By Aminah Khan Egypt | The land that runs without banks Tarek El Khouly, deputy governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), said that only 33 percent of Egyptian adults have bank accounts, stressing that the CBE aims to double this number in a short span of time. …
By Volta D’Emanuale There’s a ZRAK for that! ZRAK We have all heard the now infamous Apple saying when iPhone first launched the App Store…”There’s an App for that”. Meaning that no matter what you need Apple has it covered all under one roof with and endless array of partners…
By Mansood Akbar Catalan separatist leaders jailed in Spain Catalan Crisis Catalan leaders who have threatened to declare independence in a move ruled illegal by the EU have run out of time Madrid says. As violence in region of North East Spain claims thousands of victims, Madrid jails leaders…
By Azam Buhairi USA leaves UNESCO over Israel row Officials announced that the US will leave the international education, science, peace, environment, anti-extremisim, press freedoms and cultural organization in 2018, citing concerns over “Isreal’s Interests”. The United States will pull out of UNESCO, the international scientific and cultural heritage…
By Mehmet Islam Dove apologises for ‘racist’ adverts Beauty brand Dove has been forced to apologise after releasing a series of “racist” images that appeared to show a black woman turning white after using their soaps. One of the campaigns sees a black woman peeling off her T-shirt to…
By Ajiša Dragičović Saudi Arabia’s King Salman trapped on his own golden escalators Saudi King Salman’s golden escalator onboard his private jet broke down on visit to Russia trapping the King in a state of awkwardness. Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud suffered an embarrassing arrival in…
By Farooq Hassan Oman’s designer eggs, the next Fabergé? Ok so perhaps the 69 highly jewelled designer eggs produced between 1885 and 1917 for the Russian Tsars from the Romanov Dynasty that the world knows best as Fabergé Eggs is a little unfair of a comparison. Fabergé Eggs were…
By Janessa Estevez Catalan Independence | Barcelona on lockdown Catalonia/Catalunya heads into a landmark moment in its modern history this weekend, and no one really knows how it’s going to play out, tensions are high and so are the stakes. Spanish government spokesman Inigo Mendez de Vigo said on…
By Bilal Ahmad Omani Sheikh spends £25 million in London An Omani Sheikh has spent £25 million in London at a time when the UK economy needs it the most. The spending spree was on just two purchases, a £17 million flat in Knightsbridge… and another £8m flat for…
By AIsha Butt Huawei Mate 10 the real “AI Phone” makes a mockery of iPhone X (10) Chinese mobile maker, Huawei overtook Apple earlier this year to become the second biggest phone manufacturer in the world (by units sold) just behind Samsung. Huawei has taken to trolling Apple in…
