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The Hamas Threat of Hostage Execution Videos Looms Large Over Social Media

Ahmed alleges that the companies are failing to implement systems that automatically detect violent extremist content as effectively as they detect some other kinds...

‘The Whole Health System Is Collapsing Around Us.’ Doctors Say Gaza Is on the Brink

Surgeons at Al-Shifa Hospital are operating without painkillers, according to Christos Christou, the international president of MSF. MSF team members say that they have...

British-Based Sports Fashion Brand Signs First Franchise Agreement

JD Sports has been a familiar name on our high streets here in the UK since the 1980s as a leading retailer of branded...

UAE announces 50 initiatives to boost economy, but businesses await more details

Commuters drive along Sheikh Zayed Road past commercial and residential properties in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.Christopher Pike | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesDUBAI, United Arab...

Beyond Oil – What Can The Middle East Offer To European Startups?

Dr. Tariq bin Hendi, CEO and General Manager of the Abu Dhabi investment...

Careem says restaurants got the ‘short end of the stick,’ cuts commission for food delivery

Eateries have been at a disadvantage as delivery volumes increased during the pandemic, said the CEO of Careem, a Dubai-based ride-hailing firm that provides...

Oil company Baker Hughes is ‘cautiously optimistic’ on the outlook for energy demand

Mobile offshore drilling units stand in the Port of Cromarty Firth in Cromarty, U.K., on Tuesday, June 23, 2020.Jason Alden | Bloomberg | Getty...

UAE Offers Citizenship To Rich And Skillful Foreigners In Attempt To Boost Economy

A picture taken on March 24, 2020, shows the skyline of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, with a...

Russia’s Sputnik vaccine gets its first approval in the EU, greenlight from UAE amid ongoing trials

A medical worker fills a syringe with the Gam-COVID-Vac vaccine (under the brand name of Sputnik V) at in Butovo, south Moscow.Sergei Savostyanov |...

The UAE is on track to have half its population vaccinated by the end of March

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates is on its way to having half of its population vaccinated against the coronavirus before...

Israeli start-up entrepreneur says Middle East’s next unicorn ‘very likely’ to come out of UAE

Uri Levine speaking at the eMerge Americas conference in Miami on June 13, 2017.David A. Grogan | CNBCThe next billion dollar business in the...

Middle East facing ‘cyber pandemic’ as Covid exposes security vulnerabilities, cyber chief says

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Middle East region is facing a "cyber pandemic" with Covid-19 related attacks skyrocketing this year, according to the...

Report: Deaths From Terrorism Fall For Fifth Consecutive Year [Infographic]

2020 has been a year where snippets of good news have proven few and far between. Things are finally looking up, however, with several...

A lack of common travel protocols could cost the world trillions of dollars, Dubai Airports CEO says

Countries have not yet come to a consensus on how to safely restart travel amid the coronavirus crisis, and this could cost the global...

Saudi retailer BinDawood sees shares jump 10% in market debut

Saudis shop at a supermarket at the Panorama Mall in the capital Riyadh on May 22, 2020.Fayez Nureldine | AFP | Getty ImagesSINGAPORE —...

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