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☆ How Saudi Arabia's ruler used chaos in the Middle East to get what he wants from the US
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewPresident Joe Biden came to power having pledged to make Saudi Arabia's maverick new ruler, Mohammed bin Salman, a global pariah. Analysts say that MBS has navigated increasing regional and global chaos to emphasize Saudi Arabia's importance to Washington. Related storiesUS President Joe Biden gives a fist bump to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in 2022. AdvertisementSaudi Arabia's importanceBut global instability, economic change, and the war in Gaza have made clear to the White House Saudi Arabia's indispensability. Crown Prince Mohammed has condemned Israel's attack on Gaza but has not ruled out a normalization deal with Israel.

Persons: —, Joe Biden, Mohammed bin Salman, Biden, Kamala Harris, Prince Mohammed, Crown Prince, Jamal Khashoggi, Giorgio Cafiero, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Mohammed bin Salman's, Saad Hariri, Khashoggi, He's, Mohammed Hamoud, Trump, Abraham, Israel, Jon Alterman Organizations: Service, Business, Crown, Democratic, MBS, Saudi, Gulf, Analytics, Saudi Arabia's, Royal, Anadolu Agency, White, White House Saudi, Abraham Accords, Israel, Center for Strategic, International Studies Locations: Saudi, November's, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Istanbul, Washington, Gaza, Israel, Iran, West, Riyadh, Lebanese, Russia, China, Beijing, Ukraine, UAE, Bahrain, Palestinian, United States, Red, Jeddah

☆ The creator of the viral Dubai chocolate bar says it's changed her life. After tracking down 3 different versions in NYC, I understand why.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-07 | by ( Priyanka Rajput | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

UAE-based creator Maria Vehera filmed a 1 1/2-minute clip in which she opened a chocolate bar, broke it in half, and dipped it in green pistachio cream before taking her first bite. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Banking on the bar's virality and a growing global chocolate market, US-based businesses are creating and selling their own versions. In New York City, Nuts Factory, a specialty food store with six Manhattan locations and six others across the state, introduced the chocolate bar in July. Here's how the chocolate bars tasted, ranked from my least favorite to my favorite.

Persons: —, Maria Vehera, Sarah Hamouda, Hamouda, Din, it's Organizations: Service, Business, eBay, Nuts, Nuts Factory Locations: UAE, Hamouda, New York City, Manhattan, New York

☆ Russia warns France over Telegram founder's detainment, suggests it may be politically motivated
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-27 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Russia on Tuesday issued words of caution to France over its detainment of Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of messaging app Telegram, suggesting the move may be politically motivated. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on a Tuesday call with journalists urged Paris to provide evidence to support its allegations against Durov, Reuters and Russian state news agency Tass reported. "The charges are very serious indeed," Peskov told reporters, according to Reuters-translated comments. Peskov suggested that Durov's arrest could be viewed as both restricting freedom of speech and an act of intimidation if France fails to provide serious evidence of his guilt, Reuters and Tass reported. Although born in Russia, Durov holds citizenship of France and the United Arab Emirates.

Persons: Pavel Durov, Dmitry Peskov, Durov, Peskov Organizations: Paris Public Prosecutor's, Reuters, Tass, United, United Arab Emirates Locations: Russia, France, Paris, United Arab, UAE

☆ I'm a matchmaker for ultrawealthy men and charge up to $350K for my services. I give all my clients the same advice.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Tess Martinelli | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Many people are shocked when I tell them my clients pay $350,000 for my matchmaking services. The service was built exclusively for accomplished professional men looking for women. My ultra-high-net-worth clients expect my undivided attentionOne commonality between most of my clients is the urgency for immediate results. When I charged less for my services, my clients engaged with me more passively but expected the same results. AdvertisementMy advice for high-earning men looking for loveThe first thing I tell high-earning men looking for love is to throw your physical type out the window.

