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‘Wadeem’ sold out for $1.49bn

This is the highest Abu Dhabi real-estate release to date.

Tesla Q2 sales down 13.5%

Shares rally after the disclosure, better than some forecasts.

TomTom cuts 300 jobs

The firm said it was realigning its organization as it embraces AI.

Aldar nets $953m in sales at Fahid

Aldar said 42 percent of the buyers are under the age of 45.

Qualcomm to Alphawave for $2.4 bn

The deal makes Alphawave the latest tech company to depart London.
  • The UAE joins SESAME as a member with observer status

    Minister Al Kaabi indicated that the achievement will enhance the nation’s scientific capabilities and enable its scientific and industrial organizations...

    The move will enable scientists, researchers and industrial entities in the UAE to use the center’s specialized laboratories to conduct research and develop local industries.

    SESAME was conceived as an international facility for the benefit of the MENA region to help the region retain and attract scientific and engineering talent.

  • UAE names newly EAO-discovered stars after Sheikh Zayed

    The stars were photographed using an Astronomical Observatory with a diameter of 0.6 meters, using a specialized astronomical camera at...

    The discovery was made by EAO engineer Nezar Sallam in conjunction with the World Space Week

    These stars were monitored by the EAO and their data was analyzed using software and mathematical algorithms

  • Oman okays 3rd Covid-19 vaccine dose for adults

    The decision is said to have come at a meeting of Oman’s Supreme Committee tasked with tackling developments resulting from...

    Epidemiological reports and analyses point to a minor increase in positive cases in Oman

    The reports also showed that 93 percent of the target population received at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccines

  • UAE launch trials of autonomous taxis

    The UAE last month approved a temporary license to test self driving taxis on the roads with safety officer sitting...

    Bayanat started the trial of two electric and two hybrid taxis under the name TXAI

    Dubai will launch 4,000 self driving taxis by 2030

  • Turkey pledges to protect Mediterranean Sea

    Turkey, the last G20 country that ratified the Paris climate agreement, faces criticism for how it treats its water.

    Microplastics pollution in the Mediterranean Sea poses a threat to marine life

    Turkey’s southern shores on the Sea of Marmara has witnessed the largest outbreak of ‘sea snot’

  • UAE to fund project against red palm weevil

    The red palm weevil is said to be a highly destructive pest that blights palm trees.

    The tripartite agreement has been signed by the UAE’s Ministry of Climate Change and Environment

    The other signatories are the Khalifa Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization

  • UAE University patents virus-killing ‘electrical mask’

    The backing material of the device is made of suitable flexible plastics or polymer material, which can conform to the...

    The university is looking to start marketing the patent as the next step, said Prof Ahmed Ali Murad, Associate Provost for Research.

    A second application of the device is its functionality for vaccine development.

  • WHO allays Omicron fears, says it may not dodge all vaccines

    According to WHO, the existing vaccines might prove less effective against the new Omicron variant as it counts more than...

    Omicron is better at infecting those who are vaccinated or those earlier had Covid-19

    According to the South African data, the new variant of Covid-19 is likely more transmissible than previous variants

  • WHO advises against blood plasma treatment for Covid-19

    The WHO has made a ‘strong recommendation’ against the use of blood plasma in people who do not have serious...

    Convalescent plasma is the liquid part of blood from a recovered Covid-19 patient that contains antibodies

    It was one in an array of potential treatments investigated early in the pandemic, but has shown limited benefit

  • Saudi Arabia approves entry of tourists jabbed with Sputnik

    Saudi Arabia has granted approval for people vaccinated with Russia's Sputnik jab to enter the country in a move that...

    Foreign tourists vaccinated with Sputnik will still be required to quarantine for 48 hours and take a PCR test

    The coronavirus outbreak has for a second year forced Saudi authorities to dramatically downsize the hajj

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