Donald Trump is right about the UN – and the UK should follow him September 5, 2017 As Britain leaves the EU, is it time to re-examine our membership and funding of another international institution – the United Nations (UN)? Asking such a question will no doubt rile those who see the UN’s existence as inherently virtuous. A genuine forum for sovereign nation states to discuss international affairs and cooperate is a [...]
WeWork snaps up 280,000 square feet of space in South Bank for setting up the largest co-working space in the world June 7, 2017 US shared office group WeWork has agreed to lease 280,000 square feet near Waterloo station to set up the world's largest co-working space. Owned by property giant Almacantar, the space at Two Southbank Place was let as part of London's largest leasing agreement this year so far. WeWork has 12 locations in the capital and [...]
These UK-listed oil and gas firms are making advances in the North Sea February 17, 2017 Two London -listed oil and gas firms today announced major advances in their North Sea assets. Ithaca Energy's Stella field has finally come onstream after electrical faults and bad weather caused delays from late last year. In a statement today the company said: "Production has been started from the field and oil export to the adjacent shuttle [...]
The six best boutique and art hotels in Tel Aviv, Israel, from the eye-popping Artplus to The Montefiore June 17, 2016 Until about 2008, if you wanted to stay in Tel Aviv without slumming it, your options were limited to the hulking, ageing concrete corporate hotels lining the beach. Embarrassing, really, for a city so flush with style in art, design, food, and fashion. But in the last eight or so years, Israel’s biggest city has [...]
Jerusalem is the world’s top emerging start-up hub. We use a new app to navigate its culinary scene May 2, 2017 Think of Jerusalem and one imagines ancient history, religion, and regional tensions. Not craft beer, tech incubators and model-slash-DJs. It is, I discovered, a city of surprises. In the millennia-old Church of the Holy Sepulchre half a dozen worshippers from a variety of faiths kneel and touch the slab on which, it is believed, Christ’s [...]
Jeremy Corbyn has compared Israel to terror group Islamic State even as a new report has denied the party is “overrun” by anti-Semitism June 30, 2016 Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has sparked fresh controversy by appearing to compare the state of Israel to terror group Islamic State. Speaking at the launch of a report on Labour and anti-Semitism by former Liberty director Shami Chakrabarti, which cited "clear evidence" of hateful or ignorant attitudes and behaviours within a minority in the party, [...]
Here’s a hub for global cybersecurity expertise – and it’s not where you think April 18, 2017 An unexpected location is making a serious case as a worldwide centre of excellence in cybersecurity: Ireland. Cybersecurity activity in Ireland covers a thriving ecosystem, from multinationals at the cutting edge of cloud and mobile security, to indigenous companies working in a range of industries and with a variety of technologies, to academic research and [...]
G4S sells Israeli arm as part of wider rationalisation push December 2, 2016 Security giant G4S has flogged its Israeli business to a local private equity firm in a cash deal worth £88m. It did not, however, mean the London-listed firm was walking away completely from Israel. G4S will continue to have a footprint in the country through its police training facility called Policity. Read more: Here's why [...]
Deutsche Bank shares fall following restructuring revelation and fresh legal case fears March 6, 2017 Deutsche Bank shares fell over six per cent in early trading this morning after yesterday confirming plans to launch a €8bn (£6.9bn) rights issue and reports it is facing new legal action over foreign exchange trading practices. Shares in lender opened at €17.90, down from Friday's of €19.14. They have subsequently bounced back regained some lost ground, trading [...]
Mobileye share price soars as Intel’s $15.3bn acquisition confirmed March 13, 2017 Intel has snapped up an Isreali technology firm specialising in driverless car tech in a multi-billion dollar deal to accelerate its automotive plans. Shares of Mobileye shot up more than 30 per cent in pre-market trading on the New York Stock Exchange after reports of the deal initially serviced. Mobileye, which works on technology for driverless cars, has [...]