Persons: —, Christiana Maxion, It's, I'm, I, didn't, they're, I've, they'll, that's, you've, Tess Martinelli Organizations: Service, Business, Cinqe Locations: Dubai, UAE, tmartinelli

☆ 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

☆ 'Pulling a Joe Biden': Reactions to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's resignation
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Lee Ying Shan | In Ying-Shan-Lee | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters following North Korea's missile launch on April 13, 2023. JIJI Press | AFP | Getty ImagesJapanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is stepping down in September, a move that sparked a broad range of reactions from government officials and analysts. Still, Izumi thanked Kishida for his hard work, adding "Prime Minister Kishida, you must have been under a lot of pressure." "The prime minister is a true friend of the United States and Japan has become a true global partner for America," U.S. "I pay tribute to my friend Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

Persons: Fumio Kishida, Japan's, Kishida, Joe Biden, he's, William Pesek, Biden, Izumi, Japan Rahm Emanuel, Kishida's, Emanuel, Anthony Albanese, Japan Shihab Alfaheem, Amir Anvarzadeh Organizations: Japan's, JIJI Press, AFP, Getty, Liberal Democratic Party, Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, LDP, Japan, America, U.S, Alliance, Australian, Asymmetric Advisors Locations: United States, Japan, Australia

☆ The UN says Sudan is at a ‘catastrophic breaking point’ amid flooding and fighting
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

War-wrecked Sudan's humanitarian crisis is at "a catastrophic breaking point" amid fighting and devastating flooding, the U.N. migration agency said Monday, ahead of peace talks planned for later this week. The talks face uncertainty as Sudan's military has yet to confirm its participation in the meeting in Switzerland brokered by the United States and Saudi Arabia. Sudan’s war has created the world’s largest displacement crisis. More than 10.7 million people have been forced to flee their homes since fighting began, according to the International Organization for Migration. AFP - Getty Images"We are at a breaking point, a catastrophic, cataclysmic breaking point," said Othman Belbeisi, IOM’s regional director.

Persons: Othman Belbeisi, Belbeisi, Tom Perriello, We’ve, Perriello Organizations: Rapid Support Forces, International Organization for Migration, Getty, IOM, U.S, SAF, Sudanese Armed Forces, United Locations: Switzerland, United States, Saudi Arabia, Khartoum, Darfur, Meroe, Sudan, AFP, Darfur’s, al, Sennar, Geneva, Saudi, Jeddah, Union, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, UAE

☆ U.S. men out of Olympic soccer competition after 4-0 defeat to Morocco
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Jeff Rueter | Greg O'Keeffe | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

This was a day to forget for the United States men’s soccer team. As seen from the graphic below, Morocco dominated the game in key statistical metrics, ending the United States’ hopes of a medal. Thus concludes the United States men’s two-tournament summer. Tanner Tessmann was at the heart of most of the United States’ positive passages. It won’t inspire many hearts and minds, but the United States did exactly that in the first half against Morocco — save for one ill-advised wag of Harriel’s leg.

Persons: Soufiane Rahimi, Ilias Akhomach, Hakimi, Mehdi Maouhoub, United States ’, Jeff Rueter, Greg O’Keeffe, Bryan Reynolds, Ricardo Pepi, Malik Tillman, Gio Reyna, Yunus Musah, Marko Mitrovic, Duncan McGuire, Walker Zimmerman, Miles Robinson, Zimmerman, Alex Gottschalk, McGuire, Griffin Yow, Mitrovic, Djordje Mihailovic, Gianluca Busio, Jack McGlynn didn’t, Maximilian Dietz, Tanner Tessmann, Patrick Schulte, Kevin Paredes, Tim Weah, Nathan Harriel …, Harriel, Paul Ellis, Rahimi, Abdessamad Ezzalzouli, Morocco’s, Morocco —, Marc Atkins, Paredes, Brad Smith, Bilal El Khannous, Greg O’Keeffe Rahimi’s, isn’t, Al, plaudit, Tarik Sektioui’s, John Todd Organizations: United, soccer, Copa America, Olympics, PSV Eindhoven, New, Philadelphia Union, Getty, Real Betis, Guinea, Morocco, Wolfsburg, Paredes ruffled, U.S, Asian Champions League, UAE Locations: United States, Morocco, Parc, States, New Zealand, Guinea, France, Ukraine, U.S, Al Ain, American

☆ We live in Dubai. Here are the 7 common mistakes we see first-time visitors make.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Christian Sylt | Caroline Reid | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

No need to ball out to see the sights — Dubai has amazing free attractionsThe "Imagine" show at Festival City Mall is incredible. AdvertisementOn the outskirts of Dubai, see the world's biggest 360-degree projection show in Expo City for free. It's easy to get tired in the Dubai Mall if you don't book any free ride servicesThe Dubai Mall can take hours to explore. Caroline ReidThe Dubai Mall is one of the biggest in the world, with more than 1,200 stores spread over millions of square feet. It's so big that it even has a full-size ice rink, a Kidzania theme park, an amusement park, and one of the world's biggest aquariums.

