Africa News African airlines show resilience with 34.7% surge in traffic Nada Ali Aug 17, 2023 0 African airlines have achieved a 34.7 percent increase in passenger traffic over the past year, displaying…
Industry & Trade Chipotle completes first franchise deal in Middle East Yassmine Elbehnaihy Jul 19, 2023 0 Chipotle Mexican Grill will open burritos and tacos restaurants next year in Dubai and Kuwait through its first…
Tech news Norwegian Datatilsynet fines Meta over privacy breaches Yassmine Elbehnaihy Jul 17, 2023 0 Meta has been fined $100,000 per day from August 4 to November 3 over privacy breaching unless it takes remedial…
Internet News Former Twitter Africa employees did not receive payments Yassmine Elbehnaihy Jul 17, 2023 0 Laid-off Twitter Africa employees have not received any severance pay or benefits for over seven months since their…
Tech news Google’s Bard expands to Europe, Brazil Yassmine Elbehnaihy Jul 13, 2023 0 Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is expanding its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, Bard, in Europe and…
Feature Algeria, TotalEnergies strengthen gas partnership with $740 mln contracts Nada Ali Jul 10, 2023 0 Oil and gas supermajor TotalEnergies and Algeria’s national oil company Sonatrach have signed deals totaling $740…
Entertainment Justin Trudeau invites Taylor Swift to tour in Canada Yassmine Elbehnaihy Jul 6, 2023 0 The Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau personally invited American singer Taylor Swift to bring her Eras Tour…
Tech/AI Saudi Arabia, UAE to invest $6 bln in Iraq Nada Ali Jul 5, 2023 0 Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have reached an agreement on Sunday to allocate $6 billion to…
Industry & Trade Volvo sales climb by 33% in June Yassmine Elbehnaihy Jul 5, 2023 0 Volvo reported a 33 percent year-on-year increase in its June sales on Wednesday, with 66,379 cars, boosted by…
Tech news Lithuania invests €100 mln to get Europe’s largest tech hub Nada Ali Jun 26, 2023 0 Lithuania is building a huge tech campus, in the capital of Vilnius to become the new tech capital of the Baltics,…