Carrefour signals Kenya entry with ads for jobs (Business Daily (Kenya))
French retail giant Carrefour has opened the search for top managers to run its local operations, signalling its imminent entry into Kenya after an initial announcement that it had booked space as an anchor tenant in two upcoming high-end shopping malls.The supermarket chain has already appointed a country manager forContinue Reading
Sisi Seeks to Mend Gulf Ties After Leaked Recordings (Al-Akhbar (Lebanon))
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called the leaders of Gulf Arab states to reassure them of strong Egyptian-Gulf ties after a leaked audio recording that purports to show him and senior aides being derisive of their rich Gulf donors. Mekameleen, a pro-Islamist TV channel that aired the tape over theContinue Reading
Eton Institute's Mobile Learning Offers Spontaneous and Connected Learning 24/7 (PR Newswire)
DUBAI, UAE, February 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Eton Institute promotes cultural knowledge and awareness through its Mobile Learning programs, returning students full circle to spontaneous, connected learning. Although difficult to believe, the first successful foray of man in space in 1961 pre-dates the arrival of the Internet, the personal computerContinue Reading
A Dangerous Dating Game With Elections [column] (allAfrica.com)
So the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) decided to postpone the 2015 elections with just seven days to go? What a shame. Since January 2014 – more than a year ago – when INEC released the timetable, officials of the commission had consistently assured Nigerians that they were ready forContinue Reading
Datapro Chief Preaches Adoption of Anti-Money Laundering Measures (allAfrica.com)
Banks have been told to see anti-money laundering (AML/CFT) compliance as an obligation because of the need to insulate banks and other financial institutions against activities of criminals. Managing Director of DataPro Limited, Mr. Abimbola Adeseyoju, who said this at the January meeting of the Committee of Chief Compliance OfficersContinue Reading
US Hostage Fate Uncertain Amid Increasing Anti-ISIS Strikes (Al-Akhbar (Lebanon))
Coalition warplanes allegedly pounded a stronghold of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) jihadist group in Syria Saturday amid uncertainty over the fate of a US hostage the jihadists claim was killed in an earlier raid. The United Arab Emirates (UAE), meanwhile, said it would station a squadronContinue Reading
'UAE Drones for Good Award' Announces Winner of US$1 Million International Prize (PR Newswire)
DUBAI, UAE, February 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — The winners of the first ‘UAE Drones for Good Award’, the largest award of its kind in the world, were announced today in the presence of His Highness Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE ministers and international dignitaries. The competition, launched at theContinue Reading
If terror is political theatre, ISIL is an Oscar winner (Al Jazeera)
Despite Syrian regime’s barrel bombs, stories of ISIL hostages dominate the airwaves. The painful death of Moaz al-Kassasbeh was felt across the world. Like those of Alan Henning, David Haines, Peter Kassig, Haruna Yukawa, Kenji Goto and many more before him, Kassasbeh’s death dominated the international headlines. World leaders spokeContinue Reading