Persons: —, Caroline Reid, Perle, Dragone, we've, Kung Fu, We've, you've Organizations: Service, Business, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Dubai International Airport, Al, Al Maktoum International, Emirates, du, pats, Marriott, Dreamworks, Festival City, UAE Locations: Dubai, London, UAE, Al Maktoum, Emirates, Expo City, Las Vegas

☆ Sanctions-hit Russia is rushing to set up payment systems, including crypto, to make trading easier
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewRussia is stepping up sanctions-evading measures to keep its international trade flowing. Russian central bank governor Elvira Nabiullina said the first transactions are expected by the end of this year, per Reuters. An existing ban on crypto payments in Russia remains, but Moscow's greenlighting crypto for international trade marks a significant shift. Russia could be eying a digital-currency-based settlement systemIt isn't clear how Russia's crypto and digital currency regimes will shape up. Even China, which has one of the world's most advanced digital currencies, relies on a "two-tier" system involving banks as wallet-holding agents.

Persons: —, Elvira Nabiullina, Nabiullina, Vladimir Putin, Moscow hasn't, Christopher Granville, Granville Organizations: Service, Russia's, Duma —, Reuters, Business, Bloomberg, US Treasury, GlobalData, Lombard, Russia Locations: Russian, Russia, Ukraine, cryptocurrencies, Hong Kong, Moscow, China, UAE, Turkey, Austria, India

☆ London's hedge fund rich are looking to avoid new taxes by relocating to Milan and Dubai. People who have made the move tell us what it's like.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Bradley Saacks | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

AdvertisementSeveral cities have been trying to take advantage of the new policy, including Dubai, Milan, and more. A recently relocated hedge fund manager in Milan is planning to visit London or New York six or seven times a year going forward. "The best type of knowledge comes from people, from frequent interaction with people," said a Milan-based hedge fund manager. Several people — based in spots such as Dubai, Milan, and Zurich — mentioned that people early in their careers should still prioritize working in the biggest cities though. Moving to the Middle East just to interact with fellow UK ex-pats doesn't add much diversification to a portfolio manager's life.

Persons: —, Julian Robertson, Muyshondt, Elena Partners, Steve Cohen's Point72, Sebastian Dickgiesser, Girish Chouhan, aren't, COVID, I'm, Alfonso Peccatiello, he's, Darren Wolf, abrdn, It's, Wolf, Zoom Organizations: Service, Tyrian Investments, Business, Labour, Henley & Partners, United Arab, Eisler Capital, Capstone Investment Advisors, Getty, London, Investors, —, pats Locations: New York, Cascais, Portugal, Lisbon, London, Florida, Hong Kong, Dubai, Milan, China, United Arab Emirates, Italy, Point72, Girish Chouhan Dubai, Abu Dhabi, India, East, Europe, Madrid, Zurich, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Brera, —, Milan's Brera, UAE

☆ China's trade with Russia is getting so difficult that payments can take half a year and most bank transfers are returned
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Trade between Russia and China is getting ever more difficult, with some payments between partners taking up to half a year, the Kommersant business daily reported on Monday. AdvertisementThe troubles started in December when the US authorized secondary sanctions targeting financial institutions that help Russia skirt sanctions. This prompted global banks from China to the UAE, Turkey, and Austria to reduce transactions with Russia to avoid getting in the crosshairs. Related storiesTo force Russia to halt its war, West blocked some Russian banks from the widely used SWIFT messaging system for payments early in the conflict. The continued business activity between the two countries sent trade between Russia and China to a record $240 billion last year.

Persons: —, China's, Moscow's, Andrei Kostin, Russia's Organizations: Kommersant, Service, Business, Bloomberg, US Treasury, Russia, VTB Bank Locations: Russia, China, UAE, Turkey, Austria, Moscow, Ukraine, Beijing, Russian, Hong Kong

☆ Self-driving tech company WeRide accelerates global expansion as transportation industry adopts AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Sheila Chiang | In Sheilachiang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

(Photo by Jia Tianyong/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images) China News Service | China News Service | Getty ImagesSelf-driving technology firm WeRide is accelerating its global expansion as the artificial intelligence boom boosts adoption of machine learning in transportation. Things are moving relatively fast because of the development of AI right now," said Sebastian Yee, Singapore director of business development at WeRide. In June, the firm began safety testing for "Robosweepers" in Singapore, following similar rollouts in multiple cities in China. watch now"WeRide is the only company which has [driverless] permits from the U.S., China, UAE and Singapore. Some [companies] just have permits from one or two countries, but we have four countries," said Kerry Xu, Singapore general manager of WeRide.

