June, 2016

• 19 June

  Banking goes branchless

  

    Ritika Sharma / Emirates Business Banking sector in the country is witnessing a massive makeover. Mobile banking, which has been emerging as one of the fastest growing segments over the last couple of years, is sure to change the way we have known the industry for decades. UAE is gearing up for the surging trend, which would put an ...

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• 19 June

  KwB discusses ties with London School

  

    Sharjah / Emirates Business Knowledge without Borders (KwB), the Sharjah-based cultural project, has expanded its sphere of influence following a visit to the London School of Publishing (LSP). The Sharjah–based project, which functions to promote a culture of reading in the UAE and to encourage a love of books in its citizens, attended the UK capital’s premium publishing institution ...

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• 19 June

  Malicious DNS activity in enterprises goes up

    Dubai / Emirates Business Infoblox Inc., the network control company, has announced results of the Infoblox Security Assessment Report for the first quarter of 2016, which finds that 83 percent—more than four out of five—of enterprise networks tested by Infoblox show evidence of malicious DNS activity. Infoblox, an industry leader in securing Domain Name System (DNS) infrastructure, offers free ...

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• 19 June

  DED, Visa launch card security week in UAE

  

    Dubai / Emirates Business The Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai and its long-standing partner, Visa, a global payments technology company, launched UAE Card Security Week, a consumer awareness campaign to promote safe online shopping habits and educate consumers on ways to avoid payment fraud in the UAE. The campaign is launched against the backdrop of growing adoption ...

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• 19 June

  Mounting pressure unlikely to sway Obama on Syria

  

    Washington / AFP Exasperated US diplomats are in open revolt over Barack Obama’s Syria policy, but radical change is unlikely in the twilight of his presidency. More than 280,000 people have been killed. Millions more have fled their homes. A relentless drumbeat of cluster bombs, barrel bombs, chemical bombs, murder, rape and torture has turned swaths of Syria to dust. ...

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• 19 June

  31 dead, 26 missing in Indonesian floods, landslides

  

    Jakarta / AFP Flash flooding and landslides in Indonesia have killed 31 and left more than two dozen missing, an official said on Sunday, with mud avalanches burying people inside their homes. Torrential rain since Saturday has triggered serious flooding across Central Java, with thousands of homes inundated, said disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho. “Initial data… shows the ...

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• 19 June

  Protesters rally against US military on Okinawa

  

    Japan / AFP Thousands of demonstrators rallied on the Japanese island of Okinawa on Sunday against the heavy US military presence and violent crimes by American personnel that have angered residents for decades. Protesters, which organisers expected to number more than 50,000, gathered in the prefectural capital Naha, infuriated with the United States after a former Marine employed as ...

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• 19 June

  US aircraft carriers start drills off Philippines

    Manila / AFP Two US aircraft carriers have started exercises in the Philippine Sea, defence officials said on Sunday, as Washington’s close ally Manila faces growing pressure from Beijing in the South China Sea. The US Pacific Command said the USS John C Stennis and USS Ronald Reagan, among the world’s largest warships, began conducting air defense drills, sea ...

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• 19 June

  Australia’s oppn party vows fierce poll fight

    Sydney / AFP Three years after being ousted from power following a tumultuous period of infighting in which two prime ministers were deposed, Australia’s opposition Labor said on Sunday it was ready to return to Canberra ahead of national elections. The July 2 poll is tipped to be a tight race, and could see the ruling Liberal-National coalition become ...

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• 19 June

  Referendum gamble to define Cameron legacy

  

    LONDON / AP It’s often said that David Cameron is a lucky politician who has seemed to coast through politics on instinct and charm during a career that has culminated in six years as British prime minister. But now his luck may be running out. In calling a referendum on Britain’s membership in the European Union, Cameron has made a ...

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