Dubai’s ambitions to advance technology-driven economic growth and government transformation are well known. Its Digital Strategy, launched in 2023, aims to digitalise all aspects of life in the emirate and establish a system that enhances the digital economy. Its D33 agenda, meanwhile, is a 10-year plan that focuses on doubling Dubai’s economy by 2033 and
Oil spills can cause immediate deaths of marine animals and other organisms, for example by physically trapping turtles, smothering the feathers of seabirds or damaging the gills of fish. They can also cause longer-lasting damage, Prof Widdicombe said, if species remain exposed to toxic compounds from the oil which could impact their ability to reproduce.
The standard golden visa bargain was simple: residency in exchange for money. Wealthy foreigners put hundreds of thousands of dollars into real estate or businesses, and governments gave them a foothold abroad. But the United Arab Emirates stretched that model further. When the Gulf state launched its golden visa in 2019, the government offered 10-year
Abu Dhabi wants to become the world’s first “AI-native” government, harnessing artificial intelligence to personalize services and manage straightforward tasks. Backing the ambition is a 13 billion dirham ($3.5 billion) investment to transform the emirate’s digital services by 2027. Western governments, often tech-phobic, will be watching. Speaking at the Ai Everything conference in Abu Dhabi
Female-founded startups secured just $8.5 million with a total of two transactions. It made for puzzling reading, given that the region’s startup ecosystem, particularly in the Gulf, is thriving, with more women choosing to launch their own businesses. Abu Dhabi alone recorded 3,058 new business licenses issued to Emirati women in the first half of
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told lawyers to begin defamation proceedings against an Israeli newspaper over reports that the leader of the United Arab Emirates warned him that Hamas was planning an operation just days before the 7 October 2023 attacks. According to book extracts published by Haaretz, UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed
