Startups pitch their business models
Flat6Labs Bahrain hosted its Second Demo Day at The National Theatre of Bahrain where eight startups from its second cycle pitched their businesses. The second cycle received over 200 applications from more than 40 countries which were
Look Away: A voyeuristic, unflinching decent into teenage madness
Poor Maria (India Eisley) isn’t quite the Carrie White of her wealthy, every-town USA high school, but she inhabits the same circle of Hell, the one filled with girls who aren’t cute enough or self-confident enough or socia
Turkey tumbles into recession
Turkey’s economy entered its first recession in a decade, official data showed yesterday, just weeks before President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government faces local elections where growth and inflation will be key issues for
Abbas appoints Shtayyeh as PM
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas appointed longtime ally Mohammad Shtayyeh as prime minister on Sunday, a senior official said, in a move seen as part of efforts to further isolate Hamas. Abbas asked Shtayyeh, a member of the central
Owner’s ‘deep remorse’ over Pacific reef spill
The owner of a grounded cargo ship that is leaking oil into World Heritage-listed waters in the Solomon Islands has apologised for the environmental disaster but denied the crew were drunk when the accident happened. MV Solomon Trader
Radio stations drop Michael Jackson’s music over abuse claims
Radio stations in Australia, Canada and New Zealand are refusing to play Michael Jackson’s music in the wake of fresh allegations against him of child sex abuse. Sydney’s Nova Entertainment on Thursday became the latest rad
2,200 companies registered for VAT
Over 2,200 companies in the Kingdom have registered with National Bureau for Revenue since the implementation of Value-Added Tax (VAT), said Minister of Finance and National Economy, Shaikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa.
Up to 100 still feared trapped in gold mine
Indonesian authorities warned yesterday that up to 100 people could still be trapped and feared dead inside a collapsed illegal gold mine despite a painstaking rescue effort that has so far plucked 19 people alive from the rubble, but
