ABU DHABI / WAM The Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), a graduate-level and research university focused on Artificial Intelligence (AI), has announced Professor Fakhreddine (Fakhri) Karray as its new Provost. Professor Karray will work closely with Professor Eric Xing, President of MBZUAI, to develop the institution’s academic and research strategy and implementation plans towards accomplishing the university’s ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Adnoc Logistics & Services (Adnoc L&S), the shipping and maritime logistics arm of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), announced on Sunday its strategic partnership with Netherlands-headquartered Roll Group to strengthen its turnkey integrated logistics offering. The partnership with Roll Group enables Adnoc L&S to jointly implement heavy haulage solutions for both onshore and ...

DUBAI / WAM Amanat Holdings, a healthcare and education investment company, has reported a total income of AED255.6 million, a significant nine-fold increase from the AED28.2 million in H1-2020, according to the company’s financial results for the first half ended on June 30, 2021. The income from investments similarly grew at a stellar pace to AED251.9 million versus AED21.3 million ...

SHARJAH / WAM Sharjah Islamic Bank (SIB) has announced the launch of its new SIB Digital account, which allows customers to open an electronic account instantly and easily using the smart bank application, and without the need to visit the branch. Waleed Al Amoudi, Head of Digital Banking at Sharjah Islamic Bank, said, “The launch of the new digital account ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) recently announced the opening of submissions for the “One Million Arab Coders Challenge”, inviting the initiative’s graduates from all over the world to submit their innovative projects for a chance to win prizes worth more than $1 million. Coders can submit their projects — websites or apps — based on the skills they ...

AJMAN / WAM HH Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman and Chairman of the Ajman Executive Council, lauded the bilateral relations between the UAE and Estonia, as well as their cooperation in all areas, especially in digital technology. “The world is progressing, and we must keep pace with these developments,” he said, noting the UAE’s leadership ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Residents Office (ADRO) has launched a new web tool to help parents of high school students in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi confirm if their children have been selected to receive a Student Golden Visa. The launch of the website follows the Emirates Schools Establishment’s (ESE) announcement that 2,036 exceptional students – 950 ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority has been named ‘Team of the Year’ at the British Safety Council International Safety Awards 2021. From the 292 organisations that won an International Safety Award, including businesses from the UK, Africa, Asia, India, mainland Europe and the Middle East, the RTA’s team was the sole Team of the Year winner. The ...

It’s easy to lose count of the number of times someone has declared the death of Polish democracy; usually reports are exaggerated. Poland is large enough, diverse enough, noisy enough and liberty-minded enough to resist being dragged under a dark authoritarian blanket again. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be worried by recent developments. The erosion of democracy may be a ...

It was on August 15, 1971, and many Americans were watching television — the most popular show that evening being the Western series “Bonanza.” (Older readers will recall that it chronicled the adventures of the Cartwright family — Ben, his three sons and their Chinese cook — on their Ponderosa Ranch in Nevada.) At 9 pm Eastern time, the Cartwrights ...