Collaboration crucial for renewable energy transition

• The UAE is actively supporting global efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change at both regional and international levels
• World peace, security and stability hinge on addressing climate issues and investing in clean and renewable energy sources

The United States has Israel’s back: Blinken in Israel

• Blinken's motorcade made a last-minute stop at the underground parking lot that has been turned into a makeshift donation hub after Israel's deadliest day in decades
• As Blinken brought baby supplies to add to the collection of donated boxes, a crowd of hundreds chanted, "USA! USA!" and sang the Israeli national anthem

SIRC and Edama sign partnership

• The joint project will help in meeting the challenge of sustainable waste management and contribute to creating a national circular economy.
• The project will provide a solution to the challenges faced by the Saudi Green Initiative (SGI) in its mission to plant 10 billion trees.

Flynas launches its new operations base at Madinah airport

• These additions will bring the total number of routes operated by flynas from Madinah to 11 so far.
• The operations from our new operations base will start with two aircraft as a first stage,

Can chatbots be therapists? Only if you want them to be

• Like every other sector that AI is threatening to disrupt, critics are concerned that bots will eventually replace human workers rather than complement them
• Users of Replika, a popular AI companion that is sometimes marketed as bringing mental health benefits, have long complained that the bot can be sex obsessed and abusive

UAE President in Doha, attends opening of International Horticultural Expo 2023

• Several heads of states and international delegations are attending the exhibition as it unfolds at Al Bidda Park from 2nd October 2023 to March 2024, spanning 179 days
• This event marks the first international horticultural exhibition hosted in a desert country and focuses on modern agriculture, technology and Innovation, and sustainability

Russian economy to grow 1.5 percent this year, says key European bank

• it said the outlook for 2024 will depend heavily on how the war on Ukraine and the related economic sanctions evolve
• Russia's central bank has forecast the country's economy to grow between 1.5 and 2.5% this year and between 0.5 and 1.5% in 2024

Vitronic signs contracts in MENA

• Vitronic Middle East will install over 2,000 "cutting-edge traffic enforcement systems in high-risk areas" over the next few months.
• It said In a statement that traffic management and enforcement systems provide benefits that go beyond the daily lives of individuals

Mining sector to contribute 5% to UAE non-oil GDP by 2030: minister

• The ministry has launched the country's first mineral wealth strategy, in collaboration with local authorities, Al Hosani said
• It has also conducted geological and mineral surveys, produced geological maps, and built a geological and geophysical database

Saudi real estate sector builds on vision beyond oil