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☆ The world's first airport to require biometric boarding is set to arrive in 2025
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-22 | by ( Kevin Williams | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

As end-of-summer travel lines back up at TSA airport checkpoints in the U.S., one overseas airport is going all-in on a biometric passenger experience. The Smart Travel Project at Zayed International Airport in Abu Dhabi will involve biometric sensors at every airport identification checkpoint by 2025. Airport security and travel experts have generally cheered the move. "Facial recognition is the future, and we will start to get intelligent with airport security and focus on the traveler rather than the items they bring. Among the concerns expressed are what type of data someone would need to give during the biometric enrollment process, and whether biometric security processes will be used to track movements throughout the airport, or if biometric data will be used outside the airport.

Persons: Sheldon Jacobson, Jacobson, Saeed Saif Al Khaili, Mike Taylor, J.D, Power's, Shawn DuBravac Organizations: TSA, Smart, Zayed International Airport, University of Illinois, Zayed International, Federal Authority for Identity, Customs, Port Security, United Arab Locations: U.S, Abu Dhabi, UAE

☆ Anant Ambani pre-wedding photos: Rihanna, Mark Zuckerberg among stars at Indian billionaire heir’s celebrations
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Ambani is the youngest son of Asia’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani, who has an estimated fortune of $117 billion, according to Forbes. Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump and their daughter Arabella pose with the groom's father, billionaire Mukesh Ambani. On Wednesday, the Ambani family hosted a communal dinner for more than 50,000 villagers. Reliance Industries/Handout/ReutersActors Salman Khan, Ram Charan, Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan perform during the pre-wedding celebrations. Reliance Industries/Handout/ReutersBillionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani with his son Anant and wife Nita.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Ivanka Trump, jetted, Anant Ambani’s, Rihanna, David Blaine, Sachin Tendulkar, Shah Rukh Khan, Ambani, Mukesh Ambani, Radhika Merchant, Jared Kushner, Arabella, ”, Paula Hurd, Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Salman Khan, Ram Charan, Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Taimur Ali, Anant, Nita, Anjali Organizations: CNN, Forbes, Reliance, Reuters, Reliance Foundation, Microsoft, Reliance Industries, Reuters Billionaire, AP Former India Locations: India, Silicon Valley, Jamnagar, Gujarat, New Delhi, Mumbai

Hamas-affiliated media reported early on Tuesday that Israel freed 30 Palestinian children and three women, in the truce's fourth swap. Waving Palestinian, Hamas and Islamic Jihad flags, dozens of Palestinians gathered outside Israel's Ofer prison near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank to await the release of additional Palestinians. Each day since the four-day truce began on Friday, Hamas has released some of the hostages while Israel has freed some of the Palestinians it holds. Under the terms of existing four-day truce agreement, Hamas was due to release in total 50 Israeli women and children held hostage in Gaza. It was not clear how many hostages would be released under the extended truce agreement, but earlier the head of Egypt's State Information Service, Diaa Rashwan, said the deal being negotiated would include the release of 20 Israeli hostages and 60 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.

Persons: Israel, Israel's Ofer, Gaza's, Alya Ahmed Saif Al, Thani, Antony Blinken, Diaa Rashwan, Arshad Mohammed, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: International Committee, West Bank, Gaza's Hamas, Security, Hamas, U.S, United, Egypt's, Information Service, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Israel, CAIRO, JERUSALEM, Gaza, Ramallah, Qatar, Egypt, United Arab Emirates

☆ More Israeli Hostages, Palestinians Expected to Be Freed With Extended Truce
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Nov. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

Persons: Nidal, Emily Rose CAIRO, Israel, Israel's Ofer, Gaza's, Alya Ahmed Saif Al, Thani, Antony Blinken, Diaa Rashwan, Arshad Mohammed, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: West Bank, Gaza's Hamas, Security, Hamas, U.S, United, Egypt's, Information Service, Reuters Locations: JERUSALEM, Israel, Gaza, Ramallah, Qatar, Egypt, United Arab Emirates

☆ A fire at a wedding hall in northern Iraq kills at least 100 people and injures 150, authorities say
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

People look at the aftermath of a fire that broke out during a wedding at an event hall in Al-Hamdaniyah, Iraq on September 27, 2023. At least 100 people were killed and more than 150 injured when a fire broke out during a wedding at an event hall in the northern Iraqi town of Hamdaniyah, state media and health officials said. A fire that raced through a hall hosting a Christian wedding in northern Iraq killed at least 100 people and injured 150 others, authorities said Wednesday, warning the death toll could rise. Television footage showed flames rushing over the wedding hall as the fire took hold. Health Ministry spokesman Saif al-Badr earlier put the number of injured at 150 via the state-run Iraqi News Agency.

Persons: That's, Saif al, Badr Organizations: Health, Iraqi News Agency Locations: Al, Hamdaniyah, Iraq, Iraq's Nineveh, Mosul, Baghdad, Nineveh

☆ Gulf states have given billions in aid to Egypt. Now they want to see returns
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

He was referring to the tens of billions of dollars in bailouts his country has received from the wealthy Gulf monarchies over the past decade. Many of those assets have long been under the control of Egypt’s military, an economic behemoth and the backbone of Sisi’s power. This time, however, Gulf Arab allies – especially Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates – want to see returns. Last year alone, Gulf states pledged $22 billion to Egypt as it faced an economic crisis caused partly by the fallout from the Ukraine war, Reuters reported. Analysts say that Egypt was pushed by Gulf states to accept the IMF’s conditions, especially those on privatization.

