Famed Jerusalem stone still sells despite West Bank economic woes
Sair, Palestinian Territories - Despite the catastrophic state of the Palestinian economy, Faraj al-Atrash, operator of a quarry in the...
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Amazon tests ‘ultra-fast’ deliveries in two US cities
San Francisco, United States - Amazon on Monday began testing "ultra-fast" deliveries in two US cities, giving some shoppers the...
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ADNOC to deploy UAE-made drones
ADNOC's partnership with EDGE Group aimed at cutting emissions.
- EDGE’s autonomous systems arm, ADASI, will repurpose its existing UAVs for ADNOC to deploy in its operations, to minimize emissions and enhance environmental performance.
- ADNOC has allocated an initial $15 billion (AED55 billion) to lower-carbon solutions, new energies and decarbonization technologies.
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Qatar, Iran discuss cooperation in free zones, investment
DOHA, QATAR - Minister of State and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Free Zones Authority Ahmad bin...
- The Qatari minister and the Advisor to the Iranian President discussed reinforcing cooperation between the two countries.
- The Iranian leader and accompanying delegation toured the Free Zones at Ras Bufontas and Umm Alhoul Free Zone.
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ADNOC awards two contracts for Hail and Ghasha Offshore Development project
ABU DHABI, UAE – ADNOC on Thursday announced the final investment decision (FID) and award of contracts for the Hail...
- The first contract for the offshore facilities has been awarded to a joint venture between National Petroleum Construction Company and Saipem.
- The second contract will deliver the onshore scope, including carbon dioxide and sulphur recovery and handling and has been awarded to Tecnimont.
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Value of Dubai realty deals up 40 percent in third quarter 2023
Dubai, UAE -- The value of real estate deals in Dubai increased by 40 percent to reach AED 97.55 billion...
- The emirate's market surged 22 percent in terms of transactions, with Q3 2023 recording 31,216 transactions compared to 25,503 in the same period in 2022.
- In terms of the number of transactions, Jumeirah Village Circle topped with 1,418 transactions, followed by Arjan (1,163) and Sobha Hartland (1,115).
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Saudi Jisr raises $30m investment from Merak Capital
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Jisr, the largest platform for digitizing human resources operations in Saudi Arabia, has closed an investment...
- This marks the largest Series A investment round for a Software as a Service (SaaS) company in the Middle East
- Jisr, founded in 2016, stands as the first Saudi human resources management platform, supporting over 3,000 clients
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ADNOC signs pacts with 30 firms
This will create manufacturing opportunities worth $2.7bn.
- The new agreements, outline the companies’ intention to locally manufacture products potentially worth up to AED10 billion ($2.7 billion) in ADNOC’s supply chain, ADNOC said.
- Personal Protective Equipment, which will enhance the safety of operations across all ADNOC Group companies, are among the products to be produced locally.
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Arab Development Establishment looks for JV partnerships in oil, gas sector
Abu Dhabi, UAE-- The Arab Development Establishment (ARDECO) has revealed that it is in talks with several international companies in...
- The CEO of ARDECO said the partnerships with global companies will strengthen the government's approach to making the emirate a global hub for the oil and gas sector
- He went on to add that his company represents more than 200 global firms in gas, oilfield services, and it intends to transform its relationship with these companies
Google’s new phone to run AI on-device
At a launch event in New York, Rick Osterloh, SVP of devices and services at Google, said that the company's...
- The announcement by Google caps the autumn release season for big tech hardware that saw Apple unveil the iPhone 15 series and Meta officially launch its latest VR headset
- Running on a powerful chip, Google's Pixel 8 Pro would carry out AI functions on device itself instead of relying on transfers from cloud data centers that require heavy bandwidth
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Endava to widen UAE operations
It will join the UAE's FDI program to expand footprint.
- It has a global workforce of more than 12,000 scattered all over the world in Europe, North and South America, Asia and the Middle East
- Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, said the UAE's partnership with Endava is a milestone for the NextGen FDI initiative
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Masdar City, ADAFZ sign MoU
The two free zones will collaborate to grow businesses.
- Masdar City Free Zone companies that establish operations within ADAFZ will have the opportunity to lease warehouse and manufacturing space
- The collaboration will help improve synergies and strategic partnerships between Abu Dhabi Free Zones and grow the free zone ecosystem in the emirate
Famed Jerusalem stone still sells despite West Bank economic woes
Sair, Palestinian Territories - Despite the catastrophic state of the Palestinian economy, Faraj al-Atrash, operator of a quarry in the...
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Saudi Aramco says foreigners grab ‘majority’ of share offering
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Oil giant Saudi Aramco said Sunday that international investors had snatched up the bulk of shares sold...
- Aramco ended trading on Sunday at 28.60 Saudi riyals ($7.63) per share, after opening at 27.95 riyals, giving it a market capitalisation of around $1.85 trillion
- Aramco, the mostly state-owned jewel of the Saudi economy, announced on May 30 that it would sell 1.545 billion shares, or approximately 0.64 percent of its issued shares
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Chinese electric car company Nio to enter UAE this year
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JPMorgan to launch ‘Pay With Your Face’ Shopping
JPMorgan Chase is reportedly preparing to launch a biometric payments system for the masses, the Daily Hodl reported quoting the American...
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