George Clooney’s $10M Palace Hosts The Obamas
Clooney—second on Forbes’ 2018 list of The World's Highest-Paid Actors—often uses his guest-house to host politicians, celebrities and members of the royal family.
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Fouzia Azzab
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4 Startups Join Abu Dhabi’s $141M Accelerator, As Government Launches Private Sector Boosts
BitOasis, Lamsa, Surkus and Bayzat have committed to set up in Abu Dhabi, as the emirate announces nine initiatives to make it easier to do business.
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Nermeen Abbas
5 min read
Moving To A Low-Carbon Future—Why Banks Need To Step Up
Banks have an opportunity to help communities meet demand in a sustainable way, ensuring markets have access to capital needed to fund reliable, cleaner energy.
IBM Opens Two New Centers In Egypt As It Expands In MEA
The US company said that the two centers will foster innovation by providing enhanced customer experiences, with a focus on AI, cloud, blockchain, security and IoT.
By
Amany Zaher
3 min read
Cloud Gaming Platforms Prepare For Battle
Cloud gaming existed before xCloud from Microsoft and Stadia from Google. Switzerland based company, N-Dream AG, released AirConsole, in 2015.
By
Hisham Ibrahim
6 min read
Mastercard’s MEA President Joins U.S. Presidential Advisory Council
The Council advises the American President on ways to strengthen commercial engagement between the U.S. and Africa. Raghu Malhotra will serve a two-year term.
Social Media Billionaire Invests In The UAE’s Youth
Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey yesterday launched #YouthForGood in partnership with the UAE’s Youth Hub and the Minister of State for Youth Affairs.
George Soros Leads Chorus of Wealthy Calling For A New Wealth Tax
The signatories claim that a 2 cents tax on the dollar on assets over $50 million, and 1 cent on the dollar on assets over $1 billion, could generate $3 trillion over 10 years.
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