Bloomberg Facebook Inc’s messaging platform WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit challenging Indian rules that would require the company to provide access to encrypted messages, aggravating an already tense relationship between Silicon Valley giants and the government in a country where they have hundreds of millions of users. WhatsApp filed the lawsuit in the Delhi High Court, the company confirmed. The ...

Bloomberg Apple Inc is readying a revamp of its entry-level AirPods for this year and a second generation of the AirPods Pro for next year. The new base AirPods will mark the first update to the product since March 2019 and will add a new design that mostly mirrors that of the AirPods Pro. The earbuds will come with a ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE government has succeeded in advancing its global rankings to be one of the best in government development indices. Most notably, the UAE ranked first globally on the absence of bureaucracy indicator and second on the adaptability of government policy indicator in the IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook, while coming in third on the government responsiveness ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai’s real estate market continues to achieve record numbers in the number and value of real estate sales transactions, thus enhancing the emirate’s global position as the preferred, and most attractive and flexible real estate investment destination. The 14th edition of Mo’asher, Dubai’s official sales price index, launched by Dubai Land Department, in cooperation with Property Finder ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) together with its subsidiaries, the Adnoc group, the current holder of 80 percent of the common shares in Abu Dhabi National Oil Company for Distribution PJSC, announced on Wedneday its intention to offer approximately 375 million shares (the shares). The shares correspond to approximately three percent of the registered share ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The joint military exercise between the ground forces of the UAE and Egypt titled “Zayed 3”, will continue until June 30. The exercise comes within the framework of the UAE Armed Forces’ keenness to conduct several joint exercises with fraternal and friendly countries, to increase combat capabilities, based on the interest of the Ministry of Defence ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi’s digital economy will be boosted through the launch of Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) cloud infrastructure region in the UAE, as part of the Abu Dhabi Investment Office’s (ADIO) efforts to attract investments that build technology capabilities. The arrival of the AWS Middle East (UAE) Region in the first half of 2022 will accelerate cloud ...

Bloomberg India may need to borrow more for a second straight year to compensate its states for their revenue loss due to a shortfall in a nationwide consumption tax collection, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The additional borrowing requirement is estimated at $21.7 billion in the fiscal year started April 1, said the people, who asked not ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates has been voted ‘Best Airline Worldwide’ for the eighth consecutive time by the Business Traveller Middle East Awards 2021. The airline also took home accolades for ‘Airline with the Best First Class’, and ‘Airline with Best Economy Class’. The wins demonstrate Emirates’ strategic approach to continuously improving the onboard and on ground experience, offering a ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced that it conducted 225,954 additional Covid-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement, the ministry stressed its aim to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection of coronavirus cases and carry out the necessary treatment. As ...