January 2025

Cairo: Riyadh Season, Saudi Arabia's flagship entertainment and tourism festival, has attracted a record 16 million visitors in just three months, organisers announced. "Today we reach 16 million visitors in Riyadh Season, and the best is yet to come," said...

We’ve got now 3 humans with Neuralinks implanted and they’re all working well, says Musk Neuralink Corp.’s brain-computer device has been implanted in a third patient and the company has plans for about 20 to 30 more implants in 2025,...

Yayra Agbofah has barely slept since a fire ripped through the world's largest second-hand clothing market to the ground just over a week ago. The Jan. 2 blaze at the Kantamanto Market in Ghana's capital city of Accra reduced huge swaths...

ABU DHABI - The Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open presented by Abu Dhabi Sports Council, set to take place from 1st to 8th February 2025 at the Zayed Sports City, has announced its strongest-ever line-up, with seven of the top 20...

ABU DHABI - The UAE’s technology industry is set to achieve record growth in 2025, driven by significant expansion in digital innovation and the adoption of cutting-edge technologies. This growth further solidifies the UAE’s stature as a global hub for...

ABU DHABI - Liwa Sports Club has announced its plans to submit an entry to the Guinness World Records, following the remarkable success of the Liwa International Festival, whose latest edition concluded on 4th January at the Moreeb Dune area....

SHARJAH - Sharjah Government Media Bureau (SGMB) has announced the return of the Obstacle Course Racing (OCR) Tigers Challenge set to take place on February 1 and 8, 2025, at the grand Khorfakkan Amphitheatre on the east coast of Sharjah....

Dubai: The General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) in Dubai has kicked off its “We Are Here For You” awareness campaign, offering a range of services to Global Village visitors. The campaign, which runs from January 8 to...

Dubai: Seeing something that looks like a legit payment process? Chances are that it won’t be. Scams involving authorized push payment (APP) are on the rise, and if sufficient precautions are not adopted could cost $7.6 billion by 2028 in...

CALIFORNIA - LA - More than 10,000 structures have been destroyed. The two biggest wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area have killed at least 10 people and burned more than 10,000 homes and other structures, officials said as they urged...