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  • Dubai Police arrest group of Israelis for murder of an Israeli

    Dubai Police have arrested “several” Israeli nationals over the murder of another Israeli national, the emirate’s media office said. Dubai Media Office, late on Wednesday, tweeted: “Dubai Police said it has arrested a number of Israeli nationals after they assaulted and caused the death of another Israeli national.” “The accused will be referred to the Dubai Public Prosecution for further legal proceedings,” it added.

  • Saudi Arabia’s Wild Megaprojects Explained

    In essence it’s a strategy of “build it and they will come” – but build it big and with lots and lots of cash. In short, Saudi Arabia wants to do Dubai on a scale that even Dubai couldn’t dream of.

  • Surging Investments: Indian buyers propel Dubai’s real estate sector

    Dubai’s construction industry is witnessing a significant increase in investments from India, driven by imminent tax adjustments set to be implemented on July 1. According to insiders in the sector, Indian investors contributed to 20% of all property transactions in Dubai during the first quarter of 2023, injecting close to $2 billion into the market.

  • The technical is geopolitical: Expanding US-UAE relations through AI

    The UAE has made clear its intention to become a world leader in AI by 2031 in its national AI strategy, complete with the goals of developing a “fertile ecosystem for AI,” creating a digital infrastructure “essential to become a test bed for AI,” and matching world-class research capabilities with industries, among others.

  • Saudi Airports Experience 42% Passenger Increase In Q1

    Saudi Arabia has witnessed a significant increase in footfall at its airports in the last few months, thanks to the travel rebound. The country is keen on welcoming back passengers and air traffic as part of its long-term vision of making the kingdom an attractive tourist destination in the coming years. To do this, Saudi Arabia is investing significantly in aviation infrastructure to compete with other aviation hubs in the Middle East.

  • Bahrain and Lebanon To Restore Relations

    On Saturday, May 20, Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry announced that it would resume full diplomatic relations with Lebanon amid an effort to “strengthen the fraternal relations between the two countries.” Bahrain and other Gulf countries severed relations with Lebanon in 2021 in response to then-Lebanese Information Minister George Kordahi’s statements criticizing the Saudi-led coalition's involvement in Yemen’s civil war.

  • How US Central Command’s task forces are shaping the future of operational AI

    “I think that maybe people traditionally think about hardware and unmanned systems, and it’s almost more interesting to talk about the software capabilities and algorithmic analytics that are evolving and increasingly getting integrated into our workflows,” Schuyler Moore, Centcom’s chief technology officer, said at a recent Center for Strategic and International Studies event.

  • NEOM jobs: Hotel development roles available in Saudi Arabia gigaproject

    Saudi Arabia’s NEOM gigaproject has dozens of job openings across its vast plans, including five hotel roles. Currently showing the NEOM careers portal are the following positions in the Hotel Development division

  • Exclusive: Chinese hackers attacked Kenyan government as debt strains grew

    Chinese hackers targeted Kenya's government in a widespread, years-long series of digital intrusions against key ministries and state institutions, according to three sources, cybersecurity research reports and Reuters' own analysis of technical data related to the hackings. Two of the sources assessed the hacks to be aimed, at least in part, at gaining information on debt owed to Beijing by the East African nation: Kenya is a strategic link in the Belt and Road Initiative - President Xi Jinping's plan for a global infrastructure network.

  • Saudi Tourism Promotes Its All-Season Appeal With New Campaign

    Saudi Tourism Authority officially launched its seasonal campaign, Rethink Summer, aimed at promoting the country as a diverse, unique summer destination. Calling Saudi the fastest growing destination worldwide, Ahmed Al Khateeb, minister of tourism and chairman of the Saudi Tourism Authority said the campaign builds on the fact that Saudi has proved to be a yearlong destination for visitors.