RM Sotheby’s officially launches its brand in the Middle East...RM Sotheby’s, a global company in collector car auctions, hosted an event to mark the company’s launch in the Middle East, catering to the local automotive scene in the region.
The inauguration was celebrated with an exclusive launch party, which took place at Sotheby’s Dubai ga
‘Beginning of the end’: Google says goodbye to passwords with passkey technology...LONDON: Google began rolling out its passkey technology on Thursday, in what the tech giant calls the “beginning of the end” of passwords.
The new security mechanism is designed to replace passwords entirely by allowing authentication with fingerprint ID, facial ID or pin on the phone
Saudi hotel industry leading the world thanks to Vision 2030 push...RIYADH: By all accounts, it is a boom time for the hospitality industry in Saudi Arabia.
The latest data from hotel industry monitoring firm STR shows the Kingdom leads the Middle East and Africa’s hotel building activity, with 42,033 hotel rooms under construction as of March, accounting
Iran never forgets its allies...In its editorial, Etemad addressed #Iran# Syria relations. It wrote: #Iran# has great capacities in all infrastructure fields that can provide to Syria in reconstruction efforts. In the past, Syria has proven it is a strategic ally of #Iran#, and despite the huge costs it has paid, Damascus never retreats
Argentina, Brazil aim to expand yerba mate consumption in Middle East...SAO PAULO: During last year’s World Cup in #Qatar#, #football# fans worldwide could see the Argentinian squad drinking yerba mate, a herbal tea omnipresent in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and southern #Brazil#.
While consumption outside South America is restricted to a handful of #European# countri
Apple, Google partner to combat creepy tracking tactics...SAN FRANCISCO: Apple and Google are teaming up to thwart unwanted tracking through Bluetooth devices that were created to help #people# find lost keys, keep tabs on luggage or to locate other things that have a tendency to be misplaced or lost.
The two companies behind the iPhone and the software tha
Value of Saudi construction contracts jump 35% to $51.3bn: report...RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s construction sector saw the value of awarded contracts increase to SR192.4 billion ($51.3 billion) in 2022 a 35 percent rise on the previous year, a leading industry body has revealed.
According to the US Saudi Business Council, contract values during
Bogotá Summit Offers ‘Common Ground’ Agenda as Venezuela Demands End of Sanctions...Caracas, April 26, 2023 (venezuelanalysis.com) The International Conference on the #Politica#l Process in #Venezuela# was held Tuesday in Bogotá, #Colombia#, with representatives from 19 countries and the #European# Union (UE) and concluded without concrete developments.
The summit
Slavery and Prior Accumulation in Venezuela: A Conversation with Enrique Rivera...Enrique S. Rivera is a historian, journalist, and documentary film producer. He teaches at UCLA, and his recent book, The Untold History of Capitalism: Primitive Accumulation and the Anti Slavery Revolution (2021), focuses on the 1795 anti slavery rebellion in the west of what we now know as Venezue
Saudi Investment Ministry inks MoU with Wemade to foster gaming industry in KSA ...RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s esports industry will gain a major boost as the Kingdom has signed a memorandum of understanding with the South Korean firm Wemade to foster its ambition to become a global gaming hub by 2030.
The partnership between the Ministry of Investment of Saudi Arabia and We
Why Saudi patents still matter for growth and innovation...JEDDAH: Throughout modern history, revolutionary inventions have shaped societies, transformed economies and improved quality of life. Nowadays, protecting the intellectual property rights to such creations is considered a crucial driver of innovation. And it all starts with a #patent#.
In some ind
This is how 130,000 haredi Israelis found jobs...Until four years ago, Haim Hacohen, 37, was a full time student in a haredi Orthodox yeshiva in the #Israel#i city of Ramat Bet Shemesh. Every month he received a #government# stipend of about $800 for his yeshiva studies, but it was hardly enough to support his wife and five children.
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Netflix’s ‘Rough Diamonds’ brings viewers into Antwerp’s Orthodox diamond district...A new drama on Netflix centered on a haredi Orthodox family that runs a business in Antwerp’s famed diamond district hit the platform on Friday and is drawing comparisons to the hit #Israel#i series “Shtisel.”
