Vice Media, the subject of IPO rumors, announced a series of deals on Wednesday with mobile carriers including Vodafone, DoCoMo and Indonesia’s XL Axiata. Vice Media , the youth-focused digital and TV company that counts Disney as its largest investor, is expanding its operations into Asia, the Middle East and Canada.
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Ex-Comverse Boss Gets Longest Prison Term Yet for Backdating
The co-founder of Comverse Technology Inc. was handed the longest U.S. prison sentence for options backdating to boost executive compensation, in part for fleeing the country and spending a decade on the lam in Africa. Jacob “Kobi” Alexander, 64, was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison on Thursday.
Ex-Comverse Boss Gets Longest Prison Term Yet for Backdating
The co-founder of Comverse Technology Inc. was handed the longest U.S. prison sentence for options backdating to boost executive compensation, in part for fleeing the country and spending a decade on the lam in Africa. Jacob “Kobi” Alexander, 64, was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison on Thursday.
Confusion Grips Airports as Courts Limit Trump Travel Curbs
Confusion reigned at airports around the world Sunday over exactly which citizens from the seven nations subject to President Donald Trump’s immigration ban are still permitted to fly to the U.S. Airlines at international hubs from Dubai to London Heathrow were grappling with the implications of three court rulings in the U.S. Saturday and Sunday that have temporarily blocked the enforcement of parts of Trump’s executive order. In the hours after the presidential edict, many airports imposed blanket bans on U.S. travel for citizens of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen, with Amsterdam Schiphol turning away seven people with valid visas, and Cairo denying boarding to migrants accompanied by United Nations officials.
Confusion Grips Airports as Courts Limit Trump Travel Curbs
Confusion reigned Sunday at airports in the Middle East and Europe over exactly which citizens from the seven nations subject to President Donald Trump’s travel ban are still permitted to fly to the U.S. Airlines at hubs from Dubai to London Heathrow were grappling with the implications of two court rulings in the U.S. late Saturday that have temporarily blocked the enforcement of parts of Trump’s executive order. In the hours after the presidential edict, many airports imposed blanket bans on U.S. travel for citizens of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen, with Amsterdam Schiphol turning away seven people with valid visas, and Cairo denying boarding to migrants accompanied by United Nations officials.
Airports Gripped by Confusion as Courts Limit Trump Travel Curbs
Confusion reigned Sunday at airports in the Middle East and Europe over exactly which citizens from the seven nations subject to President Donald Trump’s travel ban are still permitted to fly to the U.S. Airlines at hubs from Dubai to London Heathrow were grappling with the implications of two court rulings in the U.S. late Saturday that have temporarily blocked the enforcement of parts of Trump’s executive order. In the hours after the presidential edict many airports imposed blanket bans on U.S. travel for citizens of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen, with Amsterdam Schiphol turning away seven people with valid visas, and Cairo denying boarding to migrants accompanied by United Nations officials.