Jiu jitsu has been an integral part of nation building and soft power projection in the United Arab Emirates for many years. Photo: Francois Nel/Getty ImagesOn June 21, 2023, the Anantara Eastern Mangroves Hotel in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates played host to a carefully curated cast of martial arts icons. Their purpose? […]
Sun, Nov 05, 2023 | Rabi Al-Aakhir 21, 1445Published: Mon 16 Oct 2023, 4:18 PMAl Etihad Payments (AEP), a subsidiary of the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE), has announced the launch of Aani, an instant payment platform that aims to transform the landscape of digital payments in the UAE. Aani, a key initiative under […]
A Zimbabwe- and Dubai-based firm has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Zimbabwe that would see a fifth of the southern African country’s landmass conceded for carbon credit production.The deal, which was announced in Harare on 29 September, will give Blue Carbon blanket control over 7.5 million hectares of Zimbabwean forest.The agreement comes shortly after […]
All rights reserved for Volant Media UK LimitedIran should make a more concerted effort to circumvent sanctions, Speaker of Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, told a gathering in Tehran on Friday.Ghalibaf, a former senior commander of the Revolutionary Guard and a politician close to the family of Iran’s ruler Ali Khamenei, addressed the issue while speaking […]
Sun, Nov 05, 2023 | Rabi Al-Aakhir 21, 1445Published: Mon 16 Oct 2023, 2:44 PMLast updated: Mon 16 Oct 2023, 7:40 PMetisalat by e& has launched what it calls the world’s first autonomous telecom store that is powered by artificial intelligence (AI). The company unveiled the store at the world’s largest technology event, Gitex Global, […]