Turkey’s commercial capital, Istanbul, is in the grips of economic turmoil, which raises the prospect of the city’s local administration changing hands after more than two decades of dominance by political Islam.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Istanbul, the flashpoint of Turkey’s crisis and looming elections
Will Palestinians get caught in Israeli election cross fire?
Palestinians will be closely following the run-up to Israeli elections in April, as many are already debating the possibility of a politically motivated attack on Gaza to drum up right-wing votes.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Will Palestinians get caught in Israeli election cross fire?
Will Egyptians ever accept normalization with Israel?
Even the hint of normalization efforts between Israel and Egypt creates a public outcry in Cairo.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Will Egyptians ever accept normalization with Israel?
Israel’s ‘shooting routine’ on Gaza border
Israel must re-examine the army’s open-fire orders that result in Palestinians shot to death during Friday protests near the Gaza border; one such gunshot killed Gaza volunteer paramedic Rouzan al-Najjar in 2018.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Israel’s ‘shooting routine’ on Gaza border
Digital commerce seeing AI success, says Gartner
Gartner survey shows 70% of companies report successful AI projects
Source: ITP.net
Full Article: Digital commerce seeing AI success, says Gartner
Yallacompare raises $8m in new funding round
New capital will be used to increase workforce to target new markets
Source: ITP.net
Full Article: Yallacompare raises m in new funding round
AMD unveils new notebook processors at CES 2019
Lineup includes new Ryzen, Athlon and A-series for all types of notebook and Chromebook
Source: ITP.net
Full Article: AMD unveils new notebook processors at CES 2019
Etisalat Digital signs four companies for scale-up program
Startups in AI and blockchain to join Future Now scale-up program to make business-ready solutions
Source: ITP.net
Full Article: Etisalat Digital signs four companies for scale-up program
Huawei develops new ARM-based server CPU
Kunpeng 920 processor is best performing ARM process, says Huawei
Source: ITP.net
Full Article: Huawei develops new ARM-based server CPU
Griffiths departs Sanaa, fails to convince Houthis to surrender Hodeidah
The United Nations Special Envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths two-day efforts to convince the Houthis to withdraw its militias from Hodeidah has not yielded results on the ground on Sunday by the time he
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Griffiths departs Sanaa, fails to convince Houthis to surrender Hodeidah