Business tycoon Lord Alan Sugar, 71, is renowned for his sharp words, explosive rants in the boardroom and quick firing of The Apprentice contestants. But, he has revealed how he once threatened to quit the popular reality business TV show, unless BBC bosses changed his perception. The businessman gave producers an ultimatum, to stop making him “look […]
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Russian-born businessman Felix Sater has confirmed a bombshell detail in the Russia investigation
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Felix Sater, a Russian-born businessman and associate of President Donald Trump, confirmed Friday that the Trump Organization was pursuing a deal with a sanctioned Russian bank at the height of the 2016 election. The company was trying to secure financing for a Trump Tower in Moscow from Russia’s VTB Bank through a […]
Police launch murder probe into death of Russian businessman found in London home
Police have confirmed that they are treating the death of Russian businessman Nikolai Glushkov as murder. Glushkov, 68, was found dead at his London home this week. A post mortem revealed that Glushkov, an associate of the late-Putin critic and oligarch Boris Berezovsky, died from a compression to the neck. Police released a statement on […]
Jordan’s top businessman arrested in Saudi Arabia – sources
Sabih al-Masri, Jordan’s most influential businessman, has been detained by Saudi authorities during a business trip to Riyadh, the entrepreneur’s family and friends said. Masri, a Saudi citizen of Palestinian origin with major investments in Palestine, was allegedly detained last Tuesday shortly before he was planning to depart from Riyadh. The billionaire was visiting the […]
‘I will get Putin on this program and we will get Donald elected’: Trump’s lawyer is at the center of questions about his ties to a Russian businessman
A former associate of President Donald Trump boasted in emails to Trump’s lawyer, Michael Cohen, that a proposed Moscow real-estate deal would “get Donald elected.” Cohen then wrote an email to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, asking for his “assistance” in the project. The emails were exchanged between November 2015-January 2016, months into […]
Philippine’s to disband anti-drug police units after rogue agents kill South Korean businessman
REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco The Philippines police will disband anti-drugs units following the killing of a South Korean businessmen by rogue officers, but the country’s president vowed on Sunday to forge ahead with his war on drugs until the last day of his term. President Rodrigo Duterte said he was embarrassed that anti-drugs officers had abused their […]