for tweets that appeared to defend colonialism. Zille will be excluded from all party structures and the DA will control her communications, including her use of social media, DA leader Mmusi Maimane told ...

Bloomberg Panama is opening diplomatic relations with China, the latest blow to Taiwan as Beijing’s leaders seek to isolate the self-governed island. Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela announced the move in a national address. China is the second-biggest user of the Panama Canal and has played a key role in sectors from banking to telecommunications, he said, adding that Taiwan ...

Bloomberg Most of the hundreds detained at Monday’s anti-Kremlin protests in Moscow were released overnight, while opposition leader Alexey Navalny was sentenced to 30 days for his role in organizing the unsanctioned rally. Of the more than 800 people detained in Moscow, at least 32 were still being held at 4 a.m. local time, according to OVD-Info, a group that ...