Dec 21, 2024 11:14 AM   MUSCAT

In a major move the Oman Investment Authority (OIA) has acquired a key stake in XAI an US company owned by celebrity billionaire Eleon Musk which specialises in artificial intelligence (AI) technology...

Dec 21, 2024 10:37 AM   RIYADH

Saudi Arabia s Water Transmission Company (WTCO) has annoucned that it has issued requests for qualification for the Ras Mohaisen-Baha-Makkah Independent Water Transmission System. Part of the...

Dec 21, 2024 9:12 AM   DUBAI

Dubai s Roads and Transport Authority has announced that a consortium of leading Turkish and Chinese companies - Mapa Limak and CRRC - has secured the contract for the Dubai Metro Blue Line project...

Dec 21, 2024 8:59 AM   ABU DHABI

Korean auto giant Hyundai has announced that it has teamed up with its exclusive UAE distributor Juma Al Majid Company to deliver two hydrogen fuel cell buses as part of Integrated Transport Centre...

Dec 20, 2024 7:38 PM   RIYADH

Ayesa a global provider of technology and engineering services headquartered in Spain with offices in 23 countries has been awarded the project management consultancy (PMC) contract by Saudi oil...

Dec 20, 2024 5:35 PM   DUBAI

Air cargo s strong seasonal fourth quarter (Q4) appears to have peaked with tonnages and rates dropping slightly in the second full week of December including from Asia Pacific origins. This is...

Dec 20, 2024 5:30 PM   DUBAI

Aster DM Healthcare has announced the fourth edition of the Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award inviting nurses worldwide to apply for the prestigious 250 000 prize. The award recognises exceptional...

Dec 20, 2024 5:27 PM   DUBAI

MotorTrend has named the Ram 1500 its 2025 Truck of the Year after weeks of testing as editors of the automotive publication awarded high scores to the truck in every category of the competitive...

Dec 20, 2024 2:39 PM   ABU DHABI

As the new year approaches Wizz Air Abu Dhabi the ultra-low-fare national airline of the UAE is celebrating the holiday season with an incredible offer combining affordable travel with an amazing...

Dec 20, 2024 2:11 PM   DUBAI

Iraq is the UAE s top global trading partner with trade exceeding 27 billion annually said Abdullah Al Saleh Undersecretary of the Ministry of Economy UAE. Giving his welcome address at the Iraq...

Dec 20, 2024 2:02 PM   DUBAI

Digital Dubai has signed an agreement with the Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) to develop national competencies that can anticipate and shape the future through innovative concepts technologies skills...

Dec 20, 2024 12:16 PM   DUBAI

The UAE s electric vehicle (EV) market is poised for significant transformation in 2025 underpinned by government initiatives surging consumer demand and rapid advancements in infrastructure. With...

December 21, 2024

A parliamentary probe panel has called for the setting up of government-owned manpower agencies, under Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company, to streamline labour supply for ministries and state...

December 20, 2024

DUBAI - Night-swimming beaches in Jumeirah 2, Jumeirah 3, and Umm Suqeim 1 have welcomed approximately 1.5 million visitors within 18 months of their opening. Covering a total distance of 800 metres...

December 20, 2024

Riyadh - The Saudi Falconry Club brought the King Abdulaziz Falconry Festival 2024 to a close after organizing the event from December 3 to 19 at the club's headquarters in Malham, north of...

December 20, 2024

Kuwait - The Supreme Committee to Investigate Kuwaiti Citizenship held a meeting on Thursday under the chairmanship of First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Minister of Interior Sheik...

December 20, 2024

Muscat - Represented by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth, the Sultanate of Oman today hosted, in Muscat, the closing ceremony of a GCC programme titled “Meeting with an Official:...

December 19, 2024

ABU DHABI - The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH) has announced the expansion of the Sanadkom initiative, aimed at simplifying and facilitating procedures for families of the deceased, to...

December 19, 2024

Riyadh - The first day of the Impact Makers Forum “ImpaQ,” held under the patronage of Minister of Media Salman bin Yousef Al-Dossary, concluded in Riyadh with over 1,500 influencers,...

December 18, 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Kuwait on December 21-22, the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to the Gulf country in 43 years. Kuwait is home to a large population of Indian...

December 21, 2024

There are 41,000 civil servants in Bahrain out of which 6,390 are expatriates who are mainly employed in the health and education sector, it has been revealed. Civil Service Commission chief Shaikh...

December 19, 2024

Muscat - President Aleksandr Lukashenko of the Republic of Belarus and his accompanying delegation today left the country after an official visit to the Sultanate of Oman which lasted several...

December 17, 2024

An illegal resident in Kuwait was arrested for fraud after it was found that he had impersonated a member of the royal family and conned a woman out of KD15,000 (BD18,384). According to reports, th...

December 21, 2024

A 28-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a collision with a vehicle on Shaikh Isa Bin Salman Highway, near Abu Quwah today. Investigations are underway to determine the cause of the...