• Original Asterix cover for auction despite legal challenge

    BRUSSELS, BELGIUM -  An original cover painting from the 1963 comic book Asterix and Cleopatre was to go under the hammer on Sunday despite a legal challenge from the artist's daughter. The famous gouache, showing a reclining ancient Egyptian ruler and the two Gaulish heroes Asterix and Obelix was to be...
  • UK ousts China from new nuclear project Sizewell

    LONDON, UK - Britain on Tuesday ousted China's nuclear firm CGN from construction of its new Sizewell C nuclear power station, which will now be built with remaining French partner EDF. The announcement came one day after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak warned that the "golden era" of UK-China relations was...
  • Over 7mn international visitors in Dubai in H1 2022

    Dubai attracted 7.12 million international overnight visitors between January and June 2022, recording over 183 growth compared to the 2.52 million tourists who visited during the same period in 2021.
  • World Cup police brace for ‘huge crowds’ in Doha

    Controlling hundreds of thousands of football fans in Qatar's capital will be the biggest security challenge of World Cup 2022, FIFA told police chiefs from competing nations on Sunday. The Gulf state's police are preparing an intricate system of road closures and extra public transport to move rival groups of...
  • Jury completes evaluation of ‘One Million Arab Coders’ entries

    Dubai Future Foundation said Monday that the jury has finished evaluating the projects that qualified for the final stage of the ‘One Million Arab Coders’ challenge. Launched last year by Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the challenge has provided participants from around the world with the opportunity...
  • ECB contends with high inflation and weak growth

    European Central Bank policymakers meet on Thursday faced with the challenge of threading a response between record-high inflation figures and weak growth due to the war in Ukraine.
  • Turkey’s Jews see glimpse of past in Netflix series

    A groundbreaking Netflix series set among Turkey's Jews has been an unexpected hit there, challenging taboos and enthralling audiences with its glimpse into a long-overlooked community.
  • UAE and France aim to team up to meet energy challenges

    The UAE and France held discussions on energy challenges and opportunities for collaboration in order to maximize energy system efficiency and the deployment of low carbon technologies to support their net zero by 2050 ambitions.
  • Three agreements signed in Dubai for self-driving solutions

    The first agreement was signed between Careem and Kiwibot to develop food and grocery delivery robots.
  • Climate change a double blow for oil-rich Mideast: experts

    The climate crisis threatens a double blow for the Middle East, experts say, by destroying its oil income as the world shifts to renewables and by raising temperatures to unlivable extremes.
  • North African sun offers green hope but state role key

    Blessed with year-round sunshine, North Africa has enormous potential for solar energy, but the huge investment and state subsidies required for large-scale projects are a challenge for cash-strapped governments. The IEA said North Africa increased its renewable energy production by 40 percent. But addiction to fossil fuels hasn't waned.
  • Doctors warn over dangerous viral milk crate challenge

    Walking over a pyramid of precariously balanced milk crates can cause head bleed and injury to back that could lead to paralysis.
  • Bahrain bank challenges students to make digital solutions

    The National Bank of Bahrain has tied up with Bahrain FinTech Bay to launch challenge youngsters in the country to make youth focused banking solutions. Any Bahraini student, whether a citizen or resident, is eligible to apply, provided they are between the ages of 18 and 24.