Lufthansa cuts 20,000 summer flights as fuel prices surge
German airline Lufthansa will cut 20,000 short-haul flights over the summer, saying soaring fuel prices have made many journeys “unprofitable” for the firm. Jet fuel…
Year: 2026
Oman seeks investors for 11 food projects
Oman is seeking investments of nearly $250 million (OMR96.12 million) for 11 agricultural and aquaculture projects as part of its drive to boost food self-sufficiency.…
NEOM Port Reshapes Global Trade Routes from Northern Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s NEOM posted a terse but telling message on X: “Europe- Egypt- NEOM- GCC: your faster route.” Accompanied by a map, the post traced…
DMCC launches Uptown Dubai twin office towers
Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) announced the launch of new commercial towers in Uptown Dubai, adding more than 560,000 square feet of luxury office space as demand…
Meta to track workers’ clicks and keystrokes to train AI
Meta will start tracking the way employees work, including their keystrokes and mouse clicks, to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models. The company, which owns…
UAE marks Earth Day with biodiversity, clean energy, water security initiatives
The United Arab Emirates joins the world in marking Earth Day, observed annually on 22nd April, to promote international efforts to address the escalating challenges…
Hafeet Rail: the Oman to UAE train route
Hafeet Rail is a new joint rail venture that will connect Oman and UAE by train for the first time. Named after Jebel Hafeet, the mountain straddling…
Khalifa Fund launches ‘Funding on the Spot’ at Abu Dhabi entrepreneurship festival
Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development is taking part in the first edition of the Abu Dhabi Global Entrepreneurship Festival, where it launched a new initiative…
OpenAI faces criminal probe over role of ChatGPT in shooting
OpenAI is facing a criminal investigation in the US over whether its ChatGPT technology played a part in the murder of two people during a…
Prince Moulay Rachid inaugurates SIAM Agriculture Meknes fair Morocco
Prince Moulay Rachid opened the 18th International Agriculture Show in Morocco (SIAM) in Meknes on Monday, with organisers expecting more than 1.1 million visitors and…