- DEWA achieved a new world record in electricity Customer Minutes Lost (CML) per year, recording 1.66 minutes in Dubai
Energy demand in 2021 reached 50,202 gigawatt-hours compared to 45,712 gigawatt-hours in 2020.
In 2020, DEWA reduced losses in electricity transmission and distribution networks to 3.3 percent, which is less compared to that in Europe and the US.
- The current midmarket rate for a US dollar is LBP1,500, while the black-market rate is more than LBP23,000 to the...
Depositors in Lebanon demonstrated against the government's plan to convert deposits into Lebanese pounds
The demonstration was also against an associated decision to compensate depositors in the local currency
- The city overtakes London in the list of the "Top Destinations Around the World". Golden beaches, world-class restaurants, rave reviews...
Dubai figured at the fourth place in the "trending destinations for food lovers" list and first in "Trip Advisors list for city lovers."
More than 3.85 million tourists came to Dubai during the first nine months of 2021, according to the department of tourism and commerce marketing.
- A total of 1,99The real estate and properties transactions valued at AED4.1 billion were recorded in Dubai during the week...
The transactions included 287 plots that were sold for AED1.08 billion, while 1,059 apartments and villas were purchased for AED2.25 billion.
The top three transactions were a plot of land in Al Hebiah Fifth that sold for AED190 million, followed by land that was sold for AED 45 million in Al Thanyah First.
- Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has inaugurated 16 new substations in 2021 at the cost of about AED2.928 billion...
DEWA installed 222 kilometers of 400kV overhead transmission lines and 97 kilometers of 132 kV ground cables to connect the substations to the main transmission network.
DEWA’s investments in existing and completed electricity transmission projects in 2021 reached AED9.5 billion.
- Tirza, a former Israeli army colonel, says his company Yozmot Ltd aims to produce a body-worn camera enabling police to...
Tirza, a former Israeli army colonel, says his company Yozmot Ltd aims to produce a body-worn camera enabling police to scan crowds and detect suspects in real time
Facial recognition in law enforcement has sparked global criticism, with US tech giants backing away from providing the technology to police, citing privacy risks
- Amman Municipality’s plan to transform Amman into a “smart city” looked at other countries’ experiences in this field.
Amman Municipality’s plan to transform Amman into a “smart city” looked at other countries’ experiences in this field
Amman also figured among Bloomberg’s winning cities in 2021-2022 mayors’ challenge
- The Federal Reserve has its inflation-fighting weapons ready to fire, and when the US central bank's policy committee convenes this...
The policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), which opens its two-day meeting on Tuesday, is widely expected to begin hiking interest rates in March
By the end of 2021, policymakers conceded they had miscalculated and pivoted, announcing they were ready to attack inflation head on
- In 2021, Triple-A estimated global crypto ownership rates at an average of 3.9 percent, with over 300 million cryptocurrency-owners and...
Consultancy firm Triple-A estimates global crypto ownership rates at an average of 3.9 percent
The number of cryptocurrency investors is expected to rise in 2022, mainly in the UAE and Bahrain
- The ministry of oil endeavors to support all initiatives and efforts to gradually shift from traditional to clean and renewable...
The companies include South Gas, Basra Gas, Shell and Siemens Energy, Schlumberger, Baker Hughes
The forum will be used for discussing the programs for developing the renewable energy sectors in Iraq





















