Milrem and UAE sign world’s biggest defense robotics order
Abu Dhabi, UAE - EDGE Group entity Milrem Robotics signs a contract to supply 20 tracked robotic combat vehicles (RCVs)...Business
Global halal market set to hit $7.7 trillion by 2025
Makkah, Saudi Arabia — Global halal market is projected to reach an estimated $7.7 trillion by 2025. Leading the expansion...Business
Facebook accused of blocking Australian health sites
"Facebook intentionally put lives at risk to protect its bottom line," said Whistleblower Aid chief Libby Liu.US based organization said that Facebook "overblocked" websites in Australia that were providing support for vulnerable people
Australia had passed a law to force Facebook to negotiate with news content providers after the five days of blackout
Qatar’s migrant army queues for glimpse of World Cup
The price of tickets means that most of those who waited up to two hours for the chance of a...Some tickets costing QAR40 ($11) have been reserved for Qatar's 2.8 million population, most of whom are foreign workers
However, all the cheap tickets are apparently gone, and the cost of others was too high for those earning $275 a month
Saudi Arabia to attract $32bn investment in mining sector
The investment is expected to be made in nine new projects across the country.The projects are aimed at supporting supplies of mineral products to local and international markets
The ministry is currently studying 145 applications for exploration licenses from foreign companies
Reliance nets $100bn annual revenue
With this turnover, it became the first Indian firm to cross the mark.The conglomerate reported a net profit of INR162.03 billion ($2.1 billion) between January and March
This was 22.5 percent higher than the same period last year for the group, owned by Asia’s richest man
Brazil, Guyana agree to widen energy cooperation
US giant ExxonMobil announced in April the discovery of three new oil deposits in Guyana, raising estimates of the country's...Guyana has emerged as one of the main low-cost oil production countries
It is now preparing to auction offshore oil blocks at the end of the year
‘Brain training’: the new frontier for eSports
The days of playing your favourite game for hours at a time to stay competitive in eSports are gone, with...Team Liquid is one of the biggest in the professional eSports leagues and they are keen to keep their edge, with the focus on brain training adding to the use of coaches
"We believe The Pro Lab will make waves in the eSports industry and beyond,” Dutchman Victor Goossens, founder and co-CEO of Team Liquid, said in a statement
‘Like family’: Japan’s virtual YouTubers make millions from fans
Mayu Iizuka sheds her soft-spoken personality and starts cackling, screaming and waving wildly in a makeshift studio in Tokyo as...The videos are designed to make fans feel they are interacting directly with their favourite animated idols
Most fans spend only $1 per comment, but the most dedicated sometimes splurge $400 to post impassioned missives to their virtual idols
UAE: Where sustainable shopping can be a way of life
If there is one country in the GCC where the idea of sustainable shopping can take off, it is the...what is sustainable shopping? It is a means in which you consume goods and services that considers the most efficient and beneficial options for all the species
“Go green!” they say. “Shop green!” “Think green!” they say. The color green is associated with sustainability.
Stocks slide in Asia and Europe, pound drops to two-year low
Asian and European stocks tanked Friday, accelerating a global selloff on fears over the impact of interest rate hikes that...The euro jumped to 85.77 pence, which was last seen late last year
Rate tightening increases borrowing costs for consumers and businesses, harming economic recovery from the pandemic
US FDA limits use of J&J Covid vaccine
The US said Thursday only adults who "have personal concerns" about mRNA vaccines, access issues or medical reasons for refusing...The vaccine, which was authorized as a single shot, is less protective than those developed by Pfizer and Moderna
Thursday's decision by the Food and Drug Administration builds on that recommendation by limiting the J&J vaccine's emergency use authorization
