DUBAI: The Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy, part of Dubai Chambers, has helped 215 new digital startups grow in Dubai during the first half of 2024. This is a huge increase, up 212% from the 69 startups they supported in the same period last year. These startups now have a combined market value of about […]
ABU DHABI: The Zayed Higher Organisation for People of Determination has introduced a new interactive and fun bag for children with visual impairments. They are giving away 20 of these special bags for free to the first 20 eligible children in Abu Dhabi. To apply, families should send a direct message to the organisation’s Instagram […]
ABU DHABI: The Abu Dhabi Misdemeanor Court has slapped a private company in UAE with a AED10 million fine because the company failed to follow Emiratisation rules and tried to cheat the system by pretending to employ 113 fake Emirati citizens as employees. The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation found that the company was […]
DUBAI: RTA has introduced two new boat routes to make it easier for people living in Dubai Creek Harbour Marina to travel around. The first route runs from Dubai Creek Harbour to Dubai Festival City on weekends (Saturday and Sunday) from 4 PM to midnight. The second route connects Dubai Creek Harbour with Al Jaddaf […]
Dubai: Yango Drive, the car rental service and part of global tech company Yango Group, has introduced the Tesla Cybertruck to its partner rental fleet, the largest in Dubai. Users can now rent out the latest in automotive innovation through the Yango App with just a few taps on their devices. Yango Drive now offers […]
WASHINGTON: New studies using AI show that climate change is making days longer on Earth and causing the planet to wobble more. Researchers used a smart program that combines real-world data with physics to predict these changes. The length of a day on Earth is about 86,400 seconds, but this can change by tiny fractions […]
DUBAI: Dubai welcomed 9.31 million international visitors from January to June 2024, a 9% increase from the 8.55 million tourists in the first half of 2023. This data, published by the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET), shows that Dubai’s tourism sector is thriving. In 2023, the city hosted 17.15 million international visitors, and […]
NEW DELHI: India is looking towards investment-friendly charter for growth. The nodal agency tasked with catalyzing economic development to prepare an “Investment-friendly Charter” of parameters for generating investment. Addressing a Governing Council meeting of the nodal agency, known as NITI Aayog, Prime Minister Modi said economic incentives alone will not attract investments from abroad. “Law […]
DUBAI: The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), together with Majid Al Futtaim Group, is working on a project to make it easier to get to the Mall of the Emirates. This project, costing about AED165 million, will also improve the nearby streets and intersections, as well as pedestrian and cycling lanes. Mattar Al Tayer, head […]
TOKYO: A clinical study of artificial red blood cells that can be stored for transfusions in times of emergency will begin in Japan by next March, according to Nara Medical University. The university aims to put the artificial cells into practical use by around 2030, it said in early July, in what would likely be […]
NEW DELHI: The number of Indians living in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries has crossed nine million, India’s Minister of State for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh, told Parliament yesterday. Indians are employed in a wide range of professions from highly qualified fintech, healthcare, information technology, engineering and banking to blue collar jobs like […]
