The Emirati Programmer initiative is the first-of-its-kind in the UAE launched is aimed at enhancing the skills of Emirati youth in programming languages.
Networking, Saudi Arabia, Technology
Saudi Arabia’s Al Khobar becomes first Middle East city to get 5G network
Al Khobar, a city in Saudi Arabia's oil-rich Eastern Province, became the first city in the Middle East and North Africa to test 5G wireless connectivity after it launched a pilot project last week, according to a recent statement released by the Kingdom's Ministry of Culture and Information.0 5519
Industry 4.0 to bring major disruption to work and life: MENA millennials
WEF’s Global Shaper Survey: MENA millennials expect the Fourth Industrial Revolution to have a significant impact on their working and daily lives.
Zain Group addresses DDoS threats with new mitigation service
Zain Group’s fully owned global services subsidiary, Mada Communications, has announced that it will be rolling out a next-generation, cloud-ready DDoS mitigation technology in partnership with application security experts F5 Networks.
Gaza Cybergang targets UAE and Saudi Arabia
Kaspersky Lab experts are registering important changes in the operations of the infamous Gaza Cybergang, which is actively targeting multiple …
DAFZA launches ‘MENA’s first’ e-commerce free zone
Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (DAFZA), has launched the Middle East and North Africa region’s first free zone dedicated to e-commerce …
Altavant Consulting partners with Mi9 Retail
Altavant Consulting, a retail innovation broker in providing services and technology that are intuitive and designed to ignite customer conversion, …
Uber’s rival DiDi Chuxing seals partnership with Careem
Didi’s investment in Careem is said to further enhance its reliable transportation offerings across the region. Together, the two parties will share knowledge in intelligent transportation technology, product development, and operations.
Visa to foster payments innovation in MENA
Visa has announced that its Everywhere Initiative, an programme designed to encourage the development of the ‘next big thing’ in payments, will expand into the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
AUS to offer GCC’s first masters degree in biomedical engineering
The American University of Sharjah, AUS, has announced the launch of a Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering Degree, MSBME.
Careem set to launch operations in Palestine
Careem said its investment in Palestine falls in line with the company’s commitment to create one million jobs in the Middle East and North Africa region by 2018.