Day: March 21, 2017

Which devices will be affected by UK Government’s electronics ban?

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Most smartphones won’t be affected, but Kindles and other e-readers will be banned, along with the Microsoft Surface and iPad Pro. Laptops and other large electronic devices will be banned from the cabin on flights to the UK from six countries in the Middle East and north Africa. Those larger than a typical smartphone measuring 16cm by 9.3cm by 1.5cm will now have to be checked into the plane’s hold on flights from Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia. Devices including Kindles and other e-readers will be banned,…

EU, African leaders hatch plan to shut down Libya migrant route

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Human traffickers need to be combated, border surveillance needs to be boosted and deportations must be stepped up, argued EU and North African leaders as they concluded a summit aimed at shutting down the migration route from Libya to Europe. Migrant traffickers used that route to ferry 181,000 people last year, according to the summit‘s final statement. More than 4,500 died or went missing in the attempt, “We want to try to create common ground between Europeans and North Africans,” said German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere before the start of…

The Happiest And Unhappiest Countries In The World

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Can happiness predict political upheaval more accurately than traditional economic measures? Last summer, Brexit shocked the world. Few global experts saw it coming. In their defense, most economic indicators didn’t point to a political upheaval. Gross domestic product in the U.K. was growing at about 2 percent, and unemployment had dropped to 4.9 percent. From a data perspective, things seemed OK. Another metric, however, showed something different happening in the U.K. ― “happiness.” In the two years leading up to Brexit, Gallup found that the percentage of people who were…

International Chamber of Media and Entertainment Summit Presented the Global Management Summit

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Hundred delegates from 27 countries of the world participated in the well planned Global Management Summit 2017, at Noida Film City, organized by Ministry of Skill Development And Entrepreneurship in association with ICMEI- International Chamber of Media and Entertainment Industry. The Global Management Summit invited delegates from 27 countries namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Russia, Egypt, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo, Namibia, Zambia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Uzbekistan, Nigeria, Botswana, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Myanmar, South Sudan, Philippines, Syria, Bhutan, Malawi, Peru, Iran and India. The summit emphasized on the better management…

Renewing Indonesian-Tunisian bilateral ties

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The 61st independence day of Tunisia, which fell on March 20, is a great moment for the nation to assess what has been so far achieved and, most importantly, to chart the course of action that lies ahead in terms of economic and social development. One can ask candidly: what about the political progress and democratization that Tunisia is supposed to accomplish or at least finish up? Such questioning is legitimate and well founded. As a quick reminder, on the level of political reforms and democratization, Tunisian people are far…