At the 59th Session of the Commission for Social Development at the UN, the UAE underscored the importance of digital technologies, universal accessibil …
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Dubai app for children changing strategy during the pandemic
Shamim Kassibawi is the founder of Play:Date — a Dubai-based mobile app that parents can use to help build their child’s social circle. Before the pandemic, Play:Date hosted monthly in-person events.
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UAE’s ADNOC spotlights tech ambitions, kicks off Innovation Week
In his opening address, Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and ADNOC Group CEO, highlighted that for enterprises today having a competitive advantage is …
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TPConnects Certified as Emirates’ Technology Partner
TPConnects, an IATA NDC Dual Level 4 Certified IT Provider and Aggregator, has been certified as a technology partner for Emirates, enable travel service providers to seamlessly integrate with …
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UAE’s Brands For Less Group (BFL) to develop 958KW solar power project
The project will generate around 1,600,000 kWh of solar energy, reducing BFL’s carbon footprint by 700 metric tonnes …
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Working with UAE ministers to advance technological and social development
Just days after the historic UAE Hope probe returned its first images of Mars, I had the honor of participating in an interactive virtual dialogue with Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and …
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Laipac Technology Teams up with two UAE companies to launch the world’s first AI Rapid Antigen Test System
Laipac Technology Teams up with two UAE companies to launch the world’s first AI Rapid Antigen Test System ABU DHABI, United Arab …
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Raytheon Technologies deepens UAE presence (video)
When the former Raytheon Company merged with United Technologies Corp in 2020, it further increased the company’s engagement within the UAE. Raytheon Technologies is evolving from being providers of …
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UAE: Khalifa University’s ‘DhabiSat’ lifts off to International Space Station
Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Al Yah Satellite Company (Yahsat) and Northrop Grumman today announced ‘DhabiSat’, the second CubeSat designed and developed by Khalifa University …
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Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology meets local, international entities, explores ways to expand UAE’s advanced technology sector
Convening relevant local and international entities and academia invested in advanced technology, the virtual meeting discussed ways to boost the contribution of the advanced technology sector to the …
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UAE’s mission to Mars and the inspiring new role models
Arab world is best known for producing oil, not major tech achievements or women being in forefront. The UAE intends to amend this impression The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a strange and unusual …
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How mobile networks were used to locate fleeing Princess Latifa
Signals sent from the Channel islands, Cameroon, Israel, Laos and the United States located a phone on the yacht carrying the Dubai royal …
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White collars and knotted ties
Valentine’s Day came and went, and yet, in a sense, this really had nothing to do with the ways in which true love devolves.
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French spy and fitness instructor in blame game over kidnapping of Emirati princess
The yacht aboard which fleeing Dubai royal Princess Latifa hoped to reach India – and eventually a life of freedom beyond the clutches of her domineering father – was well-equipped for open water …
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Russia’s Rostech teams up with UAE strategic developer to produce new light helicopters
The Russian government commission that examines foreign investments has approved a deal reached between VR-Technologies (VRT), a subsidiary of Russian Helicopters, and the Abu Dhabi-based Tawazun …
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Nano-technology based products to fight viruses are the future
Since the start of the pandemic, the world has gone from sanitising daily to disinfecting several times a day. Scientists around the world …
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Carrefour rolls out robotic workforce across the UAE
After putting its first robot into action in 2019, Carrefour, owned and operated by Majid Al Futtaim in the UAE, has announced a roll-out of its robotic workforce across the UAE. . Tally was the first …
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