By Zakiya Afzani Barclays Bank have been charged with serious fraud Barclays and four former executives have been charged with serious fraud over their actions in the 2008 financial crisis. The Serious Fraud Office case relates to the way the bank raised billion of pounds from Qatari investors enabling it…
By Sulayman Al-Said The 10 thousand year old accountants’ records The ancient Egyptians in the age of Jahiliyyah used to believe that literacy was divine, a gift from baboon-faced Thoth, their deity of knowledge. Scholars no longer embrace that theory, but why ancient civilisations developed writing was a mystery for…
By Rashid Al Saud Qatar left isolated as crisis deepens Egypt is just one of the latest countries to close it’s airspace to Qatari planes in a growing diplomatic row, with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain expected to do the same today. Several countries have cut ties with Qatar, accusing it…
By Mustafa Abdullah Al-Said Travel | Tourist burned to death in Hotel shower The family of a tourist who died after being scalded in an Edinburgh hotel shower has received an apology and financial compensation from the owners. Kalyani Uthaman, 59, from India had been on holiday in Scotland…
By Muhammad Karin Al-Sa’id Technology | Apple launches new website for iPhone photographers US President Donald Trump primarily discussed security and military deals with Gulf leaders on his second day in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he will later speak to Arab and Islamic leaders about Islam and combating terrorism. Trump…
By Zakiya Afzani UAE | Princess to stand trial on Human Trafficking and Slavery charges in Belgium Eight Emirati princesses are standing trial in Brussels after being accused of trafficking servants into Belgium and holding them in near “slavery” conditions, Newspaper ‘ The Independent’ has reported. It has been…
By Muhammad Ashraf Technology | Apple launches new website for iPhone photographers It’s no secret that the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus have fantastic cameras. Thanks to innovations like optical image stabilization and high-quality zoom (Optical zoom in the iPhone 7 Plus only), it’s produced some of the…
By Edward Burkheart Why Apple can charge what it likes The Berkshire Hathaway CEO says that when iPhone users need to upgrade their phones, they’ll continue to buy iPhones, even though other companies make cheaper devices. Al-Sahawat Times | Global News Channel from Oman and UAE People who buy iPhones…
By Zakiya Afzani Apple may be worth more than $1 Trillion Apple has landed a $1 trillion valuation estimate, from US broker Drexel Hamilton, as the race heats up for which company will pass the trillion dollar mark. On the day the iPhone giant’s shares surpassed $800bn for the first time, Drexel used a new…
By Zakiya Afzani UK need to pay out €113bn in overdue EU contributions before it can leave the block via Brexit Brussels will slap a hefty price tag on Britain’s Brexit bill by demanding an upfront gross payment of €113bn it has been reported. The Financial Times has analysed…