Persons: WeRide, Jia Tianyong, Sebastian Yee, Kerry Xu, Xu, Yee Organizations: SAE, China News Service, Getty Images, Getty, Logistics, Renault, Nissan, Mitsubishi, GAC Group, Nasdaq, U.S, SEC, Changi Airport Locations: BEIJING, CHINA, Beijing, China, Singapore, WeRide, Silicon Valley, Guangzhou, U.S, UAE, Japan, Europe, Cayman Islands, Southeast Asia

☆ Dubai set to welcome even more millionaires as wealthy individuals abandon the UK
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The United Arab Emirates is on track to be the world's top wealth magnet for the third year running, according to the Henley Private Wealth Migration Report. "There are push and pull factors for this trend of millionaires opting to relocate to Dubai," Karim Jetha, a longtime regional investor who relocated to the UAE from the U.K. during the pandemic, told CNBC. "Pull factors include Dubai's perception of being extremely safe and visa reforms that encourage migration." The UAE is set to see a record net inflow of 6,700 millionaires from around the world by the end of 2024, according to the Henley report, which was released in June. That's nearly double the second-ranked country on the list, the U.S., which is expected to welcome a net inflow of 3,800 millionaires in the same time frame.

Persons: –, Karim Jetha, Henley, That's Organizations: United, Henley, Wealth, UBS, Labour Party, CNBC, Labour Locations: United Arab Emirates, Swiss, Dubai, sandier, UAE, U.S

☆ De-dollarization is a fad that will backfire on countries trying to move away from the greenback, currency expert says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

De-dollarization is nothing but a myth — and it could backfire on countries like Russia and China. That's according to Jeffrey Christian, a commodities expert who thinks dollar dominance isn't going away anytime soon. He says countries phasing out the greenback also could face consequences, like liquidity issues and slow growth. AdvertisementDe-dollarization is probably a fad — and countries trying to stage a global shift away from the dollar may soon find that the movement will backfire. Despite the ongoing movement, dollar dominance isn't probably going away, given how pervasive the greenback is in financial markets, he told Business Insider in an interview.

Persons: Jeffrey Christian, —, Christian, It's, it's Organizations: Service, CPM Group, Traders, Reuters, Bank of International, International Monetary Fund, UC, Berkeley Locations: Russia, China, India

☆ Gaza war weighs heavy on the minds of Palestinian Olympians: ‘I want to be an inspiration’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Zeena Saifi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Valerie Tarazi, 24, is originally from Gaza and one of two Palestinian swimmers who will be competing in Paris. Almasri was the first woman to represent Palestine in the World Cross-Country Championships in Belgrade in 2024, according to the Palestine Olympic Committee. But as a refugee, he couldn’t represent Palestine or Syria. Ismail, the team’s best hope to become the first Palestinian to win an Olympic medal, told CNN he feels similarly. This year, there will be eight – the most in history, according to the Palestine Olympic Committee.

Persons: Omar Ismail, Ismail, “, ”, ” Ismail, won’t, Valerie Tarazi, she’s, Tarazi, …, Layla Almasri, ” “, I’d, Almasri, don’t, Faris Badawi, he’s, couldn’t, –, Boxer Wasim Abu Sal, Jorge Salhe, Mohammed Dwedar, Yazan Al Bawwab, we’re, it’s, Omar Organizations: Abu Dhabi CNN, West Bank, United Arab Emirates, CNN, United Nations, International Olympic Committee, National Olympic Committee of Palestine, Games, Olympic Games, Paris, Palestine Olympic, Yarmouk Refugee, Tokyo Games, Palestine Olympic Committee Locations: Abu Dhabi, Jenin, UAE, Jordanian, Uzbekistan, Jordan, Palestine, Palestinian, Gaza, Paris, United States, Belgrade, “, Yarmouk, Damascus, Syria, Europe, Germany, Ramallah, Santiago , Chile, Jericho, Saudi Arabia

☆ Abu Dhabi is an oil powerhouse, but it also wants to be a climate tech hub
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Amy Gunia | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Hub71 plans to announce a new cohort later this year, and it says that applications from sustainability and climate tech startups have doubled since the last intake. “Abu Dhabi is starting to forge ahead as a leading tech cluster for climate in the region,” she said. That Abu Dhabi has thrown its weight and oil wealth behind climate tech is a key attraction for Graphmatech. “To scale up climate tech you need financial support,” Dr Mamoun Taher, its founder and CEO, told CNN. His company has engaged in discussions with key stakeholders in Abu Dhabi, including oil and gas companies.

