The FAO Food Price Index, a benchmark for world food commodity prices, averaged 130 points in July, up 1.6% from previous month, driven primarily by rising global prices of meat and vegetable oils, according to UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation.
The National Space Academy, a UAE Space Agency initiative dedicated to developing a skilled and future-ready national workforce, has launched the Space Mission and Satellite Engineering Program (SMSE) in partnership with EDGE.
Ashton Bentley, a Kramer-owned innovator of advanced integrated meeting room technology, has launched the latest X-Range family offering comprehensive USB-C based connectivity solutions for meeting spaces.
Abu Dhabi has expanded autonomous taxi services to Al Reem and Al Maryah Islands, in collaboration with WeRide, a global leader in autonomous driving technology, as well as Uber and Tawasul Transport as the local operator of the project.
The total number of issued and renewed business licences in Sharjah during the first half of this year reached 37,356, witnessing a growth rate of 8% compared to the same period last year.
The total labour force in GCC countries reached 31.8 million, representing 54.2 percent of the total population, according to data issued by the Statistical Centre for the Cooperation Council for the Arab Countries of the Gulf (GCC-Stat).
The Avenues – Bahrain, the largest seafront shopping and entertainment destination in the kingdom, has launched its two-month-long Shop & Win summer campaign, offering shoppers a chance to win the grand prize - a 2025 Maserati Grecale Modena SUV.
Ericsson has announced the opening of its new regional headquarters in Saudi capital Riyadh, thus reflecting its strong commitment to the kingdom and the strategic role of the country in the company’s regional operations across Middle East and Africa.
An Australian domestic flight was delayed for two hours after a stowaway snake was found in the plane’s cargo hold, officials said on Wednesday. The snake was found as passengers were boarding Virgin Australia Flight at Melbourne bound for Brisbane.
Witthal Gulf Industries, a part of Singapore-based Witthal Group, has signed a 50-year land lease agreement with the Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi (Kezad Group) for the establishment of the UAE’s first lithium battery recycling plant in Taweelah.
