MENA Spotlight
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UAE Professor Makes History at Zayed Book Award Ceremony
Sheik Zayed Book Award’s 19th edition has reached new heights with over 4,000 submissions coming from 75 countries. Twenty Arab nations…
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UAE Space Dreams Soar: NASA Teams Up With Sharjah Institute
NASA and The Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Sciences, and Technology (SAASST) met to discuss a cooperative venture. This meeting…
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Dubai to Mumbai Underwater Train Project Sparks Global Buzz
Dubai and Mumbai could soon connect through an extraordinary engineering marvel – a 2,000-kilometer underwater rail link. This high-speed train…
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Saudi Arabia Sets New Global Aviation Hub With Mega Airports
Saudi Arabia is reshaping global air travel with major airport projects across the kingdom. The crown jewel of this initiative…
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UAE Launches $799,000 Flying Cars, First Flight in 2027
UAE skies will welcome their first flying cars in 2027, with each vehicle priced around $799,000. This marks a game-changing…
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Saudi Arabia’s Tourism Surplus Reaches All-Time High $13.3bn
Saudi Arabia’s tourism sector hit a major milestone in 2024. The travel account surplus reached SAR49.8 billion ($13.3 billion), showing…
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UAE Tourism Hits Record $12.2B as Hotel Guests Surge 9.5%
UAE’s tourism sector achieved record-breaking success in 2024. Hotel revenues soared to AED 45 billion (US$12.3 billion) while guest numbers…
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Dubai Chambers Leads Business Delegation to Boost India Trade
Dubai’s non-oil trade with India reached AED 142 billion in the first nine months of 2024. This represents a 19%…
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Making Finance Accessible: Inside UAE’s Digital Financial Services Initiative
Financial inclusion remains a global challenge. More than 1.4 billion adults still don’t have simple banking services. The UAE is pioneering change…
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Dubai’s AI Talent Blueprint: Building World-Class Workforce
The world’s top 10 most wanted skills now include AI and machine learning capabilities. More than 55,000 AI-related jobs are…
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