Srinagar / AFP Police in Indian-administered Kashmir have arrested a top separatist leader, his aide said on Saturday, as the region’s chief minister met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and defended a 50-day lockdown on the region. Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, chief cleric and head of All Parties Hurriyat (Freedom) Conference, a political coalition opposed to the Indian rule of Kashmir, ...

  Tunis / AFP Tunisia’s new Prime Minister Youssef Chahed and members of his cabinet were sworn in on Saturday, the presidency said, after approval from parliament. The prime minister and his 26 ministers swore to “work devotedly for the good of Tunisia” and to “respect its constitution and laws”, it said. Chahed, at 40, is the country’s youngest prime ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business MEED has announced the inauguration of Innovation Live!, the first initiative of its kind designed to converge government and business innovation ideologies and subsequently find solutions in the sustainable energy, smart cities, education, healthcare, transport and industrial diversification sectors. The Innovation Live! Summit, the focal event of the initiative, will be an anchor event in ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Properties (DP), a leading Dubai-based real estate master developer and asset manager has announced townhouses in the Portuguese-inspired community, Casa Dora at Serena in DUBAILAND, will be released soon for sale at the DP sales and customer services centre in Ras Al Khor. Following the success of the first release of townhouses in the ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Multi-award winning global retail chain Joyalukkas gives patrons more reasons to rejoice with Happy Diamonds. Launched in 2015, Happy Diamonds successfully brought joy to customers with high-quality diamond jewellery at mid-range prices. “Premium jewellery is meant to be enjoyed and does not have to come at premium prices,” says Mr. John Paul Alukkas, Executive Director, ...

  Bassam Samman / Special to Emirates Business Fraud is always a possibility in any type or size of business, more so during times of global economic uncertainty. Projects are particularly susceptible to fraud given the complexity, scope and huge cost of construction and engineering activities. A report on fraud in the construction industry issued by global advisory firm Grant ...

  To appreciate what’s at stake for the world in this year’s U.S. presidential election, it’s useful to visit a place like Australia that has been one of our most faithful allies — and that appears to be mortified at what’s happening in American politics. Australians are polite, in their own rowdy way. And they know they have to live ...

  By any measure, Shanghai is one of the world’s biggest cities. It’s home to more than 24 million people. Its subway system is the longest ever built, extending to its rural limits. Crowds are so thick that burly “shovers” get paid to help pack the trains. Now the local government is saying enough is enough: Documents released this week ...

  The U.S. Treasury thinks it’s bad enough that companies such as Apple park piles of cash overseas to avoid paying tax. What’s worse is when foreign authorities change the rules that attracted the money in the first place, and tax those holdings for themselves. In effect, the European Commission is threatening to do just that. Apple and other U.S. ...

  The long-standing dispute over canola exports will weigh heavy on Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s August 30-September 6 visit to China as he readies to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping and attend the G20 summit. In the run-up to the significant tour that comes at the invitation of Premier Li Keqiang, Ottawa has sent strong feelers that it ...