“Rough Diamonds,” a joint production from #Israel#’s Ke
Iran punishes individuals, firms in EU, UK as retaliation...TEHRAN The #Iran#ian Foreign Ministry has imposed sanctions against a number of individuals and organizations in the United Kingdom and the #European# Union as a retaliation to their newest sanctions on #Iran#.
In a #state#ment released on Monday #night#, the ministry listed the individuals and organizat
Jordan’s national exports strategy eyes $4.4bn worth of untapped opportunities...RIYADH: Live animals, clothing and pharmaceuticals are among the untapped sectors Jordan believes will help reduce its trade balance deficit, as part of an export strategy worth more than $4.4 billion.
The new plan will open up a wide range of possibilities in the industrial sector as well as hig
BuzzFeed News to be shuttered in corporate cost cutting move...Pulitzer Prize winning digital media outlet BuzzFeed News is being shut down as part of a cost cutting drive by its corporate parent that’s shedding about 15 percent of its entire staff, adding to layoffs made earlier this year.
In a memo sent to staff, Buzzfeed Inc. co founder and CEO Jona
Turkiye’s gas production at new field ‘to reduce foreign dependence’...ANKARA: Ahead of the approaching elections, Turkiye has announced the beginning of natural gas production from the biggest field in the Black Sea from 8:23 p.m. on April 20, marking the centennial of the #Turkish# republic this year.
The move is expected to reduce the country’s foreign depend
Tehran to host 14th Iran Petrochemical Forum on May 1 2...TEHRAN Tehran will host the 14th edition of #Iran# Petrochemical Forum (IPF) at the IRIB International Conference Hall on May 1 2.
As reported, this edition of the event will be held with the approach of completing value chain in the petrochemical industry.
As #state#d by the planning and develo
Runaway growth of AI chatbots conjures up a future split between utopia and dystopia...DUBAI: It was way back in the late 1980s that I first encountered the expressions “artificial intelligence,” “pattern recognition” and “image processing.” I was completing the final semester of my undergrad college studies, while also writing up my last story for
Serbian president vows not to supply weapons to either Ukraine or Russia...BELGRADE, April 14. /TASS/. Serbia will not supply a single bullet either to Ukraine or #Russia#, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday.
I want to strengthen our army and our defense industry. We will never #send# a single bullet either to Ukraine or to #Russia#, he vowed.
Reuters said
Africa Travel Market optimistic over new growth prospects...Africa’s travel market is open and booming. This is a sentiment expressed by an estimated 600 exhibitors at this year’s World Travel Market Africa in Cape Town, South Africa. This after the industry sustained serious damage due to Covid 19.
The meeting saw a 35% increase compared to
Lukashenko urges need to re energize Belarus' IT industry...MINSK, 11 April (BelTA) It is necessary to give a new impetus to the development of the IT industry, and this does not concern only residents of Belarus Hi Tech Park (HTP), Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting to discuss draft legal acts on the development of the HTP on 11
Annual TV manufacturing up 25%...TEHRAN Manufacturing of TV sets in #Iran# has risen 25 percent in the past #Iran#ian calendar year 1401 (ended on March 20), the secretary of the Association of Audio Video Appliances Manufacturers announced.
Mohammadreza Shahidi said, “We are also ready to increase the production by more than
Venezuela Deepens Trade, Technological Ties with Allies Russia and China...Mexico City, Mexico, April 11, 2023 (venezuelanalysis.com) #Venezuela# and #Russia# are set to launch a new shipping route, deepening trade ties between the two countries, the head of the #Russia#n #Venezuela#n Chamber of Commerce told Sputnik.
#Russia#n #Venezuela#n Chamber of Commerce Presid
US intel leaks and Europe seeks safe space between US, China...MOSCOW, April 11. /TASS/. US intelligence leaks raise the classic question of cui bono ? Or, who benefits from them?; Europe is seeking a safe space between the US and #news#-China-en.html target=_blank>#China#; and Belarus requests more robust security guarantees from #news#-Moscow-en.html target=_blank>#Moscow#. These stories topped Tuesday’s #news#paper headlines a