Persons: Abu, ” Ahmad Ali Alwan, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi’s, Patricia Keating, Karim Sahib, Dr Mamoun Taher, “, “ Abu Dhabi, Taher, ” Organizations: CNN, Mubadala Investment Company, United, Organization of, Petroleum, OPEC, P, PwC, Companies, Sweden’s Uppsala University, Getty, UAE, Emirates Steel, Adnoc, Siemens Energy, Abu, Abu Dhabi National Energy Company Locations: Abu Dhabi, wean, UAE, United Arab Emirates, Dubai, Abu, AFP, “ Abu, United States, Australia, Masdar

☆ Sheikha Mahra: Dubai princess’s Instagram account announces divorce with royal husband
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

The Instagram account of Sheikha Mahra bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the daughter of UAE Prime Minister and Dubai ruler Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, announced her intention to leave her husband, a fellow royal. “I hereby declare our divorce,” 30-year-old Sheikha Mahra’s account posted on Instagram on Wednesday. There are no pictures of her on Sheikh Mana’s Instagram account either. CNN has reached out to the Dubai government’s Media Office for comment, which referred CNN to Sheikha Mahra’s media office. CNN has reached out to Sheikh Mana for comment through his Instagram account.

Persons: Mahra bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, “, ”, Mahra, Sheikh Mana Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, Grazia, Sheikh Mana’s, Zoe Grigorakos, CNN hasn’t, Sheikh Mana Organizations: CNN, United, United Arab Emirates, UAE Prime Minister, Pictures, Dubai government’s Media Locations: United Arab, Dubai, Instagram, UAE

☆ Futuristic designs unveiled for ‘world’s greenest highway’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Rebecca Cairns | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Not content with Dubai having the tallest building, the deepest pool or the highest hotel, urban design firm URB hopes to add one more superlative feather to the city’s cap: the world’s “greenest” highway. The green highway, pictured in this render, would also include a network of footpaths and green community spaces. URB‘A unique set of challenges’Creating the world’s “greenest” highway in a desert city isn’t easy, though. Pictured in this rendering, designs for the Nexgen Sustainable City, which URB has designed for Cairo. URB A Dubai developer is creating green designs for the city Prev NextAn urban utopiaThis isn’t URB’s first foray into utopian future city design.

Persons: URB, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed, Baharash, ” Bagherian, ”, Baharash Bagherian, ’, Bagherian, — Organizations: CNN, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, European Union, “, Hub, Agri Locations: Dubai, ”, “ Dubai, URB “ Dubai, UAE, Hong Kong, URB, Yiti, Oman, Yas, Abu Dhabi, Cairo, City

☆ Putin wants to strengthen a big challenger to Western dominance
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The group is known as BRICS for original members Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, which collectively form the bloc's acronym. A parliamentary structure would formalize the group even further. AdvertisementA larger and more structured BRICS bloc could have more bargaining power and create an alternative to the West-led global order. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Russia recently, even though New Delhi is in a strategic partnership with the US. But the BRICS group should not be counted out, wrote as Ian Bremmer, the president of the Eurasia Group, in a report earlier this month.

Persons: —, Vladimir Putin, BRICS, Putin, Rich Lesser, Sergey Lavrov, Narendra Modi, Modi, Ian Bremmer Organizations: Service, United, United Arab Emirates, Business, New Development Bank, Putin, Kremlin, Boston Consulting, UAE —, Russian, Indian, Eurasia Group Locations: West, Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ethiopia, Egypt, Argentina, United Arab, Shanghai, St Petersburg, Thailand, Malaysia, UAE, New Delhi

☆ 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

☆ Bronze Age-style ship sails the Persian Gulf 4,000 years after it was designed
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Writings on an ancient clay tablet have allowed experts to reconstruct a Bronze Age ship made of reeds and sail it on a maiden voyage off the coast of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It is the world’s largest reconstruction of a Bronze Age Magan boat, according to the team. The research project’s goals were to uncover ancient craftsmanship techniques, determine the connections between Bronze Age societies and better understand the role Abu Dhabi once played in Bronze Age trade. After passing five days of trials, the ship sailed toward Saadiyat Island off the coast of Abu Dhabi and the open sea on March 2 and 3. “Seeing the Magan Boat sail on the water for the first time actually took my breath away and brought tears to my eyes.”

