Saudi Arabia tops MENA in venture capital investment in 2023
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia achieves first rank across MENA for the first time in terms of the amount...Economy
Utilizing AI is only possible if skill gap is bridged, says expert
DUBAI, UAE - The Artificial Intelligence (AI) revolution is upon us, with AI becoming a pervasive force in our daily...Business Economy Global Tech & Media Uncategorized
Turkey tourism industry bemoans Russia-Ukraine war
Every Sunday Noori Sani welcomes his old friends around a bountiful Turkish breakfast in Istanbul. But surrounding him now are...Within a few days of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24, Ukrainians and Russians cancelled reservations for trips of Turkey
Visitors from Ukraine and Russia made up over a quarter of all tourists who arrived in Turkey last year, tourism ministry reported
Ukraine crisis threatens Arab wheat supplies
A look at the Arab countries that are dependent on wheat imports from Ukraine and Russia.Russia is the largest producer of crude oil, second largest producer of gas and the largest exporter of wheat.
Many Arab countries depend on Russia for their wheat imports and fear disruption in supplies.
Discussion held on a study as part of Riyadh Economic Forum’s next edition
A panel discussion was organized by the Riyadh Economic Forum to review the progress of an important study, “New Investments,...Several government officials, academics, businessmen and women and others participated in the discussion.
The study explores future scenarios for the industrial fields related to the knowledge economy.
Inaugural session of Qatar-Nigeria Economic Forum begins
The Qatar-Nigeria Economic Forum kicked off in Lagos, the economic capital of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.The Forum aims to enhance economic cooperation and review business opportunities between the two countries
A special focus will be placed on cooperation in the fields of manufacturing, construction, oil and gas and technology
World’s first robot citizen Sophia to attend Dubai audit conference
The humanoid robot Sophia, the world's first robot citizen, will arrive in Dubai on Tuesday, March 8, to participate in...Sophia will attend largest smart conference for internal auditors, the 20th Annual Regional Audit Conference from March 7- 9.
Sophia became the world's first robot citizen after Saudi Arabia granted her citizenship in October 2017.
Tunisia starts operation of 10MW solar plant in Tozeur governorate
A 10 megawatt solar photovoltaic plant named Tozeur 2 has started operations in Tozeur, a governorate in southwest Tunisia. The...The plant, built at a cost of 25 million dinars ($8.4m) will consolidate the production of the first plant Tozeur 1, to reach a total capacity of 20 megawatts.
The two plants will supply one third of the governorate's electricity needs, equivalent to the consumption of about 18,000 families.
Jordan inventors use TechWorks to realize dreams
TechWorks is a Jordanian platform aimed at bringing together youth, ideas and resources to jump-start innovations.Set up in 2018, TechWorks says its mission is ‘to plug into entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystems’ and turn ideas into reality
Affiliated with a foundation set up by Crown Prince Hussein, it is equipped with technology such as 3D printers
Russia threatens Ukraine ‘statehood’ as sanctions tighten
Since Russia's invasion 10 days ago, the economic and humanitarian toll of the war has spiraled, sending more than one...Russia has threatened a wider war if a no-fly zone is set up by any Western power
Ukraine has received weapons, ammunition and funds from its Western allies
US is finally cleaning up its abandoned, leaking oil wells
In the United State, it took more than a century to pass regulations governing record-keeping for wells and their sealing,...The US is pockmarked with millions of abandoned oil wells that are unsealed but haven't produced anything in decades
The US Environmental Protection Agency estimates that there are around 3.5 million orphaned wells that can leak oil and brine
UAE, IRENA to give clean cooking energy to communities
The initiative, called Beyond Food, was launched in collaboration with the Nama Women Advancement Establishment.The UAE and IRENA will have tied up to promote the deployment of clean cooking solutions across the world
The partnership aims to expand and bring in more key actors working on this issue in the coming days
