In January 2023, the UAE SWF completed the sale of 55% of Mubadala Health to G42 for $2.4 billion.
BRICS Welcomes 2024 with 5 New Member Nations, Aims to Topple USD with Bitcoin (BTC) as the Potential Replacement
BRICS has expanded by adding Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iran, Egypt, and Ethiopia in 2024, making it the first expansion in over ten years. This enlargement has important global consequences, with nearly 30 o …
Bitcoin climbs above $45,000 for first time since April 2022
Bitcoin stormed above $45,000 on Tuesday for the first time since April 2022 as the world’s biggest cryptocurrency started the New Year with a bang buoyed by optimism around possible approval of …
Address Dubai Marina is now a JW Marriott hotel
The city’s Vida and Manzil hotels have also been rebranded to Marriott properties… Dubai’s hotel scene is getting a shake-up: three Emaar Hospitality hotels have been rebranded to Marriott properties.
Kempinski Flag to Fly Above Two More Landmark Hotels in Dubai
In addition to the two new properties, Dubai is home to Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates and Kempinski Hotel & Residences Palm Jumeirah. When it opens in 2025, Kempinski Residences The Creek Dubai …
AFCON 2023: Super Eagles camp opens in Abu Dhabi today
The Super Eagles will begin preparations for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on Tuesday (today). Majority of the 25 players named on the squad for the competition are …
UAE builds six water desalination plans to serve 600,000 people in Gaza
Built in a record time of three weeks, the plants in the Egyptian city of Rafah are part of UAE President Al Nahyan’s humanitarian operation ‘Gallant Knight 3’ …
Blue Ocean’s Upskilling UAE Nationals initiative spurs growth opportunities for local talent
The program is aligned with Blue Ocean’s commitment to support the UAE’s government’s efforts to increase Emiratization across multiple departments …
Dubai Police organise arm wrestling championship for inmates
Brigadier Marwan Abdul Karim Julfar, director of the General Department of Punitive and Correctional Establishments, stated that 70 inmates participated in the championship, divided into over and …
Moto G04 Appears on UAE’s TDRA; Launch Seems Imminent
Motorola is preparing to launch some new smartphones, including the Moto G24 Power, the Moto G34 5G, and the Moto G04 smartphone. The latter has surfaced on the UAE TDRA certification, confirming the …
Global Impact: time to reflect on 2023 for mainland China, Hong Kong and the rest of the world, and look ahead to 2024
In this issue of the Global Impact newsletter, we look back at the events that shaped 2023, and looks forward to what we can expect in mainland China, Hong Kong and the rest of the world in 2024.
HFCL wins Rs1,127-cr order for upgrading BSNL’s optical fibre network
Telecom network solutions provider HFCL Ltd has secured orders worth Rs1,127.27 crore from state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) for upgrading its optical fibre network for carrying the telecom op …
Abu Dhabi’s TAQA part of consortium for $408mln Makkah water project
Abu Dhabi-listed utilities company TAQA is part of a consortium to develop the AED 1.5 billion ($408 million) Juranah Independent Strategic Water Reserve Projecct (ISWR-1) in Saudi Arabia.
New Year 2024 countdown: New Zealand and Australia are celebrating, which are next?
Kiribati, located in the Pacific Ocean’s Oceania region and positioned to the east of the International Date Line, welcomed New Year 2024 at 10.00 am GMT (3.30 pm IST) . Specifically, Kiritimati Island,
My Dubai Salary: ‘I earn Dh2,000 a month as a content creator’
In Dubai, my biggest expense is the rent … I make money, spend it on my necessities and try to reinvest what is remaining into my content creation business, as I want to sustain myself in this …
Dubai financial frenzy: Surge as investor accounts hit new record
A major uptick in investor accounts have been recorded on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), helped by interest in the Dubai Taxi IPO …
Revealed: UAE leads the world in spreading cryptocurrency adoption across industries with range of real-world use cases
The UAE is leading the world in finally pushing widespread adoption of cryptocurrencies beyond the financial sector, with the government’s industry-friendly regulatory policies taking structured shape …