Persons: Magan, “, ”, Eric Staples, Abu Dhabi, Emily Harris, Umm, Robert B, Jackson, ” Jackson, Peter Magee, Marwan Abdullah Al, Marzouqi, ” Marzouqi, Abdallah Alremaithi, Ayesha Almansoori, Tayla Clelland, Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, ” Clelland Organizations: CNN, United, United Arab Emirates, Zayed University, Zayed National Museum, Zayed National Museum , New York University, British Museum, ., Department of Culture Locations: Abu Dhabi, United Arab, Persian, UAE, Oman, Mesopotamia, Iraq, Pakistan, India, Zayed National Museum ,, Zayed National Museum , New York University Abu Dhabi, Umm, South Asia, Girsu, what’s, Saadiyat, Tourism, “

☆ Ramesh Shukla: How an Indian migrant became the UAE’s ‘royal photographer’ and captured the birth of modern Dubai
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Rebecca Cairns | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Photographer Ramesh Shukla moved to Dubai in 1965. Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid watching a camel race in Sharjah, 1968. The next day, he returned to the racetrack and presented the photo to Sheikh Zayed, asking for his blessing — and it changed everything. Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the late emir of Abu Dhabi, signing the agreement to form the UAE’ on December 2, 1971. Ramesh ShuklaShukla's photos of the UAE's founding fathers (top) and Sheikh Zayed signing (bottom) are featured on the 50 dirham note.

Persons: CNN — “, ” Ramesh Shukla, Shukla, Ramesh Shukla, —, ”, Sheikh Zayed, Sheikh Rashid, Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Neel Shukla, Ramesh’s, “, Tara, Neel, Ramesh, Ajman —, Ras, Khaimah, Neel —, ‘ Papa, ’ ” Organizations: CNN, United Arab Emirates, Ramesh, Emirates, United, UAE ’, Dubai Culture Locations: India, Dubai, Bombay, Mumbai, UAE, Sharjah, States, British, Arabian, Abu Dhabi, “, Umm Al, United Arab, Ras Al, Emirates

The nine-month war in Gaza nearly took Julia’s life, as the fighting and displacement cut off her access to treatment. Around a month into the war, Julia ran out of three of the five medications she was taking, Dareen told CNN. “Ibrahim and I were the only two survivors,” Alaa told CNN, adding that the airstrike killed 30 members of their family. “We lived through hunger, the main ingredients for food weren’t there,” Alaa told CNN. I can’t be her mother and father at the same time.” she told CNN.

Persons: Julia Abu Zeiter, Dareen, Julia, ” Dareen, Dr, Ahmed Mubarak, Mubarak, Mari Carmen Viñoles, Israel, Giuseppe Cacace, Ibrahim, Alaa, “ Ibrahim, ” Alaa, ” Ibrahim, Ali Moustafa, Israel’s, “, ”, James Elder Organizations: Egypt CNN —, CNN, United Arab, Leukemia, Getty, Palestine Children’s Relief, Integrated, United Nations, ” UNICEF, “ Locations: Arish, Egypt, Gaza, United Arab Emirates, Israel’s Kerem Shalom, Abu Dhabi, Sinai, Rafah, Israel, UAE, Egypt's Arish, AFP, US, Julia, Jabalya

☆ Omar Al Marzouqi: The young showjumping sensation carrying the UAE flag into the Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Soaring over fences on horseback in Hangzhou, China, last October, Omar Al Marzouqi was jumping into history. Yet Al Marzouqi made it work – with a little help from his sister. Stephen Bartholomew/IPS/ShutterstockShowjumping has always a family affair for Al Marzouqi, who mounted his first pony at just three years old. Just 15 years old at the time, Al Marzouqi was comfortably the youngest rider in the field in Buenos Aires. For Al Marzouqi, continuing that lineage is a privilege.

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