☆ Oman's drilling services firm Abraj plans March listing on Muscat exchange
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Jan 22 (Reuters) - Oman's oil and gas drilling services firm Abraj Energy Services plans to list up to 49% of its shares on the Muscat stock exchange in March through an initial public offering (IPO), a company statement said on Sunday. The IPO forms part of an exit plan recently announced by sovereign wealth fund, the Oman Investment Authority (OIA), the state news agency said. State energy company OQ, the selling shareholder, is wholly-owned by the OIA, which expects to exit eight investments in 2023 to generate about $1.3 billion. A diversified oil and gas services firm, Abraj is the largest drilling contractor in Oman with a market share of almost 30 percent. States such as Qatar and Oman are now seeking to capitalise on investor appetite for Gulf IPOs and compete with more active regional exchanges.

WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (Reuters) - The succession of Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, who was believed to have been killed in a U.S. raid last year, remains unclear, a U.S. intelligence official said on Tuesday. "The question for Al Qaeda, that it has not answered for itself, is who follows (Zawahiri)," Christine Abizaid, director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center, said in an event organized by the Washington Institute when asked about Al Qaeda's "center of gravity" after Zawahiri's death. Al Qaeda has not named a successor. Saif al-Adel, a mysterious, low-key former Egyptian special forces officer who is a high-ranking member of Al Qaeda, is seen by experts as the top contender. The United States is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to his arrest.

☆ Al Qaeda releases video it claims is narrated by leader al-Zawahiri who was believed dead -SITE
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

CAIRO, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Al Qaeda has released a 35-minute recording the group claims was narrated by its leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, who was believed to have been killed in a U.S. raid in August 2022, SITE intelligence group said on Friday. The recording was undated and the transcript did not clearly point towards a time frame for when it could have been made. Al Qaeda has not named a successor. But Saif al-Adel, a mysterious, low-key former Egyptian special forces officer who is a high-ranking member of Al Qaeda, is seen by experts as the top contender. Reporting by Enas Alashray; Editing by Nadine Awadalla, Chris Reese, Michael Georgy and Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ La zece ani de la moartea lui Osama bin Laden, Al-Qaida are o conducere slăbită
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-28 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +3 min

Sursa foto: APLa zece ani de la moartea lui Osama bin Laden, Al-Qaida are o conducere slăbităAl-Qaida va rămâne prima centrală jihadistă din lume, responsabilă pentru atentate grave în istoria modernă. Însă, la zece ani de la moartea fondatorului său Osama bin Laden, organizaţia nu a găsit un succesor pe măsura acestuia, comentează miercuri AFP. Lipsit de carismă, egipteanul Ayman al-Zawahiri, care i-a succedat lui Bin Laden, se ascunde în zona frontierei afgano-pakistaneze. Cel mai mare succes al lui Al-Zawahiri este că a menţinut în viaţă Al-Qaida'', a explicat Barak Mendelsohn, profesor la Universitatea Haverford din Pennsylvania. Considerat drept unul dintre cei care au conceput planul atentatelor de la 11 septembrie 2001, semnătura fundamentală a Al-Qaida, Ayman al-Zawahiri a intrat la vârsta de 15 în rândurile Frăţiei Musulmane şi a supravieţuit timp de 40 de ani jihadului, o longevitate rarisimă, adaugă AFP.

Persons: Osama bin Laden, Al - Qaida, - Qaida, ., organizaţia, Bin Laden, Al -, -, Barak, Ayman, Zawahiri, Abu Mohammed al, Adel . Organizations: Universitatea Haverford, Agerpres, New York Times, Stat Islamic, ONU Locations: afgano, Pennsylvania, Peninsula Arabică, Somalia, Afganistan, Siria, Irak, Myanmar, -, Teheran, Washington, New, Regatului Unit, Adel, Iran

☆ Emiratele Arabe Unite ar putea impune restricții pentru rezidenții nevaccinați
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-21 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Autoritățile din Emiratele Arabe Unite au avertizat populația că ar putea impune restricții pentru persoanele care nu s-au vaccinat împotriva Covid-19, într-o perioadă în care acest stat, un important centru de afaceri şi turistic din regiunea Golfului Persic, doreşte să îşi accelereze campania de vaccinare, informează Reuters. „Ezitarea voastră de astăzi reprezintă un obstacol pentru atingerea obiectivului nostru şi expune în faţa riscurilor medicale familia voastră, persoanele dragi şi întreaga comunitate”, a adăugat el. Emiratele Arabe Unite, unde măsuri precum distanţarea socială şi purtarea măştilor sanitare în spaţiile publice sunt obligatorii, este una dintre ţările cu cele mai rapide campanii de vaccinare din lume împotriva maladiei COVID-19. Abu Dhabi oferă de acum rezidenţilor şi vaccinul Pfizer-BioNTech, pe lângă vaccinul chinezesc produs de Sinopharm, au anunţat miercuri autorităţile sanitare locale. Emiratul Dubai oferea deja populaţiei locale vaccinul Pfizer-BioNTech alături de cel realizat de compania AstraZeneca.

Persons: Reuters, Abu Dhabi Organizations: Emiratele Arabe Unite, Agerpres Locations: Emiratele Arabe, Golfului Persic, populaţia, Dubai

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