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☆ UAE is the land of opportunities today, UAE entrepreneurship minister says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailUAE is the land of opportunities today, UAE entrepreneurship minister saysAlia Bint Abdulla al Mazrouei, UAE's minister of state for entrepreneurship, says there's a huge future for entrepreneurship and startups in the Emirates.

Persons: Alia Bint Abdulla al Mazrouei, there's Organizations: UAE Locations: UAE, Emirates

☆ Dubai crown prince appointed UAE defense minister
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Modern architecture, Dubai central business district and car traffic are seen from Sky Views Observatory on Dec. 13, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The crown prince of Dubai has been appointed as minister of defense for the United Arab Emirates as part of a broader cabinet shuffle, Dubai ruler and UAE Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum posted on X. The 41-year-old Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, who has served as Dubai's crown prince since 2008, was also named as one of the UAE's deputy prime ministers. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE foreign minister, was also appointed as a deputy prime minister in the reshuffle. Other new appointments include Alia Abdulla AlMazrouei as minister of state for entrepreneurship, Sarah Al Amiri as minister of education, Abdulrahman Al Awar as acting minister of higher education and scientific research, Sheikh Mohammed's post said.

Persons: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al, Maktoum, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid al, Sheikh Hamdan, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Alia Abdulla AlMazrouei, Sarah Al Amiri, Abdulrahman Al Awar, Sheikh Mohammed's Organizations: Views, United Arab Emirates, United, Dubai Locations: Dubai, United Arab, UAE, Instagram

☆ How does a desert turn green?
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Joan Muwahed | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

A transformation is unfolding in the United Arab Emirates, where approximately 80% of the country's land is desert. The UAE has introduced measures to combat desertification by turning its arid landscapes green. The Middle East is home to 12 of the 17 most "water-stressed" countries of the world, and the UAE receives less than 200 mm of rainfall a year. Abdulla Al Mandous, director general at the UAE National Centre of Meteorology, says that the country has invested more than $20 million in cloud seeding research — a process designed to enhance rainfall. CNBC went inside the National Centre of Meteorology in Abu Dhabi to find out how the cloud seeding process works.

Persons: Abdulla Al Mandous Organizations: United Arab, UAE, UAE National Centre of Meteorology, CNBC, National Centre of Meteorology Locations: United Arab Emirates, UAE, China, Singapore, Abu Dhabi

☆ Qatar wealth fund eyeing investment opportunities in China's retail, tech sectors
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BEIJING, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Qatar's sovereign wealth fund Qatar Investment Authority is examining opportunities to invest in China's retail, healthcare, tech and logistics sectors, said Abdulla Al-Kuwari, head of the fund's unit Qatar Investment Authority Advisory (Asia Pacific). Those opportunities could involve public and private companies, Al-Kuwari said on Thursday during the Caixin Summit in Beijing. Chinese funds are also seeking new capital sources in the Middle East, as headwinds including diplomatic tensions drive many U.S. investors out of the country. Several China equity funds, including hedge funds and mutual funds, have told Reuters they visited the Middle East this year to raise money. Reporting by Roxanne Liu and Kane Wu; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman and Michael PerryOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Abdulla Al, Kuwari, LSEG, Roxanne Liu, Kane Wu, Muralikumar Anantharaman, Michael Perry Organizations: Qatar Investment Authority, Qatar Investment Authority Advisory, Asia, Al, Buyers, Reuters, Thomson Locations: BEIJING, Qatar, Beijing . Middle East, China, Saudi Arabia

Temasek said it does not comment on market speculation, while Mubadala declined to comment. The Singapore state investment firm's talks with Mubadala, which manages $276 billion globally, are at an early stage, said the first of the sources. And Mubadala is "bullish on India (and) wants to double down on investments," the source added. Temasek intends to retain its majority stake in Manipal by continuing to be the largest and majority shareholder with a stake of more than 50%, said the third source. India's private healthcare space, worth about $48 billion, is forecast by PwC to grow 12% to 14% a year.

Persons: サマリー, Mubadala, Temasek, Mukesh, Tata Power's, Khaled Abdulla Al Qubaisi, Sriram, Hadeel Al Sayegh, Aditya Kalra, Clarence Fernandez 私たち Organizations: Temasek, Manipal, fund's, Singapore's Temasek, Mubadala, Tata, Economic Times, Cleveland Clinic Locations: Manipal, Middle, MUMBAI, DUBAI, SINGAPORE, India's Manipal, Abu Dhabi, India, Temasek, Singapore, Bengaluru, Mubadala, Asia, U.S

☆ Al Jassasiya: The mysterious symbols carved in Qatar's deserts
▼ + stars: | 2021-11-22 | by ( Dimitris Sideridis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

On a desolate and windswept corner of Qatar’s northeastern coast, among the sand dunes of the barren desert, lies Al Jassasiya, the Gulf country’s largest and most important rock art site. Overall, archaeologists have found a total of some 900 rock carvings, or “petroglyphs,” at Al Jassasiya. Al Jassasiya, about an hour north of Qatar’s uber-modern capital and near the old pearling port of Al Huwaila, was discovered in 1957. “We have no direct clues about the motifs used in Al Jassasiya,” he said. Al Jassasiya is located just south of the popular Azerbaijani Beach, so an excursion there can also be combined with a relaxing day beside the sea.

Persons: Al Jassasiya, Jassasiya, Ferhan Sakal, ”, “, Dimitris, Doha’s Al Bidda, Al Huwaila, Holger Kapel, Hans Kapel, Dimitris Sideridis, Sakal, ” Frances Gillespie, Faisal Abdulla Al, Naimi, ” Gillespie Organizations: CNN, Qatar Museums, ”, “ Ships Locations: Gulf, Al, Qatar, Doha’s, Qatar’s, Danish, Al Jassasiya, ”